International Reads:
- ‘Good one, Donald’: Biden flaunts stock market record highs, mocks Trump for predicting ‘collapse’. – CNBC
- US homelessness up 12% to highest reported level as rents soar and coronavirus pandemic aid lapses – Toronto City News
- Homelessness in the U.S. jumped to record level in 2023, federal government says – Axios
- Elon Musk told bankers they wouldn’t lose any money on Twitter purchase – Ars Technica
- This Season’s Hottest Shopping Trend: Falling Prices. – NY Times
- Tipping is continuing to decline as Americans push back against an increase in requests – Business Insider
- Inflation forces Turkey’s central bank chief to move in with parents – MSN
- The Debt Problem Is Enormous, and the System for Fixing It Is Broken – NY Times
- The Fed’s shrinking balance sheet is worrying a key corner of US financial markets – Yahoo
- Why oil may not see a return $100 a barrel in 2024. – Market Watch
Local Reads:
- ‘You didn’t just succeed, you Exceled’: Sydney man dubbed the ‘Annihilator’ wins spreadsheet world championship – The Guardian
- Emergency flood alerts issued for parts of north Queensland, with rainfall totals of up to 450mm in 24 hours – ABC
- MG 5 and Mahindra Scorpio hit with zero-star safety ratings – Drive
- New review makes groundbreaking call for transformation of Australia’s school system – John Menadue
- Fossil Cry. Give us hand-outs or you might get black-outs, says EnergyAustralia – Michael West
- Australian Bureau of Statistics’ National Health Survey reveals number of Australians smoking daily on steady decline – ABC
- TGA issues safety alert after compounding pharmacies use ‘loophole’ to make Ozempic replicas – ABC
- Farmers who fed 22 million people from one rice crop unsure about future under MDBP buybacks – ABC
- Qantas rejects calls for passenger compensation scheme, arguing it will jack up airfares – ABC
- Inspector-General of Taxation investigates ATO myGov scams that ‘rattle confidence’ in the tax system – ABC
- Christmas Day weather forecast predicts showers and thunderstorms down eastern seaboard – ABC
- As houses and industry get closer together, residents worry about fire, health — and smell – ABC
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MB Media Appearances last week:
Talking Labor’s “nothingburger” migration changes on Radio 2GB:
Talking migration and falling living standards on Sky News:
Other Videos:
The Buttsman calls for end of Australia’s mass immigration:
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