Today on Pearls and Irritations
Five myths behind the Coalition’s migration crackdown
The Coalition promises the biggest migration cut in Australian history, but its policy confuses arrivals with net migration, oversimplifies housing pressures and mistakes political symbolism for serious integration policy.
Using interest rates to fight inflation is dumb, unfair and overdue for a rethink
Lula can still win – but Brazil’s right has staged a formidable comeback
Bangkok’s floods show what happens when a warming climate meets a sinking city
The great AUKUS deception: Australia pays to defend America
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