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Peter Martin was economics editor of The Age between 2014 and 2018. He is a former Commonwealth Treasury official and a visiting fellow at the Australian National University.

US launches new airstrike on Houthi target in Yemen

US launches new airstrike on Houthi target in Yemen

It came as the US president warned Iran to stay out of the conflict and after Houthi militants vowed to respond to US and UK strikes carried out with the support of Australia in Yemen.

  • by Jennifer Jacob and Peter Martin

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Moving to ultra-low emissions is an opportunity, not a threat

Moving to ultra-low emissions is an opportunity, not a threat

Moving to ultra-low emissions could give Australia the kind of outsized international influence we are capable of.

  • by Peter Martin
So, what is superannuation actually for?

So, what is superannuation actually for?

The answer isn't as straightforward as you might imagine.

  • by Peter Martin
How the banks went bad, and what can be done about it

How the banks went bad, and what can be done about it

Three books examine the problems with Australian banks and what the royal commission offers as solutions.

  • by Peter Martin
Right now, the Coalition has a tiny opportunity to fix superannuation

Right now, the Coalition has a tiny opportunity to fix superannuation

Weeding out the chronic underperformers, clamping down on unwanted multiple accounts and insurance policies, and letting workers choose funds from a short menu of good ones and stay in them for life would give the typical worker entering the workforce an extra A$533,000 in retirement.

  • by Peter Martin
Could the next move in interest rates be down?

Could the next move in interest rates be down?

The next move in interest rates could be down, not up, according to some of Australia's leading economists.

  • by Eryk Bagshaw & Peter Martin
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Like our forecasters, 2017-18 was good in parts

Like our forecasters, 2017-18 was good in parts

National income surged while living standards barely grew.

  • by Peter Martin
Rate rise an even-money bet as inflation gets up off the floor

Rate rise an even-money bet as inflation gets up off the floor

At last, an end to the Reserve Bank’s two-year freeze on interest rates is in sight. But not this year.

  • by Peter Martin
Never mind the tax, it's wage growth that's making us glum

Never mind the tax, it's wage growth that's making us glum

Why do politicians keep going on and on about tax when they must know it’s not our real concern?

  • by Peter Martin
Who's best on tax, Coalition or Labor? It depends on what you earn and how far out you look
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Who's best on tax, Coalition or Labor? It depends on what you earn and how far out you look

Labor is backing battlers, for now. The Coalition wants to lock in benefits for high earners.

  • by Peter Martin
Tough talk over medicine and cheese as Australia and Europe seek a $37b trade deal

Tough talk over medicine and cheese as Australia and Europe seek a $37b trade deal

Australia promises a hard line over Medicare and Europe foresees “difficult” negotiations over place names such as 'parmesan'.

  • by Peter Martin

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