‘Jerrabombera Pelican with Carp in its gob’ Photograph courtesy Geoff McVeigh
News du jour – Terra Specufestor
- Albo turned the Bondi tragedy into a political stunt – AFR….and all the ‘leaders who called for a Royal Commission didn’t?…
- Trump’s war on the US Fed shows why RBA independence matters – AFR…once the Fed goes down the RBA should be held under a pillow
- Staggering school costs force cash-strapped parents to work more – New Daily
- After decades of decline, this is how unions can rebuild their role in Australian work – The Conversation…calling out managements and toning down the woke would be a start….
- Australia is betting on a new ‘strategic reserve’ to loosen China’s grip on critical minerals – The Conversation
- Despite new tariffs on beef, China is far from closing the door on trade with Australia – The Conversation
- The antisemitism debate is already a political minefield. The royal commission must rise above it – The Conversation
- Coalition asks Albanese for the grace he was not afforded in the wake of Bondi attack – ABC
- Rental market growth stalls in some capital cities as household budgets stretched to limit – ABC
- Fatberg the size of four buses likely birthed poo balls that closed Sydney beaches – and it can’t be cleared – Guardian
- Top religious leaders call on PM to scrap plan to outlaw promotion of racial hatred – ABC
- What is in the government’s new hate speech laws? – ABC…what if a ‘reasonable person’ thinks something is bullshit and calls it out?
- Greens won’t support Labor’s sweeping hate law reform in current form – ABC
- “Globalise the intifada.” Banning words no way to stop hate – Michael West, Nick Reimer
- Censorship doesn’t silence – it amplifies – Pearls and Irritations, Raghid Nahhas
News du jour – The rest
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- At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich – Guardian…this
- Bank of England governor hits out at populism as Trump interferes in US Fed – Guardian….maybe there should be a Royal Commission?
- Regular spending on weight loss drugs ‘could affect size of mortgage you can get’ – Guardian
- Trump accepts Nobel medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Machado – Reuters…as new…
- Why the world’s central bankers had to speak up against Trump’s attacks on the Fed – The Conversation….They are all targets once Powell goes…..
- The World Trade Organization is on life support. Will Trump’s new rules finish it off? – The Conversation
- China reports $US1.2 trillion trade surplus in 2025 despite Trump trade war – ABC
- Global financial system hangs in balance as Federal Reserve independence challenged – ABC
- Canada, China slash EV, canola tariffs in reset of ties – Reuters
- Poker-faced Powell may have ace up sleeve to stymie Trump’s Fed shakeup – Reuters
- Electoral systems and immigration policies – VoxEU
- Why information campaigns may backfire: Voter heterogeneity and network effects – VoxEU
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