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Has Australia hit its immigration speed limit?
08/10/2026 | 29 mins.
Migration helped build modern Australia. But are we now growing faster than the economy can handle?
'Sledgehammer with a nail in it': Do interest rate rises hurt the wrong people?
01/10/2026 | 29 mins.
The RBA's efforts to cool the economy will hit recent home buyers and workers hardest. Could the pain be better shared?
Australians will live longer in 2066, but in what kind of world?
24/09/2026 | 29 mins.
Despite optimistic forecasts of an economy transformed by technology, a worrying picture emerges in the latest intergenerational report.
Can we cut red tape without cutting corners?
17/09/2026 | 29 mins.
Rules are meant to protect us. But sometimes they get in the way of doing good things. Is there a better way to regulate?
One Nation wants to allow early access to super. Is it a good idea?
10/09/2026 | 29 mins.
Many younger Australians are in financial freefall - has superannuation become a parachute that opens too late?

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Formerly The Money, The Economy, Stupid is your weekly guide to the world of business, economics and finance. Every Thursday, economist Peter Martin is joined by a team of sharp young thinkers for a fresh conversation about the financial stories making headlines and how they might affect you.

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