Jason Murphy

One big fight in this budget is going to be whether the government’s policies to reduce inflation are legitimate. Jason Murphy explains why the measures could work.

Wages may not be rising to meet inflation, but figures from the RBA remind us that wages don't tell the whole story.

Japanese car brand Toyota has tumbled from controlling 21.7% of the Australian car market in 2022 to 17.2% in 2023.

The question of landlord profits is one we need to understand. The ATO puts out the statistics each year that let us answer the question. The answer is: yes — for some!

Author Jason Murphy explains why queueing to buy things, including Taylor Swift's concert tickets, is a huge waste of everyone's time.

The price of the cheapest new RAM is $91,000, and they go up to $180,000, but they are proving very popular.

Data shows the end of inflation will be slower and more fitful than hoped, and the price of fighting it will be higher.

The government expects to collect an astonishing $42 billion more than it expected to this financial year and will deliver a surplus.

Unemployment has barely budged even as the central bankers do all they can to cool the economy.

The RBA has been relying on house prices falling to help reduce consumption and lower inflation. The bank has left itself the option to lift interest rates next time it meets, in early May.

In January, unemployment lifted from 3.5% to 3.7%, and there’s a decent chance it’ll never drop that low again in our lifetimes.

Amid a storm of outrage over companies profiteering throughout Australia’s inflation crisis, JB Hi-Fi released its earnings results yesterday. In the last six months of 2022, the big electronics retailer did very nicely indeed.