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Working Youth: Tackling Australian Youth Unemployment
Helen HughesMay 1, 1996PM34

Youth unemployment is a major social and economic problem. The official statistics put youth unemployment...

Home Repairs: Building Stronger Families to Resist Social Decay
Barry Maley, Lucy SullivanFebruary 5, 1996PF13

A mood of discontent afflicts societies throughout the Western world. Despite their successes, some social...

A Private Education for All
Mark HarrisionFebruary 1, 1996OP56

Though everyone recognises the importance of education to the nation’s future, many lack confidence in...

Civic Capitalism – An Australian Agenda for Institutional Renewal
Nick GreinerMay 1, 1995OP54

A new political middle ground is forming around the idea that successful societies depend on...

The Political Economy of Freedom
Michael OakeshottNovember 1, 1994OP52

Michael Oakeshott’s depth, insight and lucid writing style have brought him a wide audience. While...

The Moral Sense: An Essay
James Q. WilsonAugust 1, 1994OP50

What are the sources of moral order? This is an important question when violence, dishonesty,...

Eraring extension exposes Bowen’s credibility gap on renewables
January 21, 2026AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

Those still clinging to the claim that renewable energy is cheapest will look back at...

Fear after Bondi is putting free speech on trial
Peter KurtiJanuary 14, 2026AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
Instead of rushing to add new laws to an already swollen statute book, we should...
The royal commission into the Bondi attack should probe the uncomfortable question
Peter KurtiJanuary 10, 2026CANBERRA TIMES
What should Australia have done over the past two years to prevent this moment —...
Australia’s education system is failing students despite $100bn spending
Fiona MuellerDecember 27, 2025THE AUSTRALIAN
Taxpayers know all too well that massive increases in education funding (approaching $100 billion a...
It is time for good people to act 
December 24, 2025ONLINE OPINION
What we saw that Sunday at Bondi not only highlighted the immediate and palpable threats...
Australia’s complacency and the Bondi beach shooting
Peter KurtiDecember 15, 2025WALL STREET JOURNAL
Whether Australia responds to the murders at Bondi with clarity or caution will reveal not...
TARGET30 Sydney Launch – Reducing the Burden for Future Generations
March 18, 2013
TARGET30 Launch Q&A with Simon Cowan
March 17, 2013
TARGET30 Launch with David Murray AO
March 11, 2013
TARGET30 – Reducing the Burden for Future Generations
March 7, 2013
Benjamin Herscovitch on skills in the Asian Century – CIS report
February 18, 2013
Is Tradition Worth Defending? Weighing the Value of Tradition in a Free Society
December 16, 2012
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