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.

The greatest migration myth

As the political debate surrounding the right level of migration into Australia enters its latest chapter, the now increasingly prevalent claim that “net overseas migration can’t be controlled” is once again being trotted out.

The great fuel & oil inventory burn to save the world

As the war in the Persian Gulf continues to throttle traffic through the Strait of Hormuz down to a relative trickle compared with pre-war levels, it’s striking that oil prices have not risen more sharply despite around 13 million barrels per day of supply being taken off the table.

Budget goes down like a lead balloon with the electorate

Following the release of the federal budget, the backlash on social media was immediate, with the ‘Anthony Albanese is now my business partner and taking a 47% share of my business’ meme swiftly arising.

Could China become Iran’s security guarantor

As the conflict in the Persian Gulf continues to simmer, periodically exploding into sporadic but limited skirmishes, the United States and Iran are attempting to hammer out an agreement to bring the war to a close.

A signpost for the ages – Australia’s rental market

In the years since the Hawke government drew negative gearing to a close in June 1985, a great deal of mythology about the era and the impact of its removal has propagated.

The heartbreaking reality of modern Australia

Earlier this month, it was reported that a 37-year-old woman in Wagga Wagga gave birth to twins in a makeshift homeless camp along the Murrumbidgee River.

Albo & Chalmers vs the Reserve Bank – On home grown inflation

Property investors are buying more, not exiting

With the Albanese government’s proposed changes to negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount dominating headlines, tales of a property investor exodus pre-dating even the leaks of the changes have emerged.

Settling a migration debate

In the years since the Albanese government increased the nation’s net overseas migration intake to all-time highs, the rate of migration has been a major source of debate and contention, both in the halls of power and on social media.

Reserve Bank forecasts prime for rate cuts

When the Reserve Bank met last Tuesday to hand down its latest monetary policy decision, a 0.25% rise to 4.35%, it also came with a new set of forecasts from the RBA’s latest Statement on Monetary Policy (SOMP).

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