In the beginning of 2026, Zara Larsson’s 2016 hit ‘Lush Life’ re-entered the music charts and Tiktok searches for 2016 surged by 452% (Souza 2026). A 2016 revival was happening and although the supposed bringback of the Snapchat dog filter might have been ironic, the nostalgia associated with a seemingly simpler time was not.
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Why Australia’s energy-shock inflation debate is only the surface of a deeper monetary policy challenge across the Pacific.
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