International Reading:
- This company’s CEO made 6,666x more than its typical worker – CNN
- Gen Z men with college degrees now have the same unemployment rate as non-grads—a sign that the higher education payoff is dead – Fortune
- The American Dream is no longer red, white, and blue—it’s gray. There are now more homebuyers over age 70 than under 35 – Fortune
- Trust in the US is eroding. The question isn’t if the dollar will lose supremacy – it’s when – The Guardian
- Trump paused student-loan forgiveness for nearly 2 million borrowers on income-based repayment plans – Business Insider
- Trump’s Tariffs Are the Highest in a Century. But After His Threats, They Seem Like a Relief – NY Times
- What Trump’s Feud With Jerome Powell Is Really About – The Atlantic
- Explainer-Why the Russian rouble is outperforming and what it means – Yahoo
- Japan trade deal info on Trump’s desk was altered by hand with a marker – CNBC
- Big Pharma is increasingly reliant on Chinese biotech advances – FT
- Despite the insults, the Fed is listening to Trump—but will likely make him wait anyway – Fortune
- Airlines’ favourite new pricing trick – Analysis shows that some carriers have started charging more for solo travellers – The Economist
- Trump to visit Fed on Thursday, ramping up pressure on Powell – Reuters
- U.S. coffee drinkers and businesses will pay the price for Trump’s Brazil tariffs – NPR
- US considering removing tax on capital gains on home sales, Trump says – Reuters
- World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab and his wife cashed in on Davos with over $1 million in questionable travel expenses, investigation finds – Fortune
- Carney says Canada won’t settle for a ‘bad deal’ on US tariffs – BBC
Local Reading:
- Australia’s divorce rate is lowest in 50 years and marriages are lasting longer, according to ABS data – The Guardian
- Court grants leave for Australian women to sue Qatar Airways over alleged invasive physical examinations – The Guardian
- Anthony Albanese will table a proposal on Thursday to stop beer taxes from rising to help with the cost of living – News.com.au
- Labor and Greens unite to condemn One Nation senators for snubbing acknowledgment of country – The Guardian
- Bendigo Bank to close 28 agencies around the country – ABC
- Albanese government plotted to maintain native forest logging in NSW if court battle was lost, documents show – The Guardian
- Cattle industry confident lifting of US beef restrictions will not flood domestic market – ABC
- Ramsay Health Care set to close psychology clinics across the country within weeks – ABC
- Macquarie Group-backed ATM provider begins removing machines from suspected illegal tobacco stores – ABC
- Australia pays US another $800m for Aukus amid Trump administration review of security pact – The Guardian
- Homelessness under Albanese government ‘worst in living memory’, peak bodies warn – ABC
- Lower rates, few good options – Interest.co.nz
- Bank mortgage switching hits new high – Interest.co.nz
- Big drop in the number of twenty somethings coming to NZ on work visas – Interest.co.nz
- First home buyers borrowing $575,000 on average to get a home of their own – Interest.co.nz
- Foreign investors will get green light to buy luxury homes, Winston Peters says – Interest.co.nz
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MB Media Appearances:
Australians are wedded to the taxpayer teat – Radio 3AW
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Policymakers lead Australia into terminal decline – Podcast with Martin North at DFA
Australia is caught in a low-productivity trap – Interview with Radio 2GB/4BC
Australia’s ‘miracle’ job market gets reality check – Interview with Radio 2GB/4BC
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