Minimal evidence against the minimum wage
There's nothing more Australian than the minimum wage.
Now on the eve of Australia Day it's up for grabs.
Articles from Peter Martin
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Highly taxed? ACOSS says middle income Australians pay 11 cents in the dollar
Australians pay far less tax than they believe, a new report finds, and certainly far less tax than the Treasurer thinks they do.
Low bond rates. Abbott prepares to pass up the deal of the century
Who'd say no the deal of a lifetime? Tony Abbott would, and it's our tragedy.
We're living longer. Get over it
Here's the good news: We're living longer. Here's the bad news: There isn't any.
Vacancies. The jobs market springs cautiously back to life
The jobs market is reawakening.The latest Bureau of Statistics figures show that even though Australia's unemployment rate remains at its highest for twelve years, the number of vacancies on offer is steadily climbing.
Kissed by a rainbow. The good news on oil prices we didn't see coming
How'd we get so lucky? The price of oil halved in a matter of months and hardly any of us saw it coming.
Climate change. Why some of us won't believe that it's getting hotter
What is it about the temperature that some of us find so hard to accept?
Geoblocks. How Netflix, Apple et al take us for a ride
How's this for rewarding loyalty?
Ridiculous, but they work. Why we continue to make New year's resolutions
New Year's resolutions are ridiculous.
Advice for Hockey: Slug super and fix the budget in one hit
Sooner or later Joe Hockey is going to do what's needed. He is running out of other options.