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.

61 days that could change the world

On Tuesday (Wednesday Australian time), the American people will go to the polls for one of the most consequential midterm elections in living memory, as President Donald Trump’s Republican Party attempts to defend their control of Congress and the Senate.

Melbourne house price slump ends Victorian exodus

In the years prior to the pandemic, Victoria came far closer to living up to the slogan which one emblazoned its number plates ‘The Place To Be’, than it does today.

One Nation’s rise is a symptom of a broken system

AI’s hunger for power catches America unprepared

As the realities of the new world unfolding before our eyes continue to become apparent, challenges thought largely solved have once again been brought back to the forefront.

One Nation’s housing policy could be its undoing

In recent times, One Nation and its leader Pauline Hanson have gained an incredible amount of ground in the polls, rising to often top the polls on primary vote.

Auction market collapses to record low

Over the years, weekend property auction results have become a key barometer the media uses to illustrate the housing market’s strength at a given moment.

Australia’s house price falls are gathering speed

In the long history of Australia’s housing prices, intervention to support housing prices from the government or the Reserve Bank has never been far away from the market when prices were falling significantly.

Surging listings pile more downward pressure on house prices

Amid an already challenging environment for the nation’s housing market, the latest figures from Cotality suggest prospective sellers face ever greater competition to sell, even as fewer owners put their properties on the market.

Labor refuses to own its migration disaster

Last week, in an interview with News 24, Home Affairs and Immigration Minister Tony Burke refused to concede the Albanese government had made a mistake by allowing net overseas migration to surge following the reopening of Australia’s international borders.

New home sales are dropping fast

Amidst an already challenging set of circumstances for the nation’s residential construction sector, the latest Housing Industry Association (HIA) home sales figures have provided another unwelcome reality check for the Albanese government’s “aspiration” to build 1.2 million new homes over its 5 year ‘Housing Accord’ period.

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