Articles from Peter Martin

Better than the Olympics. The economic benefits of same sex marriage

How on earth could same-sex marriage deliver 10 years' worth of economic benefits? And why on earth do 18 of Australia's leading economists expect it to?

The experts were surveyed this week by the Economic Society of Australia. Thirty answered this question: "Will changing the law to allow same-sex couples to marry generate net economic benefits for the nation as a whole over the next 10 years?"

Eighteen thought it would. Only seven thought it would not.

Now they can afford a tax cut?

So now they can afford a tax cut?

Worst since 2008: Bill shock shuts wallets

Bill shock – or the fear of it – shut wallets across the country in the three months to September as alarm about rising energy prices drove people away from shops, healthcare, hotels and cafes.

Fast-growing job-generating companies harder to find

Just 9 per cent of Australian firms generate half of all net new jobs, fifteen per cent generate two thirds of net new sales.

Until now it's been hard to identify those highly-valuable so-called high-growth firms and find out what makes them special.

Sydney accounts for half Australia's growth

Sydney has become Australia's economic powerhouse, accounting for almost half of Australia's economic growth.

The extraordinary figure of 41.2 per cent is the highest since Victoria led the nation into recession in the early 1990s.

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