International Reads:
- Lindt admits its chocolate isn’t actually ‘expertly crafted with the finest ingredients’ in lawsuit over lead levels in dark chocolate – Fortune
- Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars at auction with help from Sandy Hook families – AP News
- Elon Musk says he and Trump have ‘mandate to delete’ regulations. Ethics laws could limit Musk role – AP News
- Trump promise to repeal Biden climate policies could cost US billions, report finds – The Guardian
- Powell says Fed will likely cut rates cautiously given persistent inflation pressures – AP News
- Food prices worried most voters, but they likely won’t see lower grocery bills under Trump – PBS
- You need to make $108,000 to afford a home in America – CNN
- Paul Krugman on How Badly Trump Voters Have Been Scammed – New Republic
- Riots break out at Audi plant in Brussels during negotiations on severance for the workers. Audi is closing the plant. – Xcancel
- Shockingly, Millennials Only Control 6% of U.S. Wealth in 2024 – Sinhala Guide
- Trump win sets up GOP battle between deficit hawks, tax cutters – The Hill
- How much of restaurant workers’ income comes from tips in every U.S. state—in one map – CNBC
- CFPB looks to place Google under federal supervision, setting up clash – Washington Post
Local Reads:
- Not just kids: Everyone to be age verified for social media – ia.acs.org.au
- Labor reveals plans for election funding overhaul with caps on donations and campaign spending – ABC News
- Australia urged to increase climate goal after UK announces ambitious 81% reduction target – The Guardian
- Obsolete mapping system and 3G shutdown leaves fire trucks untracked and firefighters locked out of stations, union says – ABC
- Clive Palmer-scale political donations to be blocked under new electoral spending caps – The Guardian
- Australian Labor government faces widespread opposition to its “misinformation” laws – WSWS
- Australia backs UN resolution recognising ‘permanent sovereignty’ of Palestinians in major departure – The Guardian
- Australia’s first public vending machines offering free pads and tampons launch in Melbourne – The Guardian
- Senior NSW detective could be acquitted of high-range drink-driving after NorthConnex crash – The Guardian
- Smelly, thunderous, lingering or silent, Australians are being asked to log their farts for science. – New Daily
- Hundreds of elective surgeries cancelled as 10,000 nurses and midwives walk off job in NSW – ABC
- New Zealand’s challenge – Interest.co.nz
- Debt to income ratios nudge higher but still well below limits – Interest.co.nz
- What does Australia’s ‘digital duty of care’ entail and will it work? – Interest.co.nz
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MB Media Appearances:
Australia’s “lost decade” of wages
High immigration is crowding-out Australian families
Australia is infected with Trump derangement syndrome
Australia’s economists need to wake up to reality
Why Australian living standards are falling
Australian economy caught in low productivity trap
