International Reads:
- 99% of Americans will be financially worse-off than they were pre-pandemic by mid-2024, JPMorgan says – Business Insider
- Sen. Robert Menendez, facing bribery charges, stumps bank CEOs by asking how much their firms paid in settlements for allegedly ripping off consumers – Fortune
- Greedflation: corporate profiteering ‘significantly’ boosted global prices, study shows – The Guardian
- Nearly $5 billion in additional student loan forgiveness approved by Biden administration – CBS News
- 55% of workers say their pay isn’t keeping up with inflation. – CNBC
- Government efforts to erase student loan debt have now reached 3.6 million borrowers – NPR
- Democratic bill with billions in aid for Ukraine and Israel fails to clear first Senate hurdle – CBS News
- Europe Faces Coffee Shortage as Deforestation Rules Lack Clarity – Bloomberg
- The Great Gloom: In 2023, Employees Are Unhappier Than Ever. – Bamboo
- US farmers plan big 2024 soy crops, ‘gut says’ less corn – Reuters
- Venezuela raises the stakes over disputed Guyana territory – Aljazeera
Local Reads:
- Alan Jones accused of indecent assault by multiple young men – The SMH
- Alan Jone’s lawyers taking ‘first steps’ towards defamation proceedings over indecent assault claims – ABC
- Andrew Forrest calls for fossil fuel bosses’ ‘heads on spikes’ in extraordinary outburst on sidelines of UN COP28 climate conference – ABC
- The GDP numbers explain why you are feeling broke and eating baked beans – ABC
- Water leak causes Gold Coast high-rise tower Avani to lose power, residents forced out – ABC
- Labor’s same-job, same-pay laws pass parliament after deal with Lambie and Pocock – The Guardian
- Homelessness is a scourge affecting all our cities – ABC
- People on the National Disability Insurance Scheme, providers fear big review cuts – ABC
- NDIS review urges dozens of changes as Bill Shorten under pressure over surging costs – The Guardian
- Woodside, Santos confirm discussions are ongoing surrounding possible merger – ABC
- Albanese strikes $10.5bn deal with states to split cost of non-NDIS disability services in return for GST funding – The Guardian
- Cost blowout threatens massive underwater Marinus Link power cable project – ABC
- The 7 charts that show Australians struggling as saving falls to near zero – The Conversation
- Australia – New Zealand with a quarry? – Interest.co.nz
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MB Media Appearances:
LVO talks immigration and living standards on Radio 2GB:
LVO talks interest rates and inflation on Sky News:
LVO talks immigration madness with Cameron Murray.
DLS talks interest rates and national accounts on Radio 2GB:
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