Tarric Brooker

Tarric is an Australian freelance journalist and independent analyst who covers economics, finance, and geopolitics. Tarric is the author of the Avid Commentator Report. His works have appeared in The Washington DC Examiner, The Spectator, The Sydney Morning Herald, News.com.au, among other places.

The ‘Great Australian Dream’ is on life support

When the final sunrise dawned on the last day of the second millennium, Australia was riding high, living standards were rising strongly, mortgage rates had been cut by almost two-thirds from their peak, and the median home nationally was affordable for the median-earning household.

The most concerning chart….in the world

As part of its recent first-quarter Energy Survey, the Dallas branch of the U.S.

The coming war over the NDIS

Last week, Health Minister Mark Butler announced a series of cuts to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which aimed to reduce the cost of the program to $55 billion per year by the end of the year.

Aussie housing and the “Politics of envy”

As leaks surrounding prospective policy changes to negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount continue to percolate from Canberra to the press, the proposals have met swift disapproval from some commentators.

Why Australia’s migration strategy fails at the first hurdle

When evaluating any government policy, a fundamental question arises: What is the policy’s objective?

Jet fuel import flows collapse

Shortly after the war in the Middle East began and traffic through the Strait of Hormuz was reduced to a relative trickle, the flow of global jet fuel exports was swiftly roughly halved, as flows from the Persian Gulf ceased and the impact of China’s near-ban on fuel exports began to bite.

Labor, LNP duopoly see their worst polling ever

When Australia went to the polls for the federal election in May last year, the two major parties combined for 66.4% of the vote, their lowest share since the founding of the Liberal Party over 80 years ago.

Oil prices and inflation to the moon? One chart shows why

Over the last 60 years, the amount of oil required to generate $1,000 worth of GDP output has fallen by approximately 94.2%, from 5.3 barrels per dollar in 1965 to 0.3 barrels in 2024.

Hiroshima, Stalingrad and war with Iran – The common thread

When the Germans began their push towards Stalingrad in June 1942, the bombing campaign on the city by the Luftwaffe was a significant element in the strategy to secure the city that bore the name of their enemy’s leader.

Global tensions add pressure to major city housing markets

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