Peter Martin
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has channeled Scott Morrison in his plans for superannuation
Scott Morrison moved in the right direction on super. Jim Chalmers is picking up where he left off. → Read More
Rarely has good financial advice been more needed yet harder to get: heres the case for loosening standards
We need answers to our financial questions - but they're now much harder to get. → Read More
Labor is winding back reforms meant to hold super funds accountable to their members
Stephen Jones titled his announcement "Review to strengthen super," a title he might need to rework if the... → Read More
Expect the RBA to go easy on interest rate hikes from now on
By lifting its cash rate 50 basis points from 0.35 per cent to 0.85 per cent, the Reserve Bank has added about another $120 per month in payments for a $500,000 mortgage. → Read More
There's a case for only mild RBA rate hikes. Inflation might be retreating all by itself
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg speak to the media after the RBA raised the cash rate. Picture: AAP One of the stranger things about the Reserve Bank's announcement explaining why it's lifting interest rates by 0.25 percentage points is it suggests inflation will come down by itself. → Read More
This pointless tax break should have ended years ago
Josh Frydenberg's problem is that now that he has given us both the offset and stage two together, ending the offset will quite rightly be seen as a tax increase. Picture: Getty Images We are about to find out whether we'll lose a tax break worth up to $1080 a year. → Read More
Paying Australians $300 to get fully vaccinated would be value for money
The tragedy of the government's Covid vaccine rollout is that the government hasn't made it easy. → Read More
Is $200,000 a high income? Australia's typical wage is not what you'd think
Politicians would have you believe we're all on $200,000. But it's not what most hardworking Australians earn. → Read More
Home prices are climbing all right, but not for the reason you might think
People want to buy houses for reasons other than living in them - and too much of that means we're chipping away at Menzies' legacy. → Read More
The paradox of going contactless is that we're more in love with cash than ever
Most of us have been moving away from using cash for years, so why are there so many notes in circulation? → Read More
These budget numbers are shocking, and there are worse ones in store
Even if the government hadn't spent $5.9 billion on JobKeeper and other emergency measures last financial year and wasn't planning to spend a further $12.2 bi... → Read More
OECD says Australia and the globe are doing well, with risks down the track
Australian and world economic growth are good for now, but at risk without productivity-enhancing reforms says the OECD. → Read More
The appalling truth about our 'world-class' super system
Banks have been paying their employees bonuses to switch us into expensive and poorly performing products. → Read More
Chinese debt a major risk to Australia, says RBA governor Philip Lowe
Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has identified the build-up of debt and bad loans in China as one of the biggest risks facing the Australian economy. → Read More
Emboldened by passing 1 million jobs mark, Turnbull pushes for business tax cuts
The Turnbull government has broken through the key economic benchmark set by former prime minister Tony Abbott when he took office. → Read More
'Pretty ambitious': Government hits 1m jobs pledge ahead of schedule
The Turnbull government has broken through the key economic benchmark set by former prime minister Tony Abbott when he took office. → Read More
Which workers will benefit most from $140 billion income tax plan
Voters in Labor-held seats will be some of the biggest beneficiaries of the Turnbull government's income tax overhaul. → Read More
Budget 2018: Morrison budgets for good times
Rarely has a government so brazenly broken its compact with the Australian people. → Read More
Turnbull in best position to offer tax cuts in nine years
A “humongous” lift in Australia’s tax take has put the Coalition in the best position to deliver personal income tax cuts in nine years. → Read More
Tax cuts for low and middle earners as budget takings soar, says Scott Morrison
Middle to lower income Australians will be the biggest beneficiaries of the tax cuts in next month’s budget, Treasurer Scott Morrison has confirmed. → Read More