International Reading:
- ‘We are on the precipice of an incredibly contracting workforce,’ says jobs expert – CNBC
- White House announces radical new plan to allocate tariff revenue without Congress – MSNBC
- Bank of England Warns of Impending AI Disaster – Futurism
- Soybean farmer says $10B bailout is a ‘band-aid on an open wound’ – Yahoo
- Trump Slashes $8 Billion From Blue States That Didn’t Vote for Him – AzExpress
- Here’s what gold crossing $4,000 is telling us about the U.S. economy – CBS News
- Trump’s $20 Billion Swap Line With Argentina – Foreign Policy
- How does cutting a countries revenue collection, which helps pay for hospitals, schools, roads, help the economy? – Reuters
- Without data centers, GDP growth was 0.1% in the first half of 2025, Harvard economist says – Fortune
- Leaked memo shows Trump plans to stiff 750k shutdown workers – Raw Story
- $1 Trump coin draft is ‘real,’ US Treasurer says – CNN
- Investors are making up the highest share of homebuyers in 5 years – CNBC
- IMF chief warns of economic uncertainty and offers this advice: ‘Buckle up’ – AP News
- Tariffs brought peace to the world: Trump said his economic strategy stops wars – AZ Express
- ‘A cost of climate change’: Why the price of electricity is outpacing inflation – NPR
Local Reading:
- 4chan unlikely to be included in Australia’s under-16s social media ban, eSafety commissioner says – The Guardian
- University caught out using AI to wrongly accuse students of cheating with AI – ABC News
- $1.5 billion cost millions of Aussies ‘prepared to accept’ as RBA surcharge ban looms – Yahoo
- Australia social media ban backed by eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant despite privacy concerns – The Age
- University of Melbourne rated best in Australia in global rankings report – The Guardian
- Murray Watt nears deal with Coalition to finally overhaul environment laws – ABC
- Younger generations are turning away from alcohol at unprecedented rates – Flinders
- Labor backbencher calls for action to stop countries onselling Australian gas – ABC
- Fertiliser plant uncertainty puts Mount Isa Copper Smelter future in doubt despite bailout – ABC
- Chinese investor buys land near AUKUS ports, sparking security fears – Independent Australia
- ‘Our economy is a subset of the environment, not vice versa’ – Interest.co.nz
- New listings surge on Trade Me Property for the start of spring – Interest.co.nz
- Forget the single mandate, RBNZ will step in to save the economy – Interest.co.nz
- Tracking the mortgage rate changes following the OCR cut – Interest.co.nz
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MB Media Appearances:
Should Australia lift its retirement age? – Interview with Tom Elliott at Radio 3AW.
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The week housing affordability died – Interview with Luke Grant at Radio 2GB/4BC
Unpacking Australia’s energy policy suicide – Interview with Jeremy Cordeaux on The Court of Public Opinion
FOMO engulfs Australia’s housing market – Interview with Phil O’Neil at Radio 2GB/4BC
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Renters are Australia’s forgotten people – Segment with Martin North at DFA
