Peter Martin (economist)

Peter Martin AM (born 1958) is an Australian economist, journalist and commentator.

Career

Raised in Adelaide, Martin studied Economics at Flinders University, where he earned a BEc(Hons).^[1] Martin spent a period of time employed by the Commonwealth Treasury Department.^[2] In 2019 he was appointed a visiting fellow at the Australian National University's Crawford School of Public Policy.

TV & Radio

Martin makes regular appearances on Australian media outlets as a reporter, presenter and commentator including ABC TV show The Drum and Local ABC radio. He was the Economics Correspondent for ABC 7.30 Report, ABC Radio National programs AM and PM, and The World Today as a reporter and occasional presenter 1985–2002. From 1990 Martin was co-presenter of "Economics Report" with Phillip Lasker, Kristen Barry, Beverley O'Connor and Guy Houston.^[3] From 1993 to 2003 he contributed to the "Home Economics" segment of "Life Matters" program on Radio National with Geraldine Doogue and as co-presenter with Dr Gigi Foster for The Economists.^[4]

During 1996 he was Journalist in Residence in the Melbourne University Economics Department. From 2000 to 2001, he was the ABC's Tokyo correspondent.^[5]

Print

Martin has been both an editor and contributor in print media. In 2014 he was appointed economics correspondent and then economics editor of The Age, ultimately leaving in 2018.^[6]

He then became economics editor of the Canberra Times and Sydney Morning Herald. While still working for Fairfax Media (now Nine Entertainment Co) he became Business and Economy editor and columnist for The Conversation.^[7]

Achievements

• Distinguished Alumni of Flinders University for his contribution to popular understanding of economics (2016).
• Member of the Order of Australia (2019).^[8]

Publications

• Peter Martin, Ross Gittins, Jessica Irvine, Richard Denniss and Anita Forsyth (2006) The Australian Economy: A Student's Guide to Current Economic Conditions (2006), Warringal Publications, Fitzroy, Vic.

Personal life

Martin has four children and is married to Toni Hassan, a Walkley Award winning journalist, writer and emerging artist.

References

1. "Peter Martin". Wall Media. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
2. "Letters to the Editor: Faulty analysis of immigration stance". The Canberra Times. Vol. 64, no. 20, 009. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 23 January 1990. p. 8. Retrieved 21 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Radio National listeners get a menu for lunch". The Canberra Times. Vol. 65, no. 20, 254. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 September 1990. p. 4. Retrieved 21 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "The Economists". ABC.
5. "Peter Martin". Radio National, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
6. "Peter Martin". Sydney Morning Herald. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
7. "Peter Martin". The Conversation.
8. "Peter Martin". The Conversation. Retrieved 21 August 2019.