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President Trump signing Executive Orders Today, President Donald J. Trump celebrates the most successful first six months in office for any President in modern American history. Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill , thereby delivering the largest tax cut in American history, increasing Americans’ take-home pay by as much as $13,300, and terminating benefits for at least 1.4 million illegal immigrants who were gaming the system. Congress passed President Trump’s historic rescissions package, which will save taxpayers $9 billion in wasteful, politically-motivated funding for leftwing foreign aid scams and biased NPR and PBS . The wholesale price of a dozen eggs is down 53%, or $3.09, since the inauguration and is down 62%, or $5.08, from its March peak. The U.S. economy has now added a net of 671,000 jobs since January 2025, with jobs numbers beating expectations four months in a row. Native-born workers have accounted for all job gains, with native-born employment increasing 2,...

Tally Room Photo YouTube THE CONVERSATION With 63% of enrolled voters counted in today’s Tasmanian state election, The Poll Bludger is projecting that the final results will give the Liberals 39.7% of the statewide vote (up 3.0% since the March 2024 election), Labor just 25.7% (down 3.1%), the Greens 14.1% (up 0.2%), the Shooters 3.2% (up 0.9%), the Nationals 1.7% and independents 15.4%. Tasmania uses the proportional Hare-Clark system for its lower house elections. As described previously , the five seats Tasmania has at federal elections each return seven members for a total of 35 MPs. A quota for election is one-eighth of the vote, or 12.5%. The main Poll Bludger page gives projected quotas for each electorate for the Liberals, Labor and the Greens. The Liberals have just under four quotas in Braddon, over three in Bass and Lyons and over two in Clark and Franklin, suggesting 14 definite seats with more possible. Labor is just above or just below two quotas in all five seats,...

People protest against youth crime The Crisafulli Government has delivered Jack’s Law , which has been officially proclaimed. The law, which was expanded and made permanent by the Crisafulli Government, allows police to use hand-held scanners to detect deadly weapons in all public places. More than 3,200 arrests under Jack’s Law and more than 5,900 charges laid.   The Crisafulli Government is delivering on making Queensland safer, with  Jack’s Law now in place permanently across Queensland.   The law allows police to use hand-held metal detectors to identify and seize weapons from people in all public places, expanding the powerful crime-fighting tool.   Expanded and permanent Jack’s Law officially came into effect yesterday, following the  p assing of  Making Jack’s Law Permanent  legislation last month , expanding the powers and overturning Labor’s proposed expiry of the laws.   After a decade of Labor failure, crime escalated under weake...

CFMEU Queensland Photo YouTube Brisbane, QLD – July 15, 2025 – The Crisafulli Government today announced a landmark Commission of Inquiry into the Queensland branch of the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU). This decisive action follows the explosive ‘Violence in the Queensland CFMEU’ report by Geoffrey Watson SC, which exposed a disturbing culture of systemic violence, intimidation, misogyny, and bullying within the union. The newly established Commission of Inquiry will be armed with significant powers, including the ability to compel documents and witnesses and deliver crucial protections for those who testify . This aims to overcome the significant hurdles faced by the initial Watson report, where many critical witnesses and victims feared retribution, leading to only 55 people being interviewed over three months. Deepening the Investigation: Beyond the Surface The Watson report, which lifted the lid on the underbelly of Queensland’s construction ...

Men working around Money mage by  Jose Conejo Saenz  from  Pixabay Inflation Continues to Ease, But Uncertainties Linger for Australian Economy Australia’s inflation continues its downward trend, significantly moderating since its 2022 peak, as higher interest rates work to bring economic demand and supply back into equilibrium. However, the path ahead remains uncertain, with global complexities and domestic nuances creating a cautious outlook. In the March quarter, headline inflation — partially softened by temporary cost-of-living relief — landed squarely within the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) target range. Trimmed mean inflation, a key underlying measure, registered at 2.9 per cent. The RBA's May forecast projected underlying inflation to gradually cool further, aiming for the midpoint of the 2-3 per cent target range, anticipating a measured easing of the cash rate. While recent monthly CPI Indicator data suggests June quarter inflation is likely to align with f...