Glenn Dyer, Author at Crikey

The stench from Star Casino is enveloping the Queensland government

Glenn Dyer — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 01:20:06 +0000

The Queensland government looks willing to do anything, including gagging the media and using taxpayer money to prop up a rotten company, in its quest for the Queens Wharf precinct to succeed.

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Trump Media keeps sinking lower and lower. Will Donald abandon ship?

Glenn Dyer — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 01:18:39 +0000

The price of shares in Donald Trump's Trump Media continues to plummet, with the former president looking at billions in paper losses compared to just a couple of months ago.

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The weak economy is at a painful turning point, one that might finally prove to be unspinnable

Glenn Dyer — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 01:11:35 +0000

The government's economic critics want it both ways — complaining it's not doing enough to lower inflation while also not doing enough to support growth.

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Australian TV is soon to be dominated by right-wing moguls

Glenn Dyer — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 04:08:33 +0000

Right-wing moguls might by the only people left willing to invest in the dying industry. It makes the role of the ABC ever more important.

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Take your pick on Bandt’s super-profits tax: Revenue now, or retirement savings later

Glenn Dyer — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 02:04:55 +0000

The Greens' proposal for a super-profits tax will end up costing every Australian via their superannuation balances. Which might be worth it — but let's not pretend it won't happen.

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Interest rate cuts coming for the US. Will Australia’s RBA finally see the light?

Glenn Dyer — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 01:43:09 +0000

Suddenly the inflation hawks who have previously written about how the Fed lifting rates 'puts pressure' on the RBA to do the same are nowhere to be seen.

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Is Trump Media’s plummeting share price a canary in the coal mine?

Glenn Dyer — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 00:31:40 +0000

Shares in Donald Trump's company Trump Media have sunk to new lows. Meanwhile Truth Social users continue to decline.

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What’s in a name? The sale of Foxtel isn’t quite as simple as it seems

Glenn Dyer — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:51:15 +0000

Foxtel's potential new owners might be forced to change the company's name to avoid allowing the Murdochs some continued control.

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Index of misery: How the RBA’s inconsistency is harming households

Glenn Dyer — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 01:31:46 +0000

The Reserve Bank is increasingly frustrated inflation won't come down. Maybe it should look at the role governments play.

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US recession fears a J-Horror jump scare for markets caught out on rates

Glenn Dyer — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:08:13 +0000

The panic about a possible US recession is more about markets being caught short by an interest rate rise than it is about the real economy.

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