Every single person who still cringes at the memory of trying to bullshit their way through an interview or exam question: today, the slate is wiped clean. Set down your burden of shame. Nothing - nothing, I say - could touch this.
This is the green and golden bell frog. In 2023 it was endangered. A team in Australia set out to save it by building habitat. But environmental regulations held up the minor construction required for years. By the time of approval, it was locally extinct. (1/2)
In Australia we are constantly told how rare it is to be killed by a snake. Globally however around 100,000 people per year are killed by snakes. Source: https://t.co/ziHwTEKoWJ
@andrewbogut System is broken, just hope that common sense can prevail and fellow aussies act in the interests of their next generations. Time to lift productiveness and actually incentivise people to work, be creative and contribute to society
I took 1.7 million photos over 6 days to catch this photo of a commercial jet in front of the sun.
The moment it happened, TWO floating prominences were visible, making this not just my best aircraft transit photo, but one of the luckiest of my career! Videos of the transit 👇
After 40 years as an auctioneer, you start noticing the distress signals before the headlines do.
Yesterday at my auctions, I saw the signs of financial stress returning.
Different language in different suburbs. But the same pressure underneath it all.
And with major tax reform changes only days away, you have to wonder… if people are already this fragile now, what happens next..?
#realestateaustralia #propertymarket
@cjoye It’s more socialism by stealth and is both upsetting and sad for future prosperity. We desperately need better productivity in Australia and have been lagging for far too long. We should be encouraging entrepreneurs not enticing them to move elsewhere.
Aust Govt is right to address intergen equity. The top 3 ways to do this though are:
1/ cut gov spending & deregulate to take pressure off inflation
2/ raise the GST & slash income tax
3/ get the housing balance right - lower immigration and make it easier to supply more homes
The S&P 500's CAPE Ratio has moved up to 41, its highest level since 2000 and now above 99% of historical valuations. $SPX
Video: https://t.co/8sftndQio4
The government is becoming a larger and larger component of the economic pie.
It's one of the key reasons why inflation was rising, even before the war. And a key reason why productivity rates have been falling.
We don't need more taxes.
We need less Govt spending and more accountability for what is spent.
The S&P 500 is at an all-time high while Consumer Sentiment is at an all-time low.
We've never seen a gap this wide between Wall Street and Main Street.
Increasing taxes on buying established homes does not increase the supply of new homes, it simply adds another government induced market failure to the housing market. To solve the housing problem we need less tax on housing, not more. Less government distortion, not more.