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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

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Peter Martin has reported economics for ABC AM, PM and Radio National Breakfast and served as economics editor of The Canberra Times, The Age and The Conversation. He hosts ABC's The Economy, Stupid.
For mine one of the best economic journalists in the country - Bernard Keane

The best economics correspondent - Ross Gittins

At least he is consistent, consistently wrong - Jamie Briggs

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