Jessica Irvine

Senior writer, numbers nerd and policy wonk at The Sydney Morning Herald. I hang out more on Insta using the handle moneywithjess

[Jessica Irvine @Jess_Irvine]

Hello! Amid rising petrol prices, interest rates (soon) and grocery bills, I've written a new book which you can pre-order TODAY called 'Money with Jess: Your Ultimate Guide to Household Budgeting'. It has 300+ money saving hacks. I hope it helps. https://t.co/P1ezuJ036R

[Jessica Irvine @Jess_Irvine]

That was fun! Great panel and quote from Saul Eslake on whether investor tax concessions help people ‘get ahead’: “We need to ask, when people get tax concessions to ‘get ahead’, who are they getting ahead of? Increasingly it will be their own children.” #EverybodysHome #AHC2018 https://t.co/R5FJknHeBP

[National Shelter @NationalShelter]

#AHC2018 Greta panel on housing as economic infrastructure @CHIA_News @SGSEcoandPlan @Jess_Irvine @GrattanInst @SaulEslake

[Jessica Irvine @Jess_Irvine]

Sydney’s George Street light rail worksite doing a good job of resembling the Battle of the Somme this morning... #youcanstopprogress

[Jessica Irvine @Jess_Irvine]

@CarlCleveland @damitev @mektronik Just random cross checks.

[Jessica Irvine @Jess_Irvine]

I spent lockup making this awesome table for you all, showing how much you’ll save on tax over 7 years, if ScoMo has his way. (PS.we’re at dinner now, hence wine glass reflection...) #Budget2018 #knockingoff #survivedanotherlockup #letsdoitagainnextyear

[Jessica Irvine @Jess_Irvine]

Guys, I paid $3.60 for a cup of tea in lockup #urngate #Budget2018

[Jessica Irvine @Jess_Irvine]

Made it, just in the nick of time... #budget2018

[Jessica Irvine @Jess_Irvine]

Ross tells me this is his 45th budget and 43rd budget lockup. He covered his first from outside the lockup, and then of course there was last year... #Budget2018 https://t.co/CZ5LIIJYZZ

[Warren Hogan @_warrenhogan]

@Jess_Irvine @1RossGittins Smile Ross. It’s Budget time. How many is it now?

[Jessica Irvine @Jess_Irvine]

Aaaaaaand we’re off! Fairfax budget bus 2018 has hit the road. Canberra here we come.... #budget2018 @1RossGittins

[Jessica Irvine @Jess_Irvine]

Just to clarify my thoughts on #urngate ...Treasury would have incurred an upfront capital cost in purchasing the urns. The marginal cost of water is zero. So why not put em out? I fear severe infrastructure bottlenecks re coffee cart. Stay tuned #Budget2018 #newsthatmatters

[Jessica Irvine @Jess_Irvine]

Hi Treasury! Is it possible to clarify the arrangements for me to make a mid-arvo cup of tea? I can BYO tea bag, if necessary, but will hot water be available? Best wishes and thanking you in advance. #askingtheimportantquestions #Budget2018 #urngate https://t.co/LuZk4pfhpj

[Australian Treasury @Treasury_AU]

@Jess_Irvine Thanks for helping us spread the word about the new catering arrangements @Jess_Irvine! Remember your credit card #onesleeptogo #taxpayerdollars #urngate #coffeegate #wouldyouprefertheinstant #Budget2018

[Jessica Irvine @Jess_Irvine]

Yes. THIS. https://t.co/L4JDiKmeKi

[Roud#7734 @Roud7734]

@Jess_Irvine @JamieTravers I would have thought the last thing the Govt wants is under-caffeinated, low sugar, hungry journos reporting on the Budget!

[Jessica Irvine @Jess_Irvine]

@David_Speers Not the Monte Carlos! Please Lord, don’t let them take the Monte Carlos!! Status of Monte Carlos unconfirmed at this stage...

[Jessica Irvine @Jess_Irvine]

For those of you following the great Coffeegate scandal of Budget lockup 2018, here is the offending paragraph from Treasury... Get set to be slugged $3.25 for water. Fancy pants people (aka AFR staff) can pay 55c more for carbonated bubbles... #Budget2018 #costoflockup #urngate

[Jessica Irvine @Jess_Irvine]

Wow. Just read the attendee instructions for budget lockup...Treasury has quietly axed the free tea and coffee urns and will be charging $4 per coffee and $3.80 per muffin. I’ll need that tax cut, after all... #budget2018 #costofliving #costoflockup #userpays #highwayrobbery

[Jessica Irvine @Jess_Irvine]

Spotted just now in the Sydney CBD...two people labouring to dismantle the Commonwealth Bank brand...Kenneth Hayne and Rowena Orr, perhaps? #bankingroyalcommission #BanksRC

[Jessica Irvine @Jess_Irvine]

BANKING BAD: How did things turn so sour in Australia’s once boring banking sector? And how can we fix things? My weekend News Review cover explains the history behind last week’s sensational banking Royal Commission hearings https://t.co/OaCZfivjIt #banksRC @smh @theage

[Jessica Irvine @Jess_Irvine]

@sspencer_63 😂😂😂😊

[Jessica Irvine @Jess_Irvine]

@StephenLongAus you looked distinctly unimpressed by Keating’s rejection of the idea that super could be taxed at a discount to marginal rates! Very amusing 😂 #FourCorners #super #notsosuper

[Jessica Irvine @Jess_Irvine]

I would like a royal commission into the #mafs Dean and Tracey text message scandal. Get Rowena Orr onto this...