Weekend reading and media appearances

International Reads:

• Trump’s Tariffs Could Add $20K To The Cost Of Building A New Home – IB Times
• US inflation report points to impending recession – UnHeard
• Trump claims Musk has already found ‘tens of billions’ in savings. Even DOGE’s social media accounts disagree – Independent
• US eggs prices hit a record high of $4.95 and are likely to keep climbing – AP News
• Republicans Reveal Trump Tax Plan Will Cost US $4.5 Trillion – News Week
• Ray Dalio to the Trump administration: Cut debt now or face an ‘economic heart attack’ – CNBC
• Texas and California are the biggest state losers from Trump’s escalating tariffs – CNBC
• Trump Kicks Off Global Trade War With New Tariffs – New Republic
• Americans’ credit card debt reaches new record high: New York Federal Reserve – ABC News
• Trump and Musk launch mass layoffs at several US federal agencies – The Guardian
• As Buyers Fail to Show Up, More Homes Are Being Pulled From Sale – WSJ
• Missouri cannabis sales reach $3.5B – News Tribune
• Donald Trump’s Pledge to Lower Costs on ‘Day One’ is Unraveling – News Week
• U.S. Government Budget Deficit of $128.6 billion, which compared to a deficit of $21.9 billion – Haver
• Opinion: The U.S. actually has a huge trade surplus in services – that’s where Canada should hit – The Globe & Mail
• Russia burns through gold reserves amid economic turmoil – News Week
• Gas prices are soaring again under Trump – News Week

Local Reads:

• Referendum needed for Dutton’s call to toughen citizenship-stripping laws, expert says – The Guardian
• Nurses get national ban over anti-Israel ‘kill’ rant – InDaily
• Australian hospital examines patient records after nurse claims to have killed Israelis – ABC News
• Labor’s social housing fund outperforming investment benchmark as construction begins – ABC
• Recycling plastic is hard. Could Australia go back to reusing bottles like Germany? – ABC
• Longer video released of Sydney nurses bragging about killing Israeli patients, police await unedited version – ABC
• Price hikes and shortages flagged after banana crops ‘cop a flogging’ in north Queensland floods – The Guardian
• Here’s why some people still evade public transport fares – even when they’re 50 cents – The Conversation
• GFG Alliance announces intention to sell stake in coal mine and direct profits to Whyalla steelworks’ suppliers – ABC
• Nuclear plants could use three times more water than current coal plants – ABC
• AGL slams nuclear option, doubles down on big batteries – MSN
• The fake qualifications and financial fraud of Australia’s shadowy private college sector – ABC
• Housing rents flat as a pancake in 2024 with just a few exceptions – Interest.co.nz
• Inflation expectations behave impeccably and gravitate to 2% – Interest.co.nz

Media Appearances:

There is no Future Made in Australia

Trumps tariffs a non-issue for Australians

Australian housing is a misery machine

The dire costs of Australia’s energy policy idiocy