James Mayger
@jdmayger.bsky.social
Bloomberg’s only reporter in Canberra. Previously in Beijing and Tokyo, reporting on trade, trade wars, policy and other stuff. 彭博新闻社驻堪培拉的记者。以前驻北京和东京。 ブルームバーグの在キャンベラ記者。以前北京と東京で経済と貿易、貿易摩擦等を見てた。
“That’s one of those irregular verbs, isn’t it? *I* restore orderly functioning in FX markets, *you* are manipulating your currency, *China* is using predatory mercantilism to deindustrialize the planet”
Reuters@reuters.com · 5d agoEXCLUSIVE: Bessent's 'to do' list: buy $5-10 billion worth of Japanese yen, Reuters photo shows reut.rs/4w1pLC6
If you've been following Aussie politics, you've probably come across the viral posts arguing that our gas exporters pay less tax than beer drinkers. I decided to write a story on this, and ended up going down a rabbit hole on who benefits from Aus' massive gas wealth. Here's what I found...
Australia Built a Gas Export Empire. Now the Backlash Is Here
Australia’s liquefied natural gas exporters should be riding high on a A$20 billion ($14 billion) sales windfall from the conflict in the Middle East. Instead, their good fortune has triggered a wave ...
bloomberg.com
This is Oz playing to its strengths: www.bloomberg.com/news/article... Gift link in the comments
Australia Turns to Rugby to Pull Pacific Islands Away From China
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has had one overarching regional goal since taking office — stop China gaining a military foothold in the Pacific. He’s been ready to harness any tool availa...
bloomberg.com
Sarah Martin has been absolutely all over the grift that is One Nation www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation withdrew more than $800,000 of election spending claims after AEC inquiries
The Australian Electoral Commission is examining if party breached laws in its $6m public funding claim after the last election, documents show
theguardian.com
This has become a typical way of thinking in China over the past 10 years. The rest of the world is a dangerous mess, full of crime, violence and terrorism, while only China is controlled and safe.
Gabriel Corsetti@gabrielcorsetti.bsky.social · last mo."A middle-aged woman who was staring at the building from the street said she was shocked by the incident. “This kind of thing wouldn’t happen in Beijing. This is Beijing… It’s pretty common abroad, but in China, it shouldn’t happen,” she told AFP." hongkongfp.com/2026/06/27/p...
In the almost six months since I’ve been back in Oz, many things have surprised me. But one thing that isn’t a shock is the collapse of the middle in politics - just like what’s happening elsewhere. See next post for a gift link to the story.
I’ve charted American hegemony during the Iranian campaign
ghost bat. germany. rheinmetall. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Boeing Unveils Ghost Bat Upgrades in Pursuit of German Orders
Boeing Co.’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat uncrewed combat plane can now carry weapons internally, fly farther and deliver a bigger payload — upgrades the company hopes will give it the edge over rival Helsing GmbH...
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China’s rare-earth exports to Japan have plunged 80% from last year, so how are Japanese companies scrambling to secure alternative supplies? trib.al/2CRoPIp
Japan's regional banks are leaving China for Southeast Asia and India as supply chains shift, with lending by the country's three largest banks also falling. trib.al/uaosjDf
Come work with me! Bloomberg is hiring a reporter to cover Australia’s economy, government (and more). bloomberg.avature.net/careers?jobI...
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Kangaroos have right of way. (Canberra is actually pretty good.)
Treasury foretells a doomsday scenario in this budget. Jim Chalmers has good reason to draw our attention to it, @jasemurphy.bsky.social writes. www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/12/b...
What made my jaw drop and eyes pop this budget? The ‘Mad Max’ scenario
US$200 for a barrel of oil? In this economy?
crikey.com.au
"Between the politicians, staffers, journalists and content creators; it's the busiest night of the year." chaser.com.au/general-news...
Fun Canberra discovery today: the Bhutanese community uses a local school hall for Buddhist services sometimes. The stage looked amazingly like a temple. And there’s food trucks!
Sales of some of Australia’s most popular diesel utes and four-wheel drives have fallen sharply as the continued spike in fuel prices prompted by the conflict in Iran pushed electric vehicle purchases to another new monthly record in April. www.afr.com/policy/energ...
Diesel ute sales fall off a cliff as fuel prices bite
Electric vehicles made up one in every six cars sold in Australia in April as the Iran crisis drives a historic shift in Australia’s new car market.
afr.com
You know you’re in a government town when this is the airport advertising:
Japan eyes expanded warship exports with Mogami-class frigate as template Mitsubishi Heavy's customizable design helps Tokyo pitch durability and cost effectiveness overseas trib.al/8V58VYF
Japan eyes expanded warship exports with Mogami-class frigate as template
Mitsubishi Heavy's customizable design helps Tokyo pitch durability and cost effectiveness overseas
trib.al
One nice thing about being back in Australia is you can just run into a former deputy PM on a plane and have a chat.
It is amazing how Japan just doesn’t exist for some people. This article (which isn’t bad) gives the options for minesweeping Hormuz as the US Navy, the European and dolphins. No mention at all of Japan’s very large minesweeping fleet. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
How to demine the Strait of Hormuz
Clearing mines from Gulf waterway will take weeks even if US navy receives help from reluctant European allies
giftarticle.ft.com
The government will not increase taxes on gas giants in next month's budget, echoing the industry's argument that exporters are already paying tens of billions of dollars in taxes each year.
Albanese poised to kill off move to increase taxes on gas giants
The government will not increase taxes on gas giants in next month's budget, echoing the industry's argument that exporters are already paying tens of billions of dollars in taxes each year.
abc.net.au
This is a first (literally): Japan moves to block Makino machine tool takeover on security concerns asia.nikkei.com/business/com...
Japan moves to block Makino machine tool takeover on security concerns
Recommendation marks first use of stricter foreign investment rules
asia.nikkei.com
Doing しりとり and Siri came out with プラザ合意! When work and private life collide.
Toyota roars past BYD in Japan EV sales with $6,000 more in subsidies New incentives for vehicles with domestically produced batteries to expand gap trib.al/LmwRP0J
Toyota roars past BYD in Japan EV sales with $6,000 more in subsidies
New incentives for vehicles with domestically produced batteries to expand gap
trib.al
These look like very generous replacement costs.
FT Edit@ftedit.ft.com · 4mo agoThe Iran war is costing the US more than half a billion dollars a day, according to estimates, about a tenth of which is the price of destroyed equipment. As the Pentagon seeks an extra $200bn from Congress, critics are warning of American overstretch. Read the story on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/6bkJHbQ
