Tarric Brooker

Tarric is an Australian freelance journalist and independent analyst who covers economics, finance, and geopolitics. Tarric is the author of the Avid Commentator Report. His works have appeared in The Washington DC Examiner, The Spectator, The Sydney Morning Herald, News.com.au, among other places.

Deportation backlog further stresses Aussie housing

When Australia’s international borders reopened in early 2022, the nation was already well in the midst of a rental crisis.

Fertility rates and the housing tug-of-war

In recent years, the issue of fertility rates has become an increasingly vital issue, as more and more nations across the globe begin to confront fertility rates significantly below replacement levels.

China is running out of ways to support Australia

Over the last 25 years, China has undergone an absolute meteoric rise as an industrial and economic power, inadvertently dragging Australia along for the ride.

How government took over the economy

Economists have regularly debated the role of government as a driver of the economy since the Covid-19 pandemic.

Lock in a forever rental crisis

When it comes to the Albanese government and the issue of housing, there are two very different approaches taken.

The collapse of Australian home building

Australia’s home building sector appears to be one giant contradiction.

Will data centres bleed money?

Recently here at MacroBusiness, I explored how during the industrial revolution the investors in the stocks of American railroad companies did not see the huge returns that one might have expected, despite railroads dramatically transforming and boosting the U.S.

A struggling Canada beats Australia…just

With the release of Canada’s second quarter GDP figures, it was revealed that the economy had fallen back into contraction in headline terms for the first time since the third quarter of 2023, with quarterly GDP falling by 0.5%.

The hangover comes for the Aussie economy

In the years since the pandemic first arrived on Australia’s shores in early 2020, the government has taken on a greater and greater role as a driver of economic activity.

Housing crisis momentarily fixed?

For almost two decades, household formation rates for 25 to 34-year-olds have been tanking.

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