In just three weeks, the Albanese government has been thoroughly mugged by political reality. The party who boasted of a vague “plan” to “fix it” are body-slammed with simultaneous energy and cost-of-living crises, including the biggest interest rate hike in 22 years — and suddenly, the “plan” is
Simon Black sovereignman.com Simon Black, as James Hickman is more commonly known, is the Founder of Sovereign Man. He is an international investor, entrepreneur and a free man. His daily e-letter, Notes from the Field, draws on his life, business and travel experiences to help readers gain more
Robert Hughes aier.org Robert Hughes joined AIER in 2013 following more than 25 years in economic and financial markets research on Wall Street. Bob was formerly the head of Global Equity Strategy for Brown Brothers Harriman, where he developed equity investment strategy combining top-down macro analysis with bottom-
Carolyn Moynihan mercatornet.com Carolyn Moynihan is the former deputy editor of MercatorNet Warning Long read: 1880 words Fifty years ago, United States Supreme Court judges invented a right to abortion for all America after feminists (and not a few men) insisted that, for women to stand as equal citizens
stats.govt.nz Seasonally adjusted card spending rose $123 million (1.4 per cent) in May 2022 compared with April 2022, making this the third consecutive monthly rise, Stats NZ said today. chartDownload Seasonally adjusted non-retail sales increased $100 million (5.5 per cent) in May. Non-retail industries
Donald Boudreaux brownstone.org Donald J. Boudreaux is a senior fellow with Brownstone Institute and with the FA Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University; a Mercatus Center Board Member; and a professor of economics and former economics-department
Have you wondered how MPs harden their hearts against the obvious plight of the poor, the needy people whose lives they promised to improve when we gave them a shot at government? They got that opportunity and the results are in: the poor are worse off after fuel and cost
Joey Moloney Grattan Institute Brendan Coates Grattan Institute Joey Moloney is a Senior Associate in Grattan Institute’s Economic Policy program. He is an economist with experience in public policy research and implementation. Brendan is the Economic Policy Program Director at the Grattan Institute. Before joining Grattan, Brendan worked with
Less than three weeks after delivering the Budget, the Minister of Finance is refusing to commit to its spending limits for next year, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. During his appearance at the Finance and Expenditure Committee this morning, the Minister of Finance, Grant Robertson, refused to commit
Dear Editor The CCCFA Amendment Bill is probably one of the biggest ever attacks on the New Zealand financial markets by a government in the history of New Zealand. On 1st of December 2021 the bill was put into law. Prior to this top officials from senior banks in NZ
J d’Anconia A central banker walks into a pizzeria and orders a pizza. When the pizza is done, he goes up to the counter. There, an assistant asks him, “Should I cut it into six pieces or eight pieces?” The central banker replies, “I’m feeling rather hungry right
Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 Warning Long read. 1348 words. In recent weeks, more and more commentators are suggesting that house prices in New Zealand have started to fall, and are expected to
This week the Labour Party gloated about their ‘amazing’ leader doing wonderful things overseas on our behalf. As you may know, our amazing PM has wrapped up a landmark White House meeting with President Biden, capping her hugely successful first trip to the US since COVID. I’m emailing just
David Seymour ACT Party Leader New Zealand is becoming an economic backwater to Australia under Labour and we need real change to stem the tide of Kiwis fleeing our shores. On just about every economic measure, Australia is winning the Trans-Tasman battle: * The Australian median wage has grown $6,
In Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert Heinlein cautions against dumping a leader you don’t like, just because you don’t like them. Make sure whoever’s going to replace them isn’t even worse, he warns. Americans are getting an object lesson in Heinlein’s warning: they swapped
Xiujian Peng Victoria University Dr Xiujian Peng is a Senior Research Fellow in the Centre of Policy Studies (CoPS) at Victoria University (VU). Before joining VU, she held positions as Senior Research Associate at the University of Adelaide and Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Population Research, Renmin University of
