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.

Poorly targeted migration tanks productivity

One of the main purposes of migration is to raise productivity.

RBA forecasts sets scene for raining rate cuts

With the release of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) latest Statement on Monetary Policy last week, the media focus was swiftly placed squarely upon the RBA’s forecast that productivity growth would be anaemic 0.7% per year on a long-term time horizon.

Can the Aussie economy bounce back?

Since the pandemic first arrived in Australia at the start of 2020, the confidence level of the nation’s households has been an absolute rollercoaster ride.

The great productivity debate

Migration, false narratives and the hard housing truth

Amidst the ongoing debate over the right level of migration into Australia, there have been attempts to dismiss the impact of high migration on housing, with one notable example coming from SBS, which provided readers with a guide on how to counter arguments from Australians concerned about the issue.

AI – Revolutionary but not overly profitable?

In the history of the industrialised world, there have been many technological innovations that have transformed the way we collectively live our lives.

Can Labor survive continued inaction from Albo?

Last week, the ABC reported that within the Albanese government there were two very different approaches to the productivity round table scheduled for later this month.

Government funded jobs printer jams across the land

In the years since the Albanese government came to power and the sugar hit of pandemic driven stimulus and so called ‘Revenge Spending’ drew to a close in the middle of 2022, the Australian economy has become more and more reliant on employment growth in non-market sectors of the economy.

The construction cycle is the economy

In the world of United States economics, it has been said that “the construction cycle is the economic cycle”.

Proof international students harm the fortunes of Australian renters

Over the last year in particular, the impact of international students on the nation’s rental market has sparked significant controversy.

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