The poor petals in the newsrooms don’t know what to do. They have invested heavily in the cost-of-living crisis – despite it having failed at the election – so are loathe to abandon it. So which anti-Labor lies will work best now? Consumers crushed by expenses, or spending is fuelling inflation?

“Never before have Australians enjoyed such low jobless rates, low inflation, strong economic growth and vast wealth. Yet the message from the media and the powers that be is this: You are going to feel depressed about your dismal lives, regardless of how rich and well-governed you are in reality.”

Congress can remove Trump now via the 25th amendment. In this case, advanced dementia would be the trigger, evidenced by his multiple unhinged invasion threats, the constant lies about his non-existent achievements and his verbal attacks against heads of state, public figures and allied troops.

The Salvation Army confirms poverty in Australia worsened until 2023, but has been reduced since. While the Salvos do not highlight declining poverty, they do not claim it is still increasing. In this respect, they are a welcome contrast to ACOSS and sundry food banks, which do falsely assert this.

More prisoners is not due to more crime. Violent crime in Australia has declined greatly since the gun law reforms. The main reason is the shift from allowing unsentenced offenders to remain in the community to remanding them in custody. This has not made the community safer. Please read and share.

Of the 40 or so elections to be held worldwide in 2026, several will impact the fortunes of people everywhere. The 2026 main act will be the November mid-terms in the USA. Thereafter, Trump could conceivably be impeached for his many criminal offences, then removed, prosecuted and imprisoned.

"AN INTERVIEW on ABC's 7.30 in November asserted falsely that poverty in Australia was worsening under the Albanese Government. That segment failed to disclose that the appalling research findings it presented were collected several years before Labor took office."

When historians review 2025, this will be when America’s national leaders gave up any pretence to statesmanship. Their capitulation to Donald Trump’s greed, intentional violence, and undisguised malevolence has been on display all year. The era when the USA was a leader of the free world is gone.

“Only three developed countries have had continual quarterly growth for the last four years, including Australia. “Australia is still the world's only economy with AAA credit ratings, its jobless rate below 4.5%, and median wealth per person above $250,000.” Please read, like and share. Thanks.

“The percentage of Aussies in destitution is the lowest ever, and most of those struggling are nowhere near as poor as they were. These are important facts. "By not affirming Labor eases poverty, ACOSS is useless. By implying the opposite, it is worse than useless.” Please read and share. Thanks.

The disarray within the Coalition over climate, leadership and direction confirms time is up. They should now disband, like earlier extinct parties which once ran the country then ran out of steam. But it is the economy, on which they long claimed superiority, where they have lost all credibility.

“This is by far the deepest and most destructive debt blow-out in any country during peacetime. Ever. Together with all the other negative outcomes, this qualifies Trump as the worst economic manager in the developed world today.” Please read, like and share. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

"ABC News is now mimicking the Murdoch media in blatantly promoting the Coalition. “In a shameful display of partisan politics, the ABC devoted almost an entire Insiders program to the Liberals and the Nationals – who will have no policy influence for at least a decade.” Please read and share.

“Many Australians are still struggling, as Chalmers admits. But proportionally fewer than ever; and they are less destitute than 3 years ago. The middle are steadily gaining and the billionaires, while not enriched like in the US, will somehow struggle through.” Please read, like and share. Thanks.

“In 2024-25, the Tax Office launched 369 prosecutions, achieved 343 convictions and saw the courts impose $5.18 million in fines. That’s four times the numbers in the Coalition’s last year.” Please read, like and share. Thanks.

Trump has just added one trillion dollars to the US debt in eight weeks, by far the worst peacetime debt blow-out anywhere. Now Congress refuses to monitor the White House, Trump has fired the inspectors, and the Courts have given Trump monarchic powers, restraints on fraud and theft are gone.

“Obviously, I’m not going to vote for a lying, criminal predator, especially in the name of Jesus, because obviously that’s sick, and offensive. You don’t vote for the criminal.” Please read, like and share. Thanks.

Australia’s proudest period of good global citizenship was under Whitlam when 0.6% of GNI was allocated to overseas aid. It has been downhill from there. The May Budget allocated $5,097 million, only a smidgeon above Julia Gillard’s last budget in 2012. This is 0.18% of GNI, the lowest ever.

If the Coalition hadn't stacked on more than $600 billion in debt during its criminally incompetent regime, this year's budget would have been in surplus – for the 3rd straight year – and likely remained so henceforward. The message is clear. Never let the Coalition anywhere near government again.

Confirmation Trump provokes violent attacks comes from the trial courts where defence attorneys have argued that defendants were following Trump’s orders. More than 235 criminal trials have heard this defence. No trial court has found any other American political leader has inspired violent crime.

Almost all US economic news is negative, despite Trump sacking the top statistician last month after data showed jobs lost in July. This has cast doubt on all economic data, has reduced marginal investment in the US economy and kept interest charges higher. This will likely make Americans poorer.

Of the last 24 US political killers, none was a leftist. One was a Black nationalist, 4 were registered Republicans, 15 were MAGA, 4 were far right extremists. All were inspired by Donald Trump's 40+ overt calls for violence. The critical step in ending this wanton bloodshed is his impeachment.

In a scathing opinion piece the CEO of ACOSS claimed that ‘one in eight of us still lives in poverty, including one in six children’, and that 'wealth inequality is worsening'. When we track the data underlying this condemnation of Labor in 2025, we find it was collected under the Coalition in 2019.

The Herald Sun ran a story showing the cost of living crisis is over – based on data from March, 2024. This was not reported then because they were pushing the false crisis narrative before the 2025 election. Luckily this failed. Now let’s see how long until the other loser media report the truth.

Australian companies pay just 12% for social security/superannuation, compared with 20% - 45% in most of Western Europe. Australia also has dividend imputation and many other tax avoidance lurks. There is no valid case for reducing the company tax rate from 30%. Please read, like and share. Thanks.

Earlier this afternoon New York time, US federal government debt clicked over $37 trillion 208 billion. That is one trillion dollars higher than on inauguration day last January.

The irrational decisions of the corrupt and mentally deranged president are impacting erratically. So far, Australia is winning. Trading partners now buying more from Australia include the USA, Indonesia, Mexico, Turkiye, the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Peru, Vietnam, Portugal and Belgium.

The brief period of artificial activity in early 2025 is over. Exports and imports tumbled in June, despite most tariffs not yet in place. The US economy lost 402,000 jobs. Other worries include investment, interest rates, consumer spending, tourism, business losses and Trump's deficits and debt.

“Inevitably, a dodgy numerator divided by a dubious denominator will yield an unreliable dividend. This is why the official ABS productivity number no longer works. “A revised formula is essential. This will fix both econometric errors and media falsehoods.” Please read, like and share. Thanks.

“Of all economies transformed by progressive policies, Australia is Exhibit A. “Every variable tumbled through the nine years of the conservative Coalition from 2013 to 2022. "Since then, the advances under Labor have been impressive." Please read, like and share. Thanks.

“Some very stupid ‘journalists’ are accusing the PM of failing to meet the orange rapist in the White House. “In fact, Albo is one of the smart leaders getting desired outcomes without a direct encounter. “Australia is definitely winning with record exports.” Please read, like and share. Thanks.

Denmark’s economy has surged from outside the top thirty a decade ago to world’s best today under the high tax policies of the Social Democrats. How this has been achieved is quite remarkable. Please read, like and share. independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

“The problem is not that Australians are now any less productive. Rather, the old formula no longer measures work output accurately. “Substantial productive work has shifted into private homes since 2016, and particularly after Covid, where it is not so readily measured.” Please read, like & share.

If Trump abandons AUKUS, which looks likely, Albo can grasp this as the chance to take a quantum leap forward. Technologically advanced unmanned underwater vessels will lower costs and reduce risks to personnel. This may allow cuts to military spending overall. Please read, like and share. Thanks.

Like many wannabe dictators, Donald Trump takes delight in ordering deaths. In his first term he executed more than 4 times the number of death row prisoners killed by former presidents in the previous 60 years. He has already resumed killing death row inmates this term. Please read, like & share.

Australia has recorded 14 consecutive quarters of quarterly growth and 17 straight quarters of annual growth — the only OECD economy with that status. The weak March quarter outcomes in comparable nations underscore the challenges, with trade destabilised by Donald Trump’s destructive stupidity.

Jim Chalmers’ deft economic management continues to break records. The jobless rate in April marked 41 months below 4.25%, the longest streak since records began. Australia is the world’s only economy with jobless below 4.2%, inflation below 2.4%, and continual GDP growth for the last 3 years.

Observers of US affairs are seeing the consequences of so-called Christians supporting Trump. His cruel administration is abandoning free speech, bipartisanship, compassion and the rule of law. It is cutting vital services, destabilising global trade and engaging in open corruption and criminality.

In Tolkien’s chapter, 'The Taming of Smeagol', Frodo captured the wretched Gollum and then cajoled him into helping destroy the ring of power. Thus did Smeagol aid his own destruction. Parallels with Treasurer Jim Chalmers taming the malevolent forces of the slimy Murdoch newsrooms are several.

Worsening health and imprisonment outcomes suggest the process of healing which began with the Uluru Statement from the Heart in 2017 was reversed when the Coalition undermined the Voice referendum in early 2023. Was Dutton’s treachery in wrecking the Voice why voters rejected him so resoundingly?

Let’s hope the Coalition's electoral mauling confirms that Australia’s lying pro-Coalition newsrooms have lost their influence, just as they have lost their integrity and credibility. Will they now return to reporting what is actually happening accurately? independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

“The current malicious Liberal Party ad campaign claiming citizens are worse off under Labor is riddled with deliberate blatant lies, confirming their moral bankruptcy and contempt for voters.” Please read, like and share. Thanks. independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Deficits for the four years 2023 to 2026 were forecast under Coalition settings to be $224.4 billion. Under Labor, deficits totaled just $31.9 billion. There is no case whatsoever for newspaper editors to endorse the Coalition.

History shows Labor manages the economy better than the Liberals. So what outcomes we can expect if the Libs wins? We must listen to what they are blaming Labor for today. Whatever that is, the Coalition will always perform particularly disastrously on that. independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

There actually was a cost of living crunch in Australia. It began in 2021 when the Coalition lost control of all areas of the economy. It ended in 2023, when wage increased, spending on luxuries soared and many indicators of prosperity reached all-time highs. independentaustralia.net/business/bus...

Official data show a strong upswing in sales of luxuries, confirming quality of life is back after the dismal Coalition years. Meanwhile, the craven Liberal Party plants in the newsrooms continue to keep citizens miserable by refusing to report the recovery. independentaustralia.net/business/bus...

Australia’s newsrooms routinely publish concocted “stories” on the economy which urge voters to feel helpless, depressed and angry at the Prime Minister. This does not happen in Finland, nor in most other advanced democracies. Please read and share. Thanks. independentaustralia.net/business/bus...

The mainstream newsrooms lie shamelessly about Australia's extraordinary economic recovery. But Jim Chalmers won't ever say, ‘You’ve never had it so good’, even though that is quite true for most citizens today. Please read, like and share. Thanks. independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

The pro-Liberal Party ABC News reporters keep telling Australians that the economy 'is in poor shape'. In fact, almost all significant economic indicators show it is far better-performed than it was under the Coalition and is now among the world’s strongest. independentaustralia.net/business/bus...

Living standards declined steadily under the Coalition. Since then, Labor has fully restored wealth and income for most Australians, as multiple datasets prove. independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...