Tarric Brooker

On Tuesday night (Australian time), U.S.

As the war in the Middle East continues to rage and escalate, propaganda and false claims are proliferating, proving that the first casualty of war is always the truth.

Amidst the ongoing shift in Australia’s political landscape towards greater and greater levels of tribalism and what could be described, in more local terms, as “Footy team politics”, the debate surrounding the challenges facing Australians in its housing market is increasingly influenced by false narratives on social media.

As the conflict in the Middle East continues and growth forecasts are downgraded by central banks and Wall Street analysts, hope springs eternal that the AI and data centre boom in the United States will still deliver a robust year for the American economy.

In the months leading up to the 2019 election, then Opposition Leader Bill Shorten pledged to dramatically expand the nation’s fuel reserves to at least meet the International Energy Agency (IEA) requirement to hold 90 days’ worth of supply.

Since One Nation began its meteoric rise in the polls late last year, some have remarked that this rise was not underpinned by a genuine willingness to vote for One Nation when confronted with the choice at the ballot box.

In the history of Australian politics, there is a relatively small number of phrases that are burned into the nation’s collective consciousness, whether for better or for worse.

As the war in the Middle East continues to rage and gasoline prices continue to rocket, the net approval rating of the U.S.

As the war in the Middle East and throttling of maritime trade through the Strait of Hormuz continue, each passing day brings more news of nations seeking to secure their own domestic energy and food security.

For many Australians, their first introduction to economics comes in high school, often in a Business Studies class, where they learn the basics of commerce, such as supply and demand.