Commonwealth debt is on track to reach $1 trillion within weeks. It is a sobering milestone, particularly given Federal debt was effectively nil in 2007.
Australia’s Twenty20 team doesn’t need Steve Smith. Not because Smith isn’t good enough, but because this group has been built without him for a long time. They are ranked no.2 in the world for a reason.
The health of our political system relies on the government being held to account by a functional and effective opposition. At the risk of stating the bleeding obvious, there isn’t one at present.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: ICE knows that it cannot shoot all Americans. But the Department of Homeland Security is close to being able to track all Americans.
In tonight’s show, with inflation again out of control, Ben Harvey looks at who is to blame: a big-spending Government, an inept Reserve Bank, or consumers addicted to buying shiny new things.
EDITORIAL: Australians are being told to buckle up as the RBA may have to hike rates four times across the next two years, based on inflation forecasts.
MENACHEM VORCHHEIMER: The loudest voices opposing Isaac Herzog’s visit are not peace activists. They are anti-Israel ideologues who deny Jews the right to self-determination.
Nothing beats the excitement of your first real payday after many years of study and work.But how can you use this new-found wealth to set you up for life? Here’s where to start.
AARON PATRICK: Michele Bullock described Tuesday’s interest rate hike in bloodless central-banker speak - but it will cost the economy roughly $3 billion to $6 billion.