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Do we really have a big beef with Trump over tariffs?
While the Trump tariffs aren’t as bad as they could have been for Australia, there is a second part to this Trump tariff tale and that will be the reaction…
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Is Labor’s wage rise idea going to kill interest rate cuts?
Has Labor come up with a ‘you’ve got to be joking’ idea to give wage rises bigger than inflation? And is allowing employees to ‘steal’…
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Dutton promises to cut petrol price 25 cents a litre
With Dutton set to deliver his Budget reply tonight, expect some ‘magic’ following the hocus pocus Budget conjured up by Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Tuesday.
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Will Trump slap tariffs on Aussie producers that out compete US rivals?
Our economy might be spared from serious tariffs but if the human curve ball called Donald Trump hits the trading world with excessive tariffs on…
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Will Treasurer Chalmers kill tax-taking bracket creep?
Promising tax indexation, a wise move no treasurer has ever gone before, could be a winning election play by Treasurer Jim Chalmers or his opposite…
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Trump tariff correction will be temporary
Global stock markets are spooked by President Trump’s tariff threats to the USA’s trading partners, but history shows big quick sell-offs are often followed by…
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If Trump’s tariff hit to stocks worries you, read this poem
How worried should you be about this stock market sell off? Can you keep your head when everyone around you is losing theirs?
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PM putting Alfred ahead of Trump talks
The Prime Minister has opted to concentrate on Australian lives instead of flying to Washington to try and convince the US president that we need…
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The Treasurer is Labor’s pin up boy but who’s his rival?
While election day is the best kept secret, polling tells us Treasurer Chalmers is Labor’s best election asset, while his opposite number Angus Taylor has…
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The American electoral college bias has disappeared
The case for keeping the electoral college is strong and I confidently predict that in 2028 the candidate who wins the presidency also will win…