International Reads:
- House Republicans reject their own funding bill with a shutdown around the corner – Forbes
- Andrew Cuomo personally altered COVID nursing-home death report that lowballed fatalities, emails show – NY Post
- People underestimate the income of the top 1%, researchers find – Phys
- Ford’s CEO and CFO took a drive in a Chinese EV. What they said about it reveals a lot about the state of the US auto industry. – Business Insider
- Jerome Powell was clear: Fed decisions have nothing to do with politics. Politicians didn’t get the memo – Fortune
- Superyacht and private jet tax could raise £2bn a year, say campaigners – The Guardian
- Harris closes trust gap with Trump on the economy – Axios
- Trump flip-flops again on tax policy to keep his wealthy pals happy – Daily Kos
- In many tourism hotspots, locals struggle to access affordable housing. How much are vacation rentals to blame? – DW
- Tesla’s Chinese rival Nio cuts price for new Onvo-branded car – CNBC
- Fed Cuts Interest Rates, MAGA Absolutely Enraged By Good News – Wonkette
- US health system ranks last compared with peer nations – The Guardian
- 54 percent of Americans back mass deportation of immigrants: Poll – The Hill
- Divorce is on the rise in China. For some, that means big business – CNN
- Donald Trump says Fed’s half-point rate cut shows US economy is ‘very bad’ – FT
Local Reads:
- Malcolm’s home cover is up 47% despite rarely lodging a claim. Are Australia’s insurers out of control? – The Guardian
- Rod Sims says ‘worth considering’ whether realestate.com.au engaged in anti-competitive practices as Greens blast ‘rigged’ system – The Guardian
- Nuclear would add hundreds to power bills and leave half of energy needs unmet, reports claim – ABC
- The severity of Australia’s housing affordability crisis is obvious – this is how politicians could fix it – The Guardian
- Jail threat could ‘gag’ whistleblowers going before Australian parliament’s new workplace watchdog, critics warn – The Guardian
- Anthony Albanese has indicated universal childcare will be an element of Labor’s re-election pitch – The Guardian
- Sydney rental requiring tenant ‘not to come and go’ during business hours desisted after online outrage – ABC
- Centrelink payments such as JobSeeker, age pension and Youth Allowance will all rise as the latest indexation takes effect from today. – ABC
- Victorian households are poorly prepared for longer, more frequent heatwaves – here’s what needs to change – The Conversation
- Coalition plan to give first home buyers access to super would benefit ‘those who already own housing’ – The Guardian
- KiwiSaver 2.1: why compulsory savings would be great for young New Zealanders – Interest.co.nz
- New Zealand facing a second Great Recession – Interest.co.nz
- APRA’s ‘Australian solution for an Australian problem’ – Interest.co.nz
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Albo lies again on economy and living standards
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