World's most livable cities, 2023. 1. Vienna 🇦🇹 2. Copenhagen 🇩🇰 3. Melbourne 🇦🇺 4. Sydney 🇦🇺 5. Vancouver 🇨🇦 6. Zurich 🇨🇭 7. Calgary 🇨🇦 8. Geneva 🇨🇭 9. Toronto 🇨🇦 10. Osaka 🇯🇵 (tied) 10. Auckland 🇳🇿 (tied) (Source: The Economist Intelligence Unit)

Not sure if this is paywalled but it’s a great column by the AFR’s Joe Aston afr.com/rear-window/al…

We have a cabinet minister making a protectionist trade ruling for the purpose of subsidising the long-delayed capex bill of Qantas.I mean, what planet are we on here?The idea that Qantas needs further government assistance is risible Joe Aston afr.com/rear-window/mi…

Minimum rental standards are not worth the paper they’re written on if a tenant can be evicted for simply asking that their rights be met. These tenants have been asking that Ray White Oakleigh bring this property up to the minimum rental standards for 2 years. When they sent

Laura Kuenssberg try to tell Stephen Fry that not everyone believes Brexit has been a catastrophe. Stephen Fry is having none of it. 👏👏

When Australians are on average spending an extra $5,400 a year to cover increases in the cost of food and bills, a $3,700 increase in their earnings puts them $1,700 behind. Jimmy boi, this isn’t news to you, so either you’re being intellectually dishonest or you’re morally

So if you fail to book on the Qantas website for obvious reasons, and are forced to phone 131313 to wait over an hour for help, you're now charged $70 for the convenience of talking to a human. Joe Aston putting this on your radar. #costoflivingcrises #Qantas #QatarAirways

How is it that the very wealthy consistently end up paying less tax than young workers? This excellent video from @jack_toohey explains how our tax system is rife with loopholes that asset-rich wealthy individuals are able to exploit. x.com/jack_toohey/st…

One of the best edits I’ve ever seen.

The great housing paradox: Everyone agrees that housing affordability is one of Australia’s biggest economic problems, if not the biggest, but promising genuinely to fix it will ensure that you don’t get elected. The New Daily thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2023/1…

Australians now need to earn over $300000 per year to comfortably afford to buy their own home, according to new housing data. #9News nine.social/rDM

'The year the Australian Dream died' "Those the BBC spoke to say that the Australian Dream has been demolished, eroding the foundations of the nation's identity." bbc.com/news/world-aus…

‘How Glasgow was cut from the Oscar-tipped film Poor Things' theguardian.com/film/2023/dec/…

It was 30 years ago this evening that The Day Today started delivering its own brand of news.

The term “rich” is being used a lot in the classist elements of the tax debate. Ok that’s fine. But such a person say on $200k can not, even with a 20% deposit, borrow enough to purchase a median priced home in Sydney. Is that really rich or is housing just far too expensive ?

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The Simpsons, right again

new logo who dis?

Kyle Maclachlan’s tribute to David Lynch I’m gonna start screaming 😭