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Thu, 22/01/2026 - 20:00
Edward Egan Headlines warn of a looming ‘jobpocalypse’, but the reality is more complex. Rather than simply causing a wave of job losses, the economic literature suggests generative AI could influence the labour market through several – potentially offsetting – channels: productivity gains, job displacement, new job creation, and compositional shifts. The balance between these … Continue reading Generative AI: degenerative for jobs?
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Thu, 22/01/2026 - 14:28

Over 400 people gathered at Sydney Town Hall on Friday 16 January to rally against Chris Minns’ anti-protest laws and genocidal Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s planned visit to Australia. It was the first Palestine solidarity protest since NSW Premier Chris Minns introduced his draconian restrictions on protest on Christmas eve and was co-hosted by Stop […]

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Thu, 22/01/2026 - 13:15
Today (January 22, 2026), the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the latest labour force data – Labour Force, Australia – for December 2025 – which showed a relatively strong increase in employment and the rising participation rate – both good signs. Taken together the demand-side of the labour market outstripped the growth in the…
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Thu, 22/01/2026 - 05:05

This market will resolve to “Yes” if the world ends before December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No.”

Note that personal tragedy will not cause this market to resolve to “Yes,” no matter how disruptive it is to your daily life or sense of well-being. A breakup won’t qualify. Neither will the death of a beloved parent.

And don’t even start about losing your job. We’re all struggling, employed or not. I mean, look at me. I have a job, but I’m helping people throw their money into the void over the stupidest stuff. Want to blow a month’s rent because you’re sure Taylor Swift will drop another surprise album in this calendar year? You can if you want to.

I’m basically helping some guy run a farm for gambling addicts who want to bet on the specific way things will burn down. Well, unless you want to bet on the number of tweets Elon Musk will excrete in a fourteen-day period. Is that a more noble form of betting? Better question: Do you want my job? If that question resolves to yes for you, send me a note.