Brian Parker

Macroeconomist, public speaker, over 30 years experience in financial markets, currently Chief Economist at Australian Retirement Trust. Views mostly mine!

[Brian Parker @Parkernomics]

@EVERALDATLARGE To be fair, you’re forced to turn up, get your name ticked off, and take a ballot paper. No one is stopped from putting a blank ballot paper in the box. And the sausage in a roll is voluntary.

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@JimmyBarnes Been a fan for years….& def since Chisel’s “farewell” tour gig at Bombay Rock in (I think) 1982. TBH, I got in on a fake pre-photo QLD licence with the help of a bouncer that was an old family friend. I looked old for 15 anyway. 😂 What a gig. Happy birthday & many more to come.

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@NiallHarbison I think you are my favourite Twitter contributor. What you are doing is representing the best of humanity in what are otherwise dark times.

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@Shaimaakhalil Where’s your next posting? You’ve been a superb BBC rep In Tokyo and in Sydney!

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@nonstoptom Was at your 6pm show tonight at the Opera House and you were on fire!!! Thank you for such a great gig. Pity you didn’t show at the Woolloomooloo Bay pub! 😂

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💯 spot on again from @JustinWolfers

[Justin Wolfers @JustinWolfers]

I got animated. (For a reason.)

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💯 @JustinWolfers nails it again.

[Justin Wolfers @JustinWolfers]

Lemme humbly suggest some steps the White House ought to take to restore confidence in the American economy.

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@ColMoeDavis So she’s a yes then?

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@AmyRemeikis Heard in Qld and NSW and VIC over past 35 yrs

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@AmyRemeikis Universal IMHO.

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@JohnJHarwood The Wall Street billionaire class of this generation are not covering themselves in glory. Nor demonstrating that wealth positively correlates with broad intelligence.

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@PhillipAdams_1 We can’t be THAT dodgy of a country when we have someone of his calibre choose to live here. Loved his work as BBC correspondent here. Thank you @NickBryantNY

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@AttardMon @JustinWolfers @JustinWolfers is one of our best ever exports to the world IMHO. Agree with pretty much every word he ever says.

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What if @POTUS said to President Xi that he’ll drop the tariffs if Xi stops supporting Putin’s madness in Ukraine? Just spitballing. Can’t be much crazier than anything else that’s going on. Cos the world is already kinda nuts.

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@patriottakes The two scarcest commodities in the world?? Kindness and SELF AWARENESS!! Just breathtaking stupidity.

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@strategywoman Thank you @strategywoman for your courage in keeping the world focused on how horrendous Putin’s Russia truly is. You have fans everywhere. I hope you and your family keep as safe as possible.

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💯 This is a terrific explanation. Bilateral trade deficits for dummies. Bravo @JustinWolfers

[Justin Wolfers @JustinWolfers]

"It's an extraordinary question to have to ask you, but do you think Donald Trump actually understands how international trade actually works."

[Justin Wolfers @JustinWolfers]

"It's an extraordinary question to have to ask you, but do you think Donald Trump actually understands how international trade actually works."

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@Brocklesnitch Have you taken her for coffee at Ground Up cafe? Off Ruthven Steer just north of the Burke and Wills? Kick arse coffee and very decent pastries efc..

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@amanpour @BBCHARDtalk @stephensackur What a loss to global journalism. I’m an Aussie and I’ve lost #foxtel access to @BBCWorld which was bad enough but now the rest of the work loses #HARDtalk @amanpour you’re not quite our only hope but you’re pretty close to it. More power to your arm.