Jason Murphy
Jason Murphy: How incentives shape our lives
Jason Murphy is a Melbourne-based economist and journalist, and author of the book Incentivology; a deep dive into the incentives (both overt and...
Elon Musk’s broken promises are hurting Tesla. Badly
The stock price of electric car maker Tesla fell dramatically on Thursday (US time) as more investors began to question CEO Elon...
Tesla stock tumbles after ‘bored’ Elon Musk’s bizarre bid to duck analysts’ questions
Wednesday dawned bright for Elon Musk’s electric car-maker Tesla. But by dusk the shine had come off, and the stock market was...
Tesla: The brilliant company that may meet a spectacular end
US electric car-maker Tesla continually catches my eye – but not always in a good way. Its amazing claims, large volume of...
Sting in the Yellow Tail: Cheap, but not so cheerful for upmarket Aussie wines
The wine appears to use what you might call the Foster’s Lager marketing strategy – make a brand known as iconically Australian...
You’re not imagining it – concert ticket prices are getting higher
Live music is supposed to be fun, right? The image is wild and free. But concert ticket prices have risen to incredible...
Flying the friendly skies? I don’t think so
The vision of a bleeding passenger being dragged from a United Airlines flight in the US is shocking. The man – a fully...
Centrelink fiasco means the political year starts under a welfare cloud
Centrelink’s ongoing debt drama is shaping up to remain a troublesome issue as politicians return from holiday and Parliament resumes in February. The...
Aldi chooses new partner in supermarket wars
Aldi is changing gears in its ongoing plan to win the wallet of more Australians – the supermarket chain has just switched media...
Aldi has Coles and Woolies reeling. They may not recover
Coles and Woolworths supermarkets both had to report their profits, or lack thereof, to the markets this week. It’s clear both are...