Greg Jericho
@grogsgamut.bsky.social
Chief Economist at @australiainstitute.org.au
Columnist on economics and politics for Guardian Australia.
Dollars & Sense podcast https://australiainstitute.org.au/news/category/podcasts/dollars-sense/
Columnist on economics and politics for Guardian Australia.
Dollars & Sense podcast https://australiainstitute.org.au/news/category/podcasts/dollars-sense/
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Is this growth...good?!
The point.com.au
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The latest Dollars & Sense pod is up. Talking about GDP, datacenters, solar panels, house prices, the shape of the economy and whether all growth is good.
thepoint.com.au/podcasts/251...
thepoint.com.au/podcasts/251...
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Make the world a safer place and block an anti-vaxxer cult before breakfast.
December 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Make the world a safer place and block an anti-vaxxer cult before breakfast.
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Simply amazing that the Supreme Court declared an end to legal race discrimination in the affirmative action case two years ago and now allows overt racism in both immigration arrests and redistricting.
Using race to help minorities? Bad. Using it to discriminate against them? Very, very good.
Using race to help minorities? Bad. Using it to discriminate against them? Very, very good.
BREAKING: Supreme Court GRANTS Texas request to restore redistricting maps
apparent 6-3 ruling with the liberals in dissent @courthousenews.bsky.social
apparent 6-3 ruling with the liberals in dissent @courthousenews.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Simply amazing that the Supreme Court declared an end to legal race discrimination in the affirmative action case two years ago and now allows overt racism in both immigration arrests and redistricting.
Using race to help minorities? Bad. Using it to discriminate against them? Very, very good.
Using race to help minorities? Bad. Using it to discriminate against them? Very, very good.
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Out of 87 assignments I am grading, I made it to #4 before finding a list of fake references with DOIs that link to papers in completely different topics. Grading will now take at least twice as long.
Thanks again tech bros.
#academicsky #yql
Thanks again tech bros.
#academicsky #yql
December 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Out of 87 assignments I am grading, I made it to #4 before finding a list of fake references with DOIs that link to papers in completely different topics. Grading will now take at least twice as long.
Thanks again tech bros.
#academicsky #yql
Thanks again tech bros.
#academicsky #yql
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The Supreme Court is a corrupt, illegitimate institution governed by six right-wing hacks who value advancing Republican political agendas and politicians over any semblance of law or process.
Democrats need a plan to address that reality.
Democrats need a plan to address that reality.
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The Supreme Court is a corrupt, illegitimate institution governed by six right-wing hacks who value advancing Republican political agendas and politicians over any semblance of law or process.
Democrats need a plan to address that reality.
Democrats need a plan to address that reality.
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As Justice Kagan begins her dissent by pointing out, what is even the point of trial, of fact-finding, of clear error, of standards of review, when the Supreme Court simply ignores every single part of that and decides everything purely on the papers without any real consideration of the facts?
December 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
As Justice Kagan begins her dissent by pointing out, what is even the point of trial, of fact-finding, of clear error, of standards of review, when the Supreme Court simply ignores every single part of that and decides everything purely on the papers without any real consideration of the facts?
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Agree with this thread. Worth reading in full.
25 years ago John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, and AC Barrett all worked on GWBush's 2000 Florida recount team. What they're doing now is, if anything, more nakedly partisan.
Fire-breathing dissent by Kagan, with Sotomayor and Jackson.
25 years ago John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, and AC Barrett all worked on GWBush's 2000 Florida recount team. What they're doing now is, if anything, more nakedly partisan.
Fire-breathing dissent by Kagan, with Sotomayor and Jackson.
They're not even trying to appear nonpartisan anymore.
December 4, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Agree with this thread. Worth reading in full.
25 years ago John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, and AC Barrett all worked on GWBush's 2000 Florida recount team. What they're doing now is, if anything, more nakedly partisan.
Fire-breathing dissent by Kagan, with Sotomayor and Jackson.
25 years ago John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, and AC Barrett all worked on GWBush's 2000 Florida recount team. What they're doing now is, if anything, more nakedly partisan.
Fire-breathing dissent by Kagan, with Sotomayor and Jackson.
This man chose the Antarctic Blue Super Sports Wagon with the C.B. and optional rally fun pack
December 5, 2025 at 12:15 AM
This man chose the Antarctic Blue Super Sports Wagon with the C.B. and optional rally fun pack
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This will not bring back 1970s station wagons, it will encourage more bloated SUVs.
These are the most malignantly stupid and galactically unqualified people on earth.
These are the most malignantly stupid and galactically unqualified people on earth.
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This will not bring back 1970s station wagons, it will encourage more bloated SUVs.
These are the most malignantly stupid and galactically unqualified people on earth.
These are the most malignantly stupid and galactically unqualified people on earth.
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Remarkable to see this finally being uttered out loud but I'm wondering why it took half a decade (including three years under the Labor gov't) for it to be even acknowledged as a problem.
The Free Market sucks at causing a rapid energy transition. Gov't policy can potentially not suck.
The Free Market sucks at causing a rapid energy transition. Gov't policy can potentially not suck.
Australia could miss clean energy target as solar and wind investment slumps, investors warn
Expert warns large pipeline of potential projects will not deliver required energy capacity unless companies make final investments
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Remarkable to see this finally being uttered out loud but I'm wondering why it took half a decade (including three years under the Labor gov't) for it to be even acknowledged as a problem.
The Free Market sucks at causing a rapid energy transition. Gov't policy can potentially not suck.
The Free Market sucks at causing a rapid energy transition. Gov't policy can potentially not suck.
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“We’re paying more for gas just so that a Japanese company can export gas to Japan, and then export gas . . . for profit." - Greg Jericho, Chief Economist, The Australia Institute
✍️ Sign our petition urging the government to fix our gas export problem: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_expo...
✍️ Sign our petition urging the government to fix our gas export problem: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_expo...
December 4, 2025 at 11:49 PM
“We’re paying more for gas just so that a Japanese company can export gas to Japan, and then export gas . . . for profit." - Greg Jericho, Chief Economist, The Australia Institute
✍️ Sign our petition urging the government to fix our gas export problem: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_expo...
✍️ Sign our petition urging the government to fix our gas export problem: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_expo...
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Aussie music is falling out of the charts & local acts are wondering if they’ll ever see your face again.
"Fewer artists capturing less streams in their own domestic market."
"That's your problem."
Ex-Spotify Chief Economist Will Page explains how to turn this around. #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/48S3jCZ
"Fewer artists capturing less streams in their own domestic market."
"That's your problem."
Ex-Spotify Chief Economist Will Page explains how to turn this around. #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/48S3jCZ
December 4, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Aussie music is falling out of the charts & local acts are wondering if they’ll ever see your face again.
"Fewer artists capturing less streams in their own domestic market."
"That's your problem."
Ex-Spotify Chief Economist Will Page explains how to turn this around. #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/48S3jCZ
"Fewer artists capturing less streams in their own domestic market."
"That's your problem."
Ex-Spotify Chief Economist Will Page explains how to turn this around. #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/48S3jCZ
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HEY FRIENDS!! Did you know that Australia - #2 in the world for data centre investment - is now formally missing its climate targets thanks in large part to the resulting surge in power demand?
It's massive news - @crikey.com.au let me NERD OUT to explain why:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/d...
It's massive news - @crikey.com.au let me NERD OUT to explain why:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/d...
December 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
HEY FRIENDS!! Did you know that Australia - #2 in the world for data centre investment - is now formally missing its climate targets thanks in large part to the resulting surge in power demand?
It's massive news - @crikey.com.au let me NERD OUT to explain why:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/d...
It's massive news - @crikey.com.au let me NERD OUT to explain why:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/d...
Just wrote an old-style GrogsGamut blog post on Senate estimates. Used to do them about Abbott, Joyce and Hockey being odd about economics. So good to have Ted O'Brien and James Patterson step into the breach
December 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Just wrote an old-style GrogsGamut blog post on Senate estimates. Used to do them about Abbott, Joyce and Hockey being odd about economics. So good to have Ted O'Brien and James Patterson step into the breach
All those thinking the private sector would find a way to solve climate change, when of course all it was ever going to do was find ways to produce even more emissions and f*ck the environment royally.
Because well... that's all it ever has done.
Because well... that's all it ever has done.
Excellent reporting by @joshtaylor.bsky.social and @petrastock.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Thirsty work: how the rise of massive datacentres strains Australia’s drinking water supply
The demand for use in cooling in Sydney alone is expected to exceed the volume of Canberra’s total drinking water within the next decade
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
All those thinking the private sector would find a way to solve climate change, when of course all it was ever going to do was find ways to produce even more emissions and f*ck the environment royally.
Because well... that's all it ever has done.
Because well... that's all it ever has done.
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Very cool that in twenty freaking twenty five I am now making a thread of clean power lobby groups actively supporting fossil fuels
Again kinda wild that there doesn't seem to be much concern about what it means for the clean energy industry to formally separate from any climate priorities!!!!!!!!!
Again kinda wild that there doesn't seem to be much concern about what it means for the clean energy industry to formally separate from any climate priorities!!!!!!!!!
December 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Very cool that in twenty freaking twenty five I am now making a thread of clean power lobby groups actively supporting fossil fuels
Again kinda wild that there doesn't seem to be much concern about what it means for the clean energy industry to formally separate from any climate priorities!!!!!!!!!
Again kinda wild that there doesn't seem to be much concern about what it means for the clean energy industry to formally separate from any climate priorities!!!!!!!!!
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“Prevention is profitable too – but its returns flow to everyone through wellbeing, productivity and growth. It doesn’t enrich a small number of powerful stakeholders.”
"We built an illness system, not a health system. And we’re paying for it" by Luke Slawomirski #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
We built an illness system, not a health system. And we’re paying for it
Australia’s health system is beginning to resemble the US. We must change course
thepoint.com.au
December 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM
“Prevention is profitable too – but its returns flow to everyone through wellbeing, productivity and growth. It doesn’t enrich a small number of powerful stakeholders.”
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court has permitted Texas to keep its newly redistricted, GOP-favorable congressional map in 2026.
Kagan, Sotomayor and Jackson dissent.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Kagan, Sotomayor and Jackson dissent.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
December 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has permitted Texas to keep its newly redistricted, GOP-favorable congressional map in 2026.
Kagan, Sotomayor and Jackson dissent.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Kagan, Sotomayor and Jackson dissent.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Always enjoy being told the private sector is a much better spender of money than governments
Meta to cut up to 30% of metaverse budget, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/48kJ1lB
Meta to cut up to 30% of metaverse budget, Bloomberg News reports
Meta is expected to make budget cuts of up to 30% for its metaverse initiative, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the discussions.
reut.rs
December 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Always enjoy being told the private sector is a much better spender of money than governments
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Sydney Water has estimated up to 250 megalitres a day will be needed to service datacentres planned by 2035, more than Canberra's entire drinking water.
Second feature with @petrastock.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Second feature with @petrastock.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Thirsty work: how the rise of massive datacentres strains Australia’s drinking water supply
The demand for use in cooling in Sydney alone is expected to exceed the volume of Canberra’s total drinking water within the next decade
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Sydney Water has estimated up to 250 megalitres a day will be needed to service datacentres planned by 2035, more than Canberra's entire drinking water.
Second feature with @petrastock.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Second feature with @petrastock.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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No right-wing tech dweebs get to complain about the land use impact of a wind farm ever again
December 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
No right-wing tech dweebs get to complain about the land use impact of a wind farm ever again
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This is something the greens party had to literally hold the government budget hostage to get, while the government passionately resisted considering the possibility of considering the possibility of a post-fossil norway
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Canada should do this. www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
Norway to examine scenarios for post-oil economy
Norway said Wednesday it will set up a commission to study potential scenarios for the country’s post-oil economy, a commitment the Greens Party secured in exchange for backing the government’s 2026 b...
www.ctvnews.ca
December 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This is something the greens party had to literally hold the government budget hostage to get, while the government passionately resisted considering the possibility of considering the possibility of a post-fossil norway
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The only time I am reminded of this being a thing is when I read articles announcing more cuts to its budget
Meta to cut up to 30% of metaverse budget, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/48kJ1lB
Meta to cut up to 30% of metaverse budget, Bloomberg News reports
Meta is expected to make budget cuts of up to 30% for its metaverse initiative, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the discussions.
reut.rs
December 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The only time I am reminded of this being a thing is when I read articles announcing more cuts to its budget
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The gas industry’s charade is over.
Australians know we have plenty of gas and excessive exports are the problem.
72% of Australians realise cutting exports is the way bring down energy bills, and just 28% think we need new gas fields.
x.com/markogge/sta...
Australians know we have plenty of gas and excessive exports are the problem.
72% of Australians realise cutting exports is the way bring down energy bills, and just 28% think we need new gas fields.
x.com/markogge/sta...
December 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The gas industry’s charade is over.
Australians know we have plenty of gas and excessive exports are the problem.
72% of Australians realise cutting exports is the way bring down energy bills, and just 28% think we need new gas fields.
x.com/markogge/sta...
Australians know we have plenty of gas and excessive exports are the problem.
72% of Australians realise cutting exports is the way bring down energy bills, and just 28% think we need new gas fields.
x.com/markogge/sta...
The latest Dollars & Sense pod is up. Talking about GDP, datacenters, solar panels, house prices, the shape of the economy and whether all growth is good.
thepoint.com.au/podcasts/251...
thepoint.com.au/podcasts/251...
Is this growth...good?!
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
December 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The latest Dollars & Sense pod is up. Talking about GDP, datacenters, solar panels, house prices, the shape of the economy and whether all growth is good.
thepoint.com.au/podcasts/251...
thepoint.com.au/podcasts/251...
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The shape of the economy matters as much as the size…investment in renewables & coal mines both lift GDP, but one improves the future & one harms it…our MPs should talk as much about the shape of economic activity as its rate of growth
Great podcast
thepoint.com.au/podcasts/251...
Great podcast
thepoint.com.au/podcasts/251...
Is this growth...good?!
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
December 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The shape of the economy matters as much as the size…investment in renewables & coal mines both lift GDP, but one improves the future & one harms it…our MPs should talk as much about the shape of economic activity as its rate of growth
Great podcast
thepoint.com.au/podcasts/251...
Great podcast
thepoint.com.au/podcasts/251...