Dr Peter Davidson
@pagdavidson.bsky.social
Works at ACOSS to analyse & hopefully change public policies in Australia for the common good. Views my own.
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Aust credit growth accelerated further to 0.7%m/7.3%y with a pick up in biz lending, slower personal lending and a further slight acceleration in housing lending. The latter was driven by yet another surge in investor lending which explains APRAs move & it may have to do more.
November 28, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Aust credit growth accelerated further to 0.7%m/7.3%y with a pick up in biz lending, slower personal lending and a further slight acceleration in housing lending. The latter was driven by yet another surge in investor lending which explains APRAs move & it may have to do more.
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One in 20 Australian Indigenous adult men are in jail. (original source: www.abs.gov.au/statistics/p...)
The latest corrective services data is out today, and it points a horrific picture of the systemic racism in our judicial system #PointLive
live.thepoint.com.au
live.thepoint.com.au
November 28, 2025 at 4:21 AM
One in 20 Australian Indigenous adult men are in jail. (original source: www.abs.gov.au/statistics/p...)
Disgraceful
As at 10 October 2025, there were 32,556 on income management (IM):
- 9,598 on old IM (BasicsCard) and 22,958 on enhanced IM (SmartCard)
- 6.7% (2,221) were voluntary, the rest under compulsory measures.
- 82% (26,599) on IM identify as Indigenous.
www.aph.gov.au/api/qon/down...
- 9,598 on old IM (BasicsCard) and 22,958 on enhanced IM (SmartCard)
- 6.7% (2,221) were voluntary, the rest under compulsory measures.
- 82% (26,599) on IM identify as Indigenous.
www.aph.gov.au/api/qon/down...
November 28, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Disgraceful
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Lawrence Eppard thinks he was wrong about poverty. I think he was right in the first place. Discussion on The Temple of Sociology substack. templeofsociology.substack.com/p/absolute-v...
Absolute vs. Relative Poverty in Social Science
A New Article on Relative Poverty by Lawrence Eppard
templeofsociology.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Lawrence Eppard thinks he was wrong about poverty. I think he was right in the first place. Discussion on The Temple of Sociology substack. templeofsociology.substack.com/p/absolute-v...
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..regarding the APRA move to limit hi DTI loans to 20% of each bank’s lending from 1 Feb…the aggregate ratio at present is well below that suggesting it may be a while before it has much impact. It’s really a shot across the bows of the lenders not to let things heat up too much
November 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
..regarding the APRA move to limit hi DTI loans to 20% of each bank’s lending from 1 Feb…the aggregate ratio at present is well below that suggesting it may be a while before it has much impact. It’s really a shot across the bows of the lenders not to let things heat up too much
Reposted by Dr Peter Davidson
Isn't it great that because our gas market is open to the world, our electricity prices have gone up because Russia invaded Ukraine and sent gas prices soaring??
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
November 27, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Isn't it great that because our gas market is open to the world, our electricity prices have gone up because Russia invaded Ukraine and sent gas prices soaring??
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
That is, economists who want a rate hike.
November 27, 2025 at 3:16 AM
That is, economists who want a rate hike.
Hard-line monetary policy has contributed to NZs woes.
Too quick to sacrifice employment to curb inflation.
It's been thus since they came up with the hard 2% target in the 90s.
Monetary policy in Oz is sensible by comparison.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Too quick to sacrifice employment to curb inflation.
It's been thus since they came up with the hard 2% target in the 90s.
Monetary policy in Oz is sensible by comparison.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
In the game that really matters, Australia is smashing NZzzz
Almost one-in-five Kiwis don’t live in New Zealand, with most calling Australia home. And there’s a good chance they won’t head back.
www.smh.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Hard-line monetary policy has contributed to NZs woes.
Too quick to sacrifice employment to curb inflation.
It's been thus since they came up with the hard 2% target in the 90s.
Monetary policy in Oz is sensible by comparison.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Too quick to sacrifice employment to curb inflation.
It's been thus since they came up with the hard 2% target in the 90s.
Monetary policy in Oz is sensible by comparison.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Rather typical of The Economist these days.
New research suggests that big increases in the minimum wage can lead to shorter working hours, more accidents and fewer perks. There are better ways to help low earners
Why governments should stop raising the minimum wage
After a decade of rises, there are now far better tools for fighting poverty
econ.st
November 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Rather typical of The Economist these days.
Anarchy and anarchists have a price.
Next day we couldn’t find an ATM that worked.
We came just in time for the after party.
A tuba cut through the drizzle in the small square beside a police station.
People danced joyfully, swore in French at the gendarmarie, had a jolly good time.
A tuba cut through the drizzle in the small square beside a police station.
People danced joyfully, swore in French at the gendarmarie, had a jolly good time.
November 23, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Anarchy and anarchists have a price.
Next day we couldn’t find an ATM that worked.
We came just in time for the after party.
A tuba cut through the drizzle in the small square beside a police station.
People danced joyfully, swore in French at the gendarmarie, had a jolly good time.
A tuba cut through the drizzle in the small square beside a police station.
People danced joyfully, swore in French at the gendarmarie, had a jolly good time.
@squigglyrick.bsky.social
We were in Lyon on May Day.
I asked at tourist office about joining the march, she said ‘You are very brave Monsieur’.
We came late, missing the bricks thru shop windows, destruction of ATMs, arrests and beatings.
We were in Lyon on May Day.
I asked at tourist office about joining the march, she said ‘You are very brave Monsieur’.
We came late, missing the bricks thru shop windows, destruction of ATMs, arrests and beatings.
November 23, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Next day we couldn’t find an ATM that worked.
We came just in time for the after party.
A tuba cut through the drizzle in the small square beside a police station.
People danced joyfully, swore in French at the gendarmarie, had a jolly good time.
A tuba cut through the drizzle in the small square beside a police station.
People danced joyfully, swore in French at the gendarmarie, had a jolly good time.
@squigglyrick.bsky.social
We were in Lyon on May Day.
I asked at tourist office about joining the march, she said ‘You are very brave Monsieur’.
We came late, missing the bricks thru shop windows, destruction of ATMs, arrests and beatings.
We were in Lyon on May Day.
I asked at tourist office about joining the march, she said ‘You are very brave Monsieur’.
We came late, missing the bricks thru shop windows, destruction of ATMs, arrests and beatings.
This from @squigglyrick.bsky.social is an absolute treat. French history, French rural life, French knee injuries.
Go on, spoil yourself. It’s Sunday.
rick-morton.ghost.io/no-genou-is-...
Go on, spoil yourself. It’s Sunday.
rick-morton.ghost.io/no-genou-is-...
November 23, 2025 at 5:15 AM
We came just in time for the after party.
A tuba cut through the drizzle in the small square beside a police station.
People danced joyfully, swore in French at the gendarmarie, had a jolly good time.
A tuba cut through the drizzle in the small square beside a police station.
People danced joyfully, swore in French at the gendarmarie, had a jolly good time.
@squigglyrick.bsky.social
We were in Lyon on May Day.
I asked at tourist office about joining the march, she said ‘You are very brave Monsieur’.
We came late, missing the bricks thru shop windows, destruction of ATMs, arrests and beatings.
We were in Lyon on May Day.
I asked at tourist office about joining the march, she said ‘You are very brave Monsieur’.
We came late, missing the bricks thru shop windows, destruction of ATMs, arrests and beatings.
This from @squigglyrick.bsky.social is an absolute treat. French history, French rural life, French knee injuries.
Go on, spoil yourself. It’s Sunday.
rick-morton.ghost.io/no-genou-is-...
Go on, spoil yourself. It’s Sunday.
rick-morton.ghost.io/no-genou-is-...
No Genou is Bad News
This horror story begins with a wandering brass band; my sirens.
I will follow a brass band anywhere. There is just something about the way a tuba cuts a shape on the horizon – so brash, so untoward ...
rick-morton.ghost.io
November 23, 2025 at 5:10 AM
@squigglyrick.bsky.social
We were in Lyon on May Day.
I asked at tourist office about joining the march, she said ‘You are very brave Monsieur’.
We came late, missing the bricks thru shop windows, destruction of ATMs, arrests and beatings.
We were in Lyon on May Day.
I asked at tourist office about joining the march, she said ‘You are very brave Monsieur’.
We came late, missing the bricks thru shop windows, destruction of ATMs, arrests and beatings.
Reposted by Dr Peter Davidson
Reposted by Dr Peter Davidson
a long list of examples here www.dropbox.com/scl/...
November 22, 2025 at 12:21 AM
a long list of examples here www.dropbox.com/scl/...
Good
Given the choice between the ruthless price-gouging gas industry and struggling manufacturers, the choice is clear (except if you are brain dead, or a gas cartel lobbyist). We need a retrospective gas reservation scheme now! #auspol
November 22, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Good
Flagrant failure of our leaders to represent the people's interest.
Exactly whom do they represent then?
Exactly whom do they represent then?
Gambling ruins lives. It is absolutely unacceptable that the Albanese government will continue to choose vested interests over the wellbeing of Australians and hide behind a watered-down policy - if they ever introduce one. We need action on gambling harms now.
Labor tipped to drop proposal for online gambling ad ban
Political and industry sources expect Communications Minister Anika Wells to crack-down on illegal offshore gambling websites.
www.afr.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Flagrant failure of our leaders to represent the people's interest.
Exactly whom do they represent then?
Exactly whom do they represent then?
Acoss research found the cost of fully indexing tax thresholds to inflation is $38B by 2031, with half going to the highest 20% by income.
So that's not the solution.
Closing tax shelters is.
www.acoss.org.au/wp-content/u...
So that's not the solution.
Closing tax shelters is.
www.acoss.org.au/wp-content/u...
November 22, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Acoss research found the cost of fully indexing tax thresholds to inflation is $38B by 2031, with half going to the highest 20% by income.
So that's not the solution.
Closing tax shelters is.
www.acoss.org.au/wp-content/u...
So that's not the solution.
Closing tax shelters is.
www.acoss.org.au/wp-content/u...
#taxreform No, workers won't pay $300B more in income tax in a decade.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Other E61 research shows tax cuts have offset much of bracket creep & tax is *more* progressive as a result.
e61.in/who-pays-fro...
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Other E61 research shows tax cuts have offset much of bracket creep & tax is *more* progressive as a result.
e61.in/who-pays-fro...
Who pays from bracket creep? – e61 INSTITUTE
e61.in
November 22, 2025 at 3:46 AM
#taxreform No, workers won't pay $300B more in income tax in a decade.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Other E61 research shows tax cuts have offset much of bracket creep & tax is *more* progressive as a result.
e61.in/who-pays-fro...
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Other E61 research shows tax cuts have offset much of bracket creep & tax is *more* progressive as a result.
e61.in/who-pays-fro...
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As we wrap up another Trans Awareness Week filled with celebration and pride, let’s take a moment to observe a more solemn occasion - Trans Day of Remembrance. Today we honour & remember those who have tragically lost their lives to transphobic violence, discrimination and hate.
November 19, 2025 at 11:55 PM
As we wrap up another Trans Awareness Week filled with celebration and pride, let’s take a moment to observe a more solemn occasion - Trans Day of Remembrance. Today we honour & remember those who have tragically lost their lives to transphobic violence, discrimination and hate.
Read this. How the State ignores and blames Aboriginal women facing family violence.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Kardell Lomas’s heartbreaking apology to police is a moment that should shame all Australians | Amy McQuire
The refusal to conduct an inquest reveals again what many black women know: it’s not a place for truth-telling but rather a mechanism to alibi the state and its failures
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Read this. How the State ignores and blames Aboriginal women facing family violence.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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The OECD report demonstrates that Australia’s safeguard mechanism remains one of the least effective programs for reducing emissions, and relies the most on carbon credits.
thepoint.com.au/news/2150
thepoint.com.au/news/2150
OECD report shows LNP climate irrelevance, while Safeguard Mechanism among least effective emissions reduction schemes in world
The report demonstrates that Australia’s safeguard mechanism remains one of the least effective programs for reducing emissions, and relies the most on carbon credits.
thepoint.com.au
November 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The OECD report demonstrates that Australia’s safeguard mechanism remains one of the least effective programs for reducing emissions, and relies the most on carbon credits.
thepoint.com.au/news/2150
thepoint.com.au/news/2150
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JobSeeker Payment and Youth Allowance (Other) recipients as at October 2025: 991,540 (up from 988,745 in September).
Average duration on JobSeeker is about 173 weeks.
JobSeeker recipients' average duration on any payment is 255 weeks (Sept '25 data)
data.gov.au/data/dataset...
Average duration on JobSeeker is about 173 weeks.
JobSeeker recipients' average duration on any payment is 255 weeks (Sept '25 data)
data.gov.au/data/dataset...
November 14, 2025 at 5:01 AM
JobSeeker Payment and Youth Allowance (Other) recipients as at October 2025: 991,540 (up from 988,745 in September).
Average duration on JobSeeker is about 173 weeks.
JobSeeker recipients' average duration on any payment is 255 weeks (Sept '25 data)
data.gov.au/data/dataset...
Average duration on JobSeeker is about 173 weeks.
JobSeeker recipients' average duration on any payment is 255 weeks (Sept '25 data)
data.gov.au/data/dataset...
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Investors are overwhelming first home buyers and pushing up house prices. Time for the Treasurer to open the prudential toolbox. www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
‘Put the brakes on’: Record $40b investor blitz has banking regulator on high alert
The value of mortgages taken out by property investors has soared more than a third in just six months. It could force new rules to curb their enthusiasm.
www.theage.com.au
November 14, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Investors are overwhelming first home buyers and pushing up house prices. Time for the Treasurer to open the prudential toolbox. www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...