Peter Martin
Net-zero matters more than cost: Top economists
What matters most to Australia’s leading economists about the future of Australia’s energy system isn’t price and it isn’t reliability – it...
Top Australian economists warn of the effect of Trump’s policies
The incoming Trump administration will further harm already-weak economic growth in Australia while sparking a resurgence of inflation in the US, according...
Mass deportations to huge tariff hikes, here’s what Trump’s economic program would do the US and Australia
It’s time to take Donald Trump seriously. Betting markets say it’s as likely as not he will be elected United States president...
More than 430,000 Australians could have owned their own home today – if not for seven prime ministers’ inaction
Thirteen years ago at the tax summit called to discuss the Henry Tax Review, David Koch stopped discussion of negative gearing dead...
‘Doing nothing is not an option’: Top economists back planning reform and public housing as fixes for Australia’s housing crisis
Top economists are unanimous in believing Australia’s housing market is in crisis. Offered a choice of 14 measures identified by the Economic...
Why are child carers still paid less than retail workers? And how can we help fix it?
So certain is the Australian government that childcare workers are being poorly paid that it is handing them an extra 15 per...
Cheaper mortgages, tamed inflation and even higher home prices: How 29 forecasters see Australia’s economic recovery
Australia’s top economic forecasters expect the Reserve Bank to start cutting interest rates by March next year, taking 0.35 points off its...
Scrap the West Australian GST deal set to cost $40 billion – leading economists
Australia’s top economists overwhelmingly want Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to scrap a special deal with Western Australia that’s set to deliver it...
Mortgage and inflation pain to ease, but only slowly: How 31 top economists see 2024
A panel of 31 leading economists assembled by The Conversation sees no cut in interest rates before the middle of this year,...
We could make most Australians richer and still save billions – it’s not too late to fix the stage 3 tax cuts
The Albanese government is about to have to make a really important decision. It’s going to have to decide what’s more important...