Weekend Reading and MB media appearances

International Reads:

• Trump risks backlash with wish for economic crash in ‘next 12 months’ – The Hill
• Trump predicts stock market crash if he doesn’t win in 2024 – The Hill
• Biden Hits Trump Directly on Economy Comments: ‘He Already Is’ Hoover – The Messenger
• Google confirms it just laid off around a thousand employees – The Verge
• Majority of debtors to US hospitals now people with health insurance – The Guardian
• Why can’t today’s young adults leave the nest? Blame high housing costs – CNBC
• Price Wars Break Out Among Consumer Brands in China as Growth Slows – Bloomberg
• American consumers are feeling the pain of higher interest rates while Wall Street is having a ball, economist says – Business Insider
• Krugman points out it doesn’t matter how good the Biden economy is – if you’re a Republican – Daily Kos
• Your tax dollars are getting spent on weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, and the total is adding up – Business Insider
• US inflation picks up more than expected in December – BBC

Local Reads:

• Woolworths and Big W Australia Day decision prompts Peter Dutton to call for boycott – ABC
• Labor shelves election promise for inquiry into prosecution of Witness K and Bernard Collaery – The Guardian
• Brisbane overtakes Melbourne as Australia’s third most expensive city to buy property for the first time in 15 years – ABC
• Online safety regulator lashes X, formerly Twitter, over failure to police hate – ABC
• Will the stage three tax cuts worsen inflation? The government remains tight-lipped – ABC
• Rental prices continued to soar in December. What could happen in 2024? – SBS
• Port of Newcastle blockade climate protesters face court over November 2023 Rising Tide action – ABC
• Family fights removal of NDIS funding for 24-hour registered nurse in Melbourne disability facility – ABC
• Peter Dutton was flown by a billionaire to Gina Rinehart’s Pilbara party – where he had a message for parents – The Guardian
• Offshore windfarm boss says Tanya Plibersek’s block on turbine plant at port won’t delay project – The Guardian

MB Media Appearances:

Interview with Brisbane Radio 4BC host Gary Hardgrave discussing the pitfalls of Australia’s purportedly skilled immigration system, which is failing to achieve its stated aims:

A detailed interview on The Treasury of Common Sense with Mike Jeffreys from Radio 2GB discussing Treasurer Jim Chalmers wage lies, immigration lies, and how dumb policies are wrecking Australian living standards:

Part one of a detailed interview on Brisbane Radio 4BC Mornings with Gary Hardgrave.

In this part, we discuss the latest inflation data and how many Australians are still being squeezed hard by cost of living:

Part two to come.