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.