International Reading:
- Scott Bessent tells NYC to ‘drop dead’ while he arranges a $20b swap line for Argentina’s chainsaw-wielding, dog-cloning president – Fortune
- Trump Admits Farmers Are Getting Screwed By His Tariffs – Daily Beast
- The man Trump nominated to undermine Fed independence once wrote a scathing critique of how the Fed wasn’t independent enough – Fortune
- Where’s the prosperity? Middle class Americans aren’t feeling it – USA Today
- US second-quarter GDP growth rate revised up to 3.8% – FT
- Everyone agrees stocks are suspiciously high. And everyone agrees they’re going higher anyway. – Fortune
- Is Trump right that Russia’s economy is on the brink of collapse? – The Guardian
- China is ditching the dollar, fast – The Economist
- Home Sales Fell in August, Slowed by High Home Prices – WSJ
- US negotiates $20 billion bailout and debt purchase with Argentina – Elpais
- Former Facebook Exec Warns AI Industry Is Entirely Built on “Vibes” – Futurism
- Bosch to cut 13,000 jobs in Germany to save billions in costs – BBC
- Why Won’t Farmers Rebel Against Trumponomics? Because They’re Rich. – New Republic
- French debt hits $4 trillion, piling pressure on new PM – Lemonde
Local Reading:
- First new Qantas Airbus jets come with one toilet for every 90 economy passengers – worse than Jetstar, Scoot and Ryanair – The Guardian
- Sudden 30C temperature rise over Antarctica upends Australia’s spring outlook – ABC
- Gympie Regional Council votes to remove fluoride from town’s water supply – ABC
- Palestinian Authority president thanks Australia, but points to decades of failure, in UN address – ABC
- NAB allegedly defrauded of $150 million by it’s own employees – Daily Mail
- A US fascism expert’s warning to Australia: ‘You guys are probably next’ – The Guardian
- Australia’s social media ban wins praise from Europe at UN event – ABC
- Imported potatoes threaten Tasmanian growers, as companies look for cost savings overseas – ABC
- New stats reveal highest number of criminal incidents in Victoria since records began – ABC
- ANZ economists expect flat houses prices for the rest of this year, see a 5% rise next year – Interest.co.nz
- Cotality says there may be modest house price growth next year but don’t expect a boom – Interest.co.nz
- After the horrors of the June GDP, what next? – Interest.co.nz
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MB Media Appearances:
Labor’s 5% deposit scheme is a disaster – Interview with Bill Woods at Radio 2GB
Australia sacrifices itself to the energy gods – Interview with Luke Grant at Radio 2GB/4BC
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Australian government admits we can’t build enough homes – Interview with Steve Austin at ABC Radio Brisbane
Australians say “no” to having children – Interview with Phil O’Neil at Radio 2GB/4BC
