One of the most legendary commenters on MacroBusiness. We all knew this guy. We didn’t know who he was, where his numbers came from, and how much of them were embellished. He was the boiler plate man; a guy who would repeatedly post some modified/varied statistic heavy spiel in nearly every thread detailing the horror … Read more
(with a thousand thousand apologies from Gurpreet for misplacing this article for weeks)
Today’s CPI update is out – https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/economy/price-indexes-and-inflation/consumer-price-index-australia/dec-quarter-2022 “Inflation rose 7.8 per cent over the last year, the highest peak since 1990, driven by pricier domestic holidays, international travel and higher electricity prices. Inflation in the December quarter rose by 1.9 per cent taking annual growth to 7.8 per cent according to the Australian Bureau of … Read more
With all the usual commentary by empowered white aboriginals in the media, criticizing Australia Day and generally spreading their hatred and ill-will towards a people and culture that immeasurably improved their lives, I thought I would celebrate Australia Day by reading the “Occidental Observer’s” recent essay on the ‘Aboriginal Worship and the Flight from Whiteness … Read more
Regardless of the merits of the arguments, a day to celebrate Australia has to be a day that everyone can participate willingly in. It’s clear that 26th January cannot be that day anymore. I think that there should be a random number drawn from on New Year’s Eve to allocate the public holiday. It should … Read more
So, I just got back from holiday with the family to this email from a very well politically connected ex-colleague in the legal circles down in Canberra: “As we were talking about the other day regarding the federal court Pearson decision, I have learned that Immigration Minister Andrew Giles is allegedly planning to give permanent … Read more
“Every time one of the international community of instructors has tried to take a lesson, they have been harassed, to the extent that they can’t teach their lesson,” Mr Todd said. “They’re physically intimidating us, threatening us, trying to take away our lift passes, trying to remove our ski equipment and stopping us from being … Read more
Part 2 Time for a wider lens to see what things are happening outside of the immediate SMO zone, and implications thereof. I welcome your comments / debate. Geopolitics Negotiations As many of you will know, the first and only opportunity for a true peace settlement was in March 2022. Following three rounds of negotiations … Read more
Is there price discovery behind BTC or is it just insiders jimmying the price higher to get some money out? Is there a diffference? My hunch is that $20k is the new base for BTC like $5k was after the 2018 massacre. It gets a bit below, it goes a bit above, until the next … Read more
Minns has also hired Meriton’s Harry Trigaboff as his campaign manager with the aim of making housing affordability the #1 issue.
