Mr Denmore
@mrdenmore.bsky.social
Ex-journalist, ex-broadcaster, ex-Catholic, ex-X, ex-hausted. Mr Denmore is the long-term nom-de-plume of now retired Australasian journalist and corporate communications hack, Jim Parker https://www.jparkermedia.com.au/
Over the top, misinformed, driven by false assumptions, economically illiterate, gormless. Australia not well served by a clueless press corps.
February 3, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Over the top, misinformed, driven by false assumptions, economically illiterate, gormless. Australia not well served by a clueless press corps.
And before you shout ‘rich boomer living off term deposits welcomes rate rise’, recall some of us have adult offspring priced out of the housing market. A rate rise, assuming it dampens prices, may help them get a foothold. So can gallery hacks retire the boilerplate ‘bad news on interest trates’.
February 3, 2026 at 8:32 AM
And before you shout ‘rich boomer living off term deposits welcomes rate rise’, recall some of us have adult offspring priced out of the housing market. A rate rise, assuming it dampens prices, may help them get a foothold. So can gallery hacks retire the boilerplate ‘bad news on interest trates’.
Quite. Press Gallery photo of Jim Chalmers in the engine room ‘running the economy’
February 3, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Quite. Press Gallery photo of Jim Chalmers in the engine room ‘running the economy’
Besides, if the govt really wanted to do something about home affordability it has the tools in its grasp to reduce negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions. How much longer is this charade going to continue??
February 3, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Besides, if the govt really wanted to do something about home affordability it has the tools in its grasp to reduce negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions. How much longer is this charade going to continue??
And why this tedious persistence with the assumption that interest rates are domestically determined. Inflation in recent years has been a global phenomenon. It has very little to do with govt policy.
February 3, 2026 at 7:44 AM
And why this tedious persistence with the assumption that interest rates are domestically determined. Inflation in recent years has been a global phenomenon. It has very little to do with govt policy.
Trump wants a weaker US dollar. But it might not be an orderly adjustment if Japan sells its Treasuries, which is probably why the Fed is offering Tokyo a swap line
January 26, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Trump wants a weaker US dollar. But it might not be an orderly adjustment if Japan sells its Treasuries, which is probably why the Fed is offering Tokyo a swap line
Except 40% of the average Australian’s super fund is invested in it.
January 26, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Except 40% of the average Australian’s super fund is invested in it.
Start distributing the Kool-Aid.
a woman standing in front of a refrigerator with the words yes dear have some more kool aid written below her
ALT: a woman standing in front of a refrigerator with the words yes dear have some more kool aid written below her
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January 23, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Start distributing the Kool-Aid.
Who are the big boys? The miners? They’re more concerned about losing our relationship with China than anything.
January 17, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Who are the big boys? The miners? They’re more concerned about losing our relationship with China than anything.
He’s a very uninspiring man. The sooner he gets rolled the better.
January 17, 2026 at 10:47 PM
He’s a very uninspiring man. The sooner he gets rolled the better.