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.

China turns off the iron ore taps, a sign of things to come?

In the years since China began its meteoric rise to become the world’s unrivalled manufacturing hyperpower, Beijing has increasingly used trade as a tool to exert pressure on companies or governments.

A perfect storm for Aussie housing

With the release of the latest ABS Building Approvals data for August, it was revealed that dwelling approvals had fallen by 6.0% on a month-on-month basis but were still up 3.0% year-on-year.

Optimism for Australia’s future collapses

Upon the arrival of the pandemic in Australia in early 2020, the consumer confidence of the nation’s households experienced a sharp decline and has remained turbulent.

The Reserve Bank, monthly CPI and rate cuts

Since the ABS started publicly releasing its monthly CPI in late October 2022, it has been a source of controversy and debate.

Australia’s economic self harm

In the debate surrounding the viability of individual households servicing ever larger mortgages, the fact that Australia has yet to see large-scale defaults is often cited as evidence that the current level of debt is sustainable.

Canada’s migration statistics BS

In October 2024, then Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to dramatically cut net migration into Canada.

Recession, rate cuts and the Reserve Bank

Following the release of the ABS monthly inflation data for August, the outlook for interest rates held by various banks changed in a matter of hours.

Australia – The exploitation nation

The concept of fairness plays a crucial role in shaping the collective consciousness of Australians and shaping our national identity.

Rocketing electricity prices and the CPI

Following the release of the monthly CPI for August, headlines about skyrocketing electricity prices began to circulate, highlighting the 24.6% year-on-year increase in electricity costs.

Hastie’s path to power

When then Treasurer Scott Morrison came to the Prime Ministership in 2018, he did so as something of a compromise candidate.

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