Local Reads:
- Raygun retires from breaking after Olympic backlash – BBC
- ‘Ecosystems are collapsing’: one of Australia’s longest rivers has lost more than half its water in one section, research shows – The Guardian
- Scientists confirm “disgusting” composition of mysterious tar balls that surfaced on Sydney beaches – ABC
- Australians who think inequality is high have less faith in democratic institutions: study – The Conversation
- Government to publish secret section of Robodebt report, but timing is uncertain – The Conversation
- Chemist Warehouse allowed to merge with Sigma Healthcare after receiving ACCC approval – ABC
- Banks and social media companies to be fined over scams under new Australian laws touted as ‘strongest in world’ – The Guardian
- Labor cutting Hecs debt is not a perfect policy – but why the feigned outrage over ‘fairness’? – The Guardian
- Bridget McKenzie to update register after failing to declare more than a dozen flight upgrades – The Guardian
- Employers shortchanged Australian workers a record amount of super last year, tax office says – The Guardian
- High Court rules Toyota and Ford owners can proceed with appeal in faulty vehicles compensation case – ABC
- Protesters scale back blockade of world’s biggest coal port but NSW police ready for mass ‘disruption’ at Newcastle – The Guardian
- Trump tariffs risk ‘tit-for-tat’ retaliation, RBNZ says – Interest.co.nz
- Stats NZ says about 100,000 kiwi households fit its definition of ‘crowded’ – Interest.co.nz
- National median rent unchanged at $600 a week since the beginning of the year – Interest.co.nz
International Reads:
- Trump’s win could lead companies to push up prices. Here’s why. – CBS News
- Trump’s Election Win Sends Private Prisons Stocks Soaring as Investors Anticipate Migration Crackdown and Mass Deportation Facility Demand – Fortune
- Turns out that Uber’s chief legal officer (who also happens to be Harris’ brother-in-law) convinced Harris to stop attacking big business during the campaign, in order to get more CEOs on board. – The Atlantic
- Elon Musk asks voters to brace for economic ‘hardship,’ deep spending cuts in potential Trump Cabinet role – NBC News
- Whisky industry could face ‘real difficulties’ if Trump tariffs return – Insider
- How Trump could threaten the jobs of 2.2 million employees – MSNBC
- Prisoners in California will still be forced to fight wildfires and make furniture for minimal pay, as voters appear to have rejected Proposition 6 – Rolling Stone
- For Trump and Republicans in Congress, ‘everything is in play’ on tax cuts – Washington Post
- How Elon Musk stands to cash in on Trump’s presidential victory – CNBC
- Trump victory deals latest heavy blow to a struggling Germany – CNBC
- Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by 25 basis points – Yahoo
- Fed trims interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point – Washington Post
- Trump tariffs could send US toy prices soaring more than 50%: trade group – NY Post
- Inflation pain helped secure Trump win but his policies mean higher prices – The Guardian
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