Victorians have experienced severe Stockholm Syndrome with respect to the state Labor government.

China is the largest importer of Middle East oil.

The past week has seen two major banks pivot on interest rates. They now expect the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to keep the official cash rate on hold until mid-next year, before delivering cuts.

The Australian Federal Budget has ignited a fierce debate around tax reform, with the spotlight firmly fixed on changes to negative gearing and the capital gains tax.

Canada’s newly declared recession has exposed how heavily the country’s headline GDP growth relied on record‑high immigration, with Prime Minister Mark Carney acknowledging that reducing immigration contributed to the downturn, according to the National Post.

DXY has firmed up but not much more than that.

Jacqui Felgate, Melbourne’s 3AW Radio host, often posts videos on Instagram of the latest armed robberies, home invasions, and crimes across Melbourne.

Gas prices remain one quarter of those in Asia.

The overnight headlines are of continued war.

Australian tenants are facing deteriorating conditions, with Cotality’s results for May showing accelerated rental growth and vacancy rates returning to record lows.

According to Cotality’s daily dwelling values index, Perth, Brisbane, and Adelaide have so far avoided the house price corrections taking place in Sydney and Melbourne.

LVO noted the latest Newspoll this morning, which, I note, still refuses to include a TPP of ALP vs ON.

The Westpac consumer sentiment index collapsed by 2.9% to 80.6 in June, with Australians showing deep pessimism across finances, the economy, housing, and savings behaviour.

A year or so ago, I had an experience that many of you will struggle to comprehend.

At 48, I am officially part of Australia’s “sandwich generation”, busy caring for both teenage children and elderly parents.

TME with the charts.

Amid the rise of One Nation to the top of the list for the primary vote, according to the most recent aggregate polling data, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to continue reducing migration over the years ahead.

Yes, the gas cartel has discovered extra volumes, but only through a miracle that coincidentally matched the timing of the gas reservation and the debate!

It’s been a night of war.

A historic Newspoll shows One Nation surging to first place in primary vote support, overtaking Labor and the Coalition for the first time, amid collapsing approval for Anthony Albanese and overwhelming public demand for a major political shake‑up.

Australia’s immigration system is broken.

Last week, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released two sets of data illustrating the extent to which Australia’s economy and labour market have been driven by government spending since the pandemic.

Iron ore has fallen 10% in recent weeks.