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Papua New Guinea’s Choice: A Tale of Two Nations

Helen HughesMay 31, 2005IA58

Even these small beginnings invited a vigorous opposition. For police supplementing their pay by consorting...

Lessons from the Tiwi Islands: The Need for Radical Improvement in Remote Aboriginal Communities

John ClearyMay 24, 2005IA55

Radical change and new directions are needed if policies and delivery of services to remote...

The $85 Billion Tax/Welfare Churn

Peter SaundersApril 7, 2005IA57

This is the first of three papers in the series ‘Restoring Self-Reliance in Welfare’ analysing...

Universities in a State: The Federal Case Against Commonwealth Control of Universities

Andrew NortonMarch 24, 2005IA56

At the current time, though most university government funding comes from the federal government, for...

A New Deal for Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders in Remote Communities

Helen Hughes, Jenness WarinMarch 1, 2005IA54

Since the 1970s Australia has been conducting a socialist experiment in remote communities with the...

Liberty and Liberalism

Bruce SmithJanuary 1, 2005CC1

The following pages have been written for the purpose of tracing the gradual but sure...

It’s time for a return to duty, not rights

Samuel GreggAugust 30, 2000The Australian Financial Review

"The moral foundation of political economy is not the satisfaction of appetite, but the fulfillment...

Stop Subsidising a Failure

August 9, 2000The Australian Financial Review

John Quiggin is a well- known microeconomic reform sceptic, and in these pages last week...

A degree of uncertainty

July 19, 2000The Courier Mail

We often hear about a crisis in our universities, but the crisis is older and...

Why Learning is a Hard Haul Without a Dad

Alison RichJuly 15, 2000The Age

Research over the last few years has shown that, on average, children from sole parent...

Global Warming Raises Political Temperature

Barry MaleyJuly 5, 2000The Courier Mail

The National Party convention at Tweed Heads a few weeks ago made clear its opposition...

Picking Winners

Wolfgang KasperJuly 3, 2000The Evening Post

In a recent article in The Evening Post (19/6/00), Michael Wilson advocated the selective promotion...

Do human rights exist? | Helen Dale

Emilie Dye, Helen DaleFebruary 19, 2025

In this episode of Liberalism in Question, guest host Emilie Dye welcomes Helen Dale, senior...

Stronger Maths Starts With Early Screening

Kelly Norris, Randall EvansFebruary 7, 2025

In Australia, a significant number of students struggle with mathematics, with many falling behind early...

Navigating the Ethics of Colonial History with Nigel Biggar

Peter Kurti, Robert Forsyth, Randall EvansFebruary 4, 2025

This philosophical exploration delves into the ethical complexities of warfare, euthanasia, and colonialism. It examines...

What is the Science of Learning? | Trisha Jha

Trisha Jha, Randall EvansJanuary 23, 2025

If we want to children to learn, we have to teach them in a way...

Trump, TikTok, and the new face of global power | Senator James Paterson & Emilie Dye

Emilie Dye, James Paterson, Randall EvansJanuary 21, 2025

Emilie Dye sits down with Senator James Paterson, Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and Cybersecurity,...

Trump, Trade Wars, and Foreign Policy: Niall Ferguson’s Bold Insights and Predictions

Tom Switzer, Niall Ferguson, Randall EvansJanuary 15, 2025

Tom Switzer sits down with renowned public intellectual Niall Ferguson for an in-depth conversation. Together,...