Watercooler reads and videos: 6-10 November 2023

International Reads:

Americans need a six-figure salary to afford a new home in most cities – Yahoo
America’s major cities are ‘increasingly childless’ due to skyrocketing cost of living, report finds – Fox News
32% of Canadians are nearing retirement without any savings – Bloomberg
Millennials Control Just 4.6 Percent of US Wealth – Bloomberg
On the debt, Trump wants voters to fall for the same trick twice – MSNBC
US banks hit by deposit delays lasting days – CNN
Plan to Hike Electric Bills 29% Sparks Fury in Wyoming – MSN
Realtors liable for $1.8 billion in damages for commission inflation – Fox Business
Shoplifting and retail theft are a problem, and by extreme staffing reduction, companies are complicit – VOX

Local Reads:

Regulating political misinformation isn’t easy, but it’s necessary to protect democracy – The Conversation
This year’s Melbourne Cup must be last: Greens – Mirage News
Air fares likely to stay stubbornly high as travel-hungry Australians’ tastes change – The Guardian
The man behind Advance’s far-right campaign – Saturday Paper
Tanya Plibersek accuses Peter Dutton of ‘killing people’s faith in government’ – The Guardian
Qantas burns through remaining goodwill as new CEO Vanessa Hudson sticks to Alan Joyce’s old script – ABC
NSW planning secretary who oversaw the rezoning for a 13,000-home Sydney development hired by developer – ABC
Clive Palmer accused of ‘backdoor’ strategy to delay fraud charges hearing – The Guardian
Haunted by the houses – the threat to the RBNZ’s plans – Interest.co.nz
The great labour crunch – Interest.co.nz
Could a vacant land tax lower rents and land costs? – Interest.co.nz
Residential rents up an average of $40 a week in September year, Auckland rents up $60 a week – Interest.co.nz

MB Media Appearances Last Week:

LVO explains to Sky News host Erin Molan why interference from Treasurer Jim Chalmers could prevent the RBA from hiking the official cash rate on Tuesday.

He also explains how a new ‘activity centre’ plan from the NSW Government wants to dump more migrants on Western Sydney, which has for more than 15 years been the dumping ground for Sydney’s immigration: