Weekend reading and media appearances

International Reading:

• More young men are struggling financially. Here’s how that helped Trump win – CNBC
• Silicon Valley billionaire warns ‘absolutely there’s a bubble’ in AI valuations: ‘Nobody would be surprised’ if OpenAI ‘disappeared next Monday’ – Fortune
• Trump’s mass deportations would bring economic disaster – MSNBC
• Revenge investing: How to fight Trumpism with your money – Salon
• Lots of Republicans suddenly think the economy wasn’t that bad after all – Washington Post
• Team Trump Wants the Poor to Suffer to Fund His Tax Cuts for the Rich – Rolling Stone
• The corporate exodus from China is gaining momentum, study says – Fortune
• Nvidia sinks after strong earnings amid questions about Trump tariffs – Washington Post
• Nvidia crushes expectations, more than doubling its profit and reporting a 94% increase in revenue as AI demand booms – Fortune
• Alleged ‘potato cartel’ accused of conspiring to raise price of frozen fries, tater tots across U.S. – CBC
• Resentment is building as more workers feel stuck – Axios
• Student loan servicers are pulling incorrect payments from borrowers’ bank accounts, consumer protection bureau says – CNBC
• Nearly half of young Norwegians are fine with piracy to save money, survey shows – Tech Spot
• U.S. carmaker Ford to cut 4,000 jobs in Europe amid EV challenges – English News
• Investor’s bet on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac being privatized / freed of government conservatorship – Market Watch
• The Three Pillars of the Bro-Economy – The Atlantic
• China Plans to Sell Dollar Bonds in Saudi Arabia as Ties Deepen – Bloomberg

Local Reading:

• Australia eyes $30M fine for social media flouting under-16s ban – VN Express
• Law firm says staff are fitter, happier, more productive after switch to four-day week – ABC
• Janine can only afford to eat one meal a day. Now, she faces another rental increase – SBS
• Hundreds of Woolworths warehouse staff prepared to strike until Christmas over pay and working conditions – ABC
• NSW government bid to prevent Rising Tide protest in Newcastle harbour invalid, court finds – The Guardian
• Coalition-linked nuclear expert questioned by parliament over coal industry ties – ABC
• Queensland First Nations group lodges racial discrimination complaint against Adani – The Guardian
• Shorten declares himself ‘a proud moderate’, saying Australians ‘in the middle’ shouldn’t be hostage to intolerant fringes – The Conversation
• Report reveals Suburban Rail Loop Project is overflowing with executives on bloated salaries – 7 News
• The secretive world of Aldi Australia: which aisle makes the most money and other things we learned – The Guardian
• Sydney’s weekend train strike called off after NSW government reaches deal with rail union – ABC
• Australia won’t force social media users to share their personal details when child ban takes effect – AP News
• Scraping together a 20% deposit now the main obstacle to home ownership – Interest.co.nz
• Seeking solutions to the mounting insurance crisis – Interest.co.nz
• Recession deeper than expected, Treasury says – Interest.co.nz

Media Appearances:

Australia’s never-ending housing policy charade

Gutless politicians destroy Australian living standards

Immigration fire hose breaks housing market

Australia’s “lost decade” of wages