International Reads:
- It turns out a lot of return-to-office mandates were meant to make workers quit – QZ
- Elon Musk warns ‘America is going bankrupt’ as interest payments on US debt ate up 76% of June’s income tax revenue – Yahoo
- These are America’s 10 worst states for quality of life in 2024 – CNBC
- U.S. economy grew 2.8% in the second quarter, a robust strengthening – Washington Post
- Relentless Heat Waves Make AC Too Expensive for Many People – Scientific American
- These are America’s best states for quality of life in 2024 – CNBC
- Why the Paris Olympics cost so much less than in Rio, London or Tokyo – CNBC
- The US economy is pulling off something historic – CNN
- A millennial who’s been looking for a job for over 4 years says his degrees have offered little value: ‘I can’t get anything even at minimum wage’ – Business Insider
- Kamala Harris vows to revive Biden’s defeated ‘care economy’ plans – Washington Post
- Undocumented immigrants will boost economy, lower deficit, CBO says – The Hill
- Credit card delinquency rates hit a nearly 12-year high – Yahoo
- The Yield Curve Is About to Uninvert, Is That a Recession Indicator? – Mish Talk
- Ballooning U.S. budget deficit is killing the American dream – USA Today
- Why a majority of Americans think the economy is already in a recession – Business Insider
- Opinion: Inflation isn’t the real problem for the U.S. economy. The housing shortage is – LA Times
Local Reads:
- Should heating and cooling be mandatory for rentals? Here’s what landlords are obliged to do – ABC
- Major class action thrown out as Federal Court finds insufficient evidence to prove weed killer Roundup causes cancer – ABC
- Submarine boss predicts AUKUS project will be slow, expensive and suffer setbacks – ABC
- Lachlan Murdoch hosts Albanese, Dutton, billionaires amid real-life succession drama – The Age
- The era of privatisation is nearly over. But cleaning up the mess left behind will take years – The Guardian
- Journalists from The Age, SMH and other mastheads to strike from Friday – ABC
- Calls for restricted sale of zero-alcohol beverages amid concerns they draw teens into ‘harmful’ drinking culture – ABC
- “I’m not interested in the fanatics:” Dutton responds to science academy’s report on nuclear SMRs – Renew Economy
- Daylight saving’s health impacts highlighted as farmers vote for it to be cut back to four months – ABC
- Gold Coast high-rise apartment owners hit with ‘view tax’ as council raises rates – ABC
- Australia’s health star rating system exploited by companies making ultra-processed foods, experts say – The Guardian
- Australian property prices remain resilient despite economic headwinds – ABC
- Yes, Australia’s environment is on a depressing path – but $7 billion a year would transform it – The Conversation
- Australia’s environment could be fixed and threatened species saved for just 0.3% of GDP, experts say – The Guardian
- Another rate rise ‘cannot be justified’ and would put Australia’s economy at risk, economists warn – The Guardian
- New mortgage numbers slump in June – Interest.co.nz
- ‘The biggest scandal’ in the ANZ Group’s 182-year history? – Interest.co.nz
- Kiwi small businesses swoon in June – Interest.co.nz
- Residential construction in Auckland on a slow but steady slide – Interest.co.nz
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