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Summer or Winter – how about a holiday in New Zealand? Cove Magazine – Issue 101.
New Zealand has always held its place well on the map, being one of the most stunning destinations to visit in the Southern Hemisphere. With flights now effectively back down to pre-pandemic prices and a holiday in the countryside never worth a miss, why not pack your backs this year and head across the Tasman,
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Brace Yourself
With inflation having fallen further in Australia and the AUD/USD exchange rate also having fallen, you can find my thoughts on what the quickest, least uncomfortable way for the RBA to bring inflation down could be in the first half of 2024. How can we get to 2-3% as quickly as possibly with the least
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Don’t get comfy….
My latest piece for The Spectator Australia discusses the option of curbing interest rate rises for the remainder of the year, allowing households and businesses to enjoy the holiday season. With CPI falling and the effects of previous interest rate rises falling into place, I argue that there is no need for further rate rises
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Higher Interest Rates on the Cards
My latest article for The Spectator Australia discusses how we might pave our way out of inflationary pressures in Australia. Given that the number of ABSs purchased during the pandemic was proportionately the highest out of all western countries’ government bonds purchases, a backtracking on the increased circulation of money within the economy seems to
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The case for a September interest rate rise pause
With inflation currently sitting at 4.9% in Australia, remaining sticky in Europe and down to a low 3% in the US, does Australia require another interest rate rise to quell inflation? The RBA still has a fair way to go before it reaches its 2-3% target, however, the CPI is already on its way down
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Putting maths back on the curriculum
Maths and the core subjects are sadly in decline. So, what simple strategies can we adopt to make an excellent standard of education more available to all, inclusive of the essential areas children ought to be studying? You can find my thoughts on how we can improve the standard of maths in schools in the
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Opportunities for manufacturing Australia’s SSNs
Given that the US is experiencing a backlog in their nuclear submarine manufacturing program and Australia is waiting for its new SSN-AUKUS fleet to be built, it only makes sense from a logistical perspective for manufacturing to become a combined effort, alleviating delays on both sides of the Pacific. Constraints currently exist to joint manufacturing
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Finding truth in the shadows of social media
Time spent on a screen is becoming the norm, with people commonly spending several hours on social media per day. Whilst social media is fantastic in many ways, its drawbacks include increased exposure to bullying among young people and even adults. What can we do about this? You can find my thoughts on using social
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Education, Education, Education
I recently shared my thoughts on the declining education standards in Australia and New Zealand in a piece in The Spectator Australia. It seems to me that we have become distracted and moved away from the core subjects, including English, Maths, Science, History, Geography and Languages. Simply changing the emphasis and redirecting it back towards
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Sydney Town – sharing my first impressions of a new home city.
I recently relocated from Queensland to New South Wales and, wow, did it feel like moving country! The two states are at least each the size, if not larger, than most countries in Europe and Sydney has for a long time been voted one of the most liveable cities in the world. Here are my
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