The truth about the budget will be ugly, but it's what we need
Peter Martin Expect the unvarnished truth on Tuesday, because there's little point in lying.
Wee problem with credibility of studies
Peter Martin Perhaps the creepiest science experiment ever conducted took place in a lavatory.
Retirement living standards aren't so bad. You don't need much super
Peter Martin Retirees’ cost of living is not as outrageously high as the industry would have us believe.
Scott Morrison will no longer be able to claim there's no revenue problem
Peter Martin Left unchecked, extraordinarily generous concessions on superannuation will land our tax system in danger.
Just a nudge. Why Malcolm Turnbull is embracing behavioural economics
Peter Martin How just a little nudge in the right direction can work wonders.
Tax white paper will target superannuation, not the GST
Peter Martin Forget the GST – it's tackling the burgeoning problem of superannuation that will show whether the Treasurer is serious about fixing tax.
Immigration: opening our borders would make us richer
Peter Martin Immigration makes us all better off by allowing people to reach their full potential.
Think big, Scott Morrison. There's more to tax than income tax
Peter Martin Scott Morrison left economists bemused with his comments on income tax.
Why action on superannuation is essential to the success of tax reform
Peter Martin GST and income tax proposals tinker around the edges of the real problems.
Turnbull should split the budget in two
Peter Martin It’s time the PM treated us like adults and pulled us out of this self-imposed bind.
Harnessing the power of women. What Martin Parkinson can offer Malcolm Turnbull
Peter Martin If Turnbull wants to really unleash Australia's potential, he should hire Martin Parkinson.
Mortgage rates: Why the big four think they'll get away with it
Peter Martin Consumers are their own worst enemies when it comes to the banking sector.
The house price bubble is deflating, and we should be grateful
Peter Martin The proportion of lending to investors is still ridiculously high but it's slowing.
Deadline stressed? You've brought it on yourself
Peter Martin You probably shouldn't really be reading this. You've probably got too much to do.
Trans-Pacific Partnership: we're selling economic sovereignty for little return
Peter Martin Part of the cost of free trade deals is standardisation – in this case it means adopting US practices.
Scott Morrison off to a jittery start as Treasurer
Peter Martin The Treasurer must accept we have a revenue problem as well as a spending problem.
Competition legislation: it’s a jungle out there
Peter Martin Under Abbott changes have been stuck in political limbo but business interests big and small are agitating for a decision.
Hockey's dangerous legacy: We're neither lifters nor leaners
Peter Martin It was a dangerous Joe Hockey factoid - that the nation was divided into leaners and lifters.
How many jobs? The China-Australia Free Trade Agreement will create hardly any
Peter Martin The free trade deal is now about jobs, except the government has got the number all wrong.
China-Australia Free Trade Agreement: the collision course that's a distraction
Peter Martin We rejected China's request to buy Australian land, but what did we offer them in the free trade agreement instead?
