Jason Murphy
@jasemurphy.bsky.social
Author of one(1) book. Journalist. Economist. #rstats #mecfs #ausecon. May be found walking his dog in Melbourne, Australia.
Among people aged 65-69, there are an estimated 16,000 taxpayers with student loan debt, and 26,000 among those aged 60-64. www.crikey.com.au/2026/08/03/h...
A new generation of people are retiring with HECS/HELP debt. Expect more to join them
More and more people are beginning to retire while still owing repayments on their student loans. With higher course fees and bloated interest rate repayments, things will only get worse.
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There's surprisingly little out there about new Victorian Labor leader Ben Carroll. He has either done a lot of work in private or done not much work. Most of the recent bios are based on his inaugural speech to Parliament, years ago.
Buzz buzz! Australian government just tested its new alarm tone. Annoyingness confirmed.
Want some really good news? In the last little while, the quality of medical research worldwide has absolutely shot up. For one reason... 🐉 1/4
Lot of people about to find out their paintings market value = frame value.
Ben Eltham@beneltham.bsky.social · 2mo agoCPA Australia is complaining that the capital gains tax reforms will force ordinary Australians to value their Pokemon cards. I promise I'm not making this up
time for a victory lap on my fuel crisis skepticism. price blip, then back down. tax cut to help smooth the bump. We managed it perfectly.
Jason Murphy @jasemurphy.bsky.social · 4mo agoFrom what I can see, some people genuinely believe fuel will not be available in April. My understanding is if we continue to lose 10% of scheduled shipments, our reserve will run out in 300 days, at which point we'd have to use 90% of our normal fuel levels.
Amazing research by an Aussie scientist now at Stanford. She scans people using positron emission tomography. People with #mecfs light up like a 🎄. In the muscles (which, maybe you could argue they're more sedentary) but also in the bones. 1/3
One of my beloved clients has exhausted their freelancing budget for the next few months and so I have capacity. If you need words and numbers (and ChatGPT isn't good enough for your readers) please get in touch. I bring ... a point of difference: www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/12/f...
E-bikes and strawberries: The weirdest things we spotted in the budget
Wine glass tariffs. Margarine too.
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Was a little sceptical of the new Deadloch set in Darwin. In small patches it's too broad, too much like Russel Coight. In other spots it has too many bloody characters, like a Dostoevsky. But overall? A winner. 8/10. Recommend!🐊🐊
The IEA says there will be a vast surplus of oil next year www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-...
IEA cuts 2026 demand forecast, sees huge 2027 surplus | Latest Market News
The IEA has again cut its forecast for demand in 2026, saying deep cuts to consumption have spread beyond the sectors and regions that were initially the most heavily affected by the US-Iran war. Its ...
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Not too late to pop the tv on and catch the end! It is going off in LA
Jason Murphy @jasemurphy.bsky.social · 2mo ago#irnnzl Iran vs New Zealand is exciting #worldcup soccer. No ticky-tacky possession for possession's sake, just relentless action. Seems well-balanced at 1-1; I guarantee more goals are coming but I don't know at which end!
Not all super heroes wear Cape Verde shirts. But today? Yes. #worldcup #fifaworldcup
Perisher 10 days ago ❄️ Perisher now 🟫 Skiing is a bad investment.📉
Want some really good news? In the last little while, the quality of medical research worldwide has absolutely shot up. For one reason... 🐉 1/4
Woolworths was closed unexpectedly early. Inside an alarm was flashing and when I peered through the window into the darkened shop, the staff appeared drunk with excitement and joy. And then on my way home I saw a fox 🦊. I call that a pretty good Thursday night these days.
there were already many reasons to do this but Elon Musk actively encouraging racist violence in Belfast should be the final straw for every UK government institution to stop doing business - including being on X - with him in any way, and for him to be barred from entry to the country.
Bit of a crisis for my mates at Latrobe who are tonight emailing about cancelling the #longcovid cohort in this study because they did not get enough volunteers to be studied. It may be too late to save it but if you contact the email below... Maybe.
Jason Murphy @jasemurphy.bsky.social · 4mo agoI want to give a big shout out to researchers at @latrobe.edu.au who are working hard on #longcovid. But they still need a few more people for this study!! Please, please, get in touch using the details on this flyer.
thomasthethinkengine.com/2021/04/05/o... what I wrote on collective memory in the early days of the pandemic may be my best work ever.
Oblivion: How Society Forgets
I’m cross. All around me I see people learning the wrong lessons. If we waste 2020, if we fail to draw the correct lessons from it, that will be a worse disaster than the pandemic itself. The…
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Grok has approximately 0% market share and falling. Would love to hear someone on CNBC or Bloomberg discuss this fact in the context of this tidal wave of absolute bullshit.
SE Gyges@segyges.bsky.social · 2mo agoaccording to the spacex filings, their valuation is justified entirely by grok, which will be 90% of enterprise ai, and ai will be 90% of the us economy
Wednesday is office day and you can feel it on the streets. School drop off is way earlier and the cafes are deserted at 10am. If I had a suburban cafe I'd take Wednesday off not Monday these days!
Five days ago I asked ChatGPT if 9.11 was bigger than 9.8. it affirmed it was. 💩 Today I read that AI has solved one of the famous Erdos problems.😲 The lesson will make curmudgeons squirm: don't judge the potential of AI by the consumer-grade service on your browser.🤖
Was a little sceptical of the new Deadloch set in Darwin. In small patches it's too broad, too much like Russel Coight. In other spots it has too many bloody characters, like a Dostoevsky. But overall? A winner. 8/10. Recommend!🐊🐊
People think bad things happening mean people are deliberately pursuing evil. They were watching Batman cartoons when they should have been reading Hobbes and Locke
Brian Phillips@brianphillips.lol · 2mo agoHere's the serious bit for anyone who'd rather skip the 4000 words of jokes
I was budget advisor to Nauru in the pre Adeang era and let me tell you $400m was a lot more than we had!
Senator David Shoebridge@davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe Albanese Government sent nearly $400 million in public funds to a 'Trust' in Nauru. This was part of the deal to forcibly remove people to Nauru. Do you want to know who is in charge of the Trust in Nauru? Hint: The President of Nauru is David Adeang...
The Albanese Government sent nearly $400 million in public funds to a 'Trust' in Nauru. This was part of the deal to forcibly remove people to Nauru. Do you want to know who is in charge of the Trust in Nauru? Hint: The President of Nauru is David Adeang...
In the future we will all be rolling in an entourage. (Most of us will be the staff). This is my take on the effect of AI on jobs. Human-made goods and services will be a signal.
