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Will You Still Vote for Me in the Morning? Why Politicians Aren’t Rushing to Increase Taxes
Andrew NortonJuly 16, 2004PM65

Despite repeated claims by advocates of big government that Australia is a ‘low tax country,’...

Can Papua New Guinea Come Back From the Brink?
Helen HughesJuly 14, 2004IA49

After seven months of wrangling, arrangements have finally been agreed to cover the deployment of...

Who Pays the Lion’s Share of Personal Income Tax?
Sinclair DavidsonJuly 13, 2004PM63

Davidson’s paper performs a service by exposing the absurdities of some of the claims that...

The Road to Work
Kayoko TsumoriJune 1, 2004PM64

During the final decade of the 19th century, Australia was beset by widespread industrial unrest....

Tax Reform to Make Work Pay
Peter SaundersMay 29, 2004PM62

We are paying more tax than ever before. Australia’s tax burden is higher than in...

Rendering Unto Caesar. New Challenges for Church and State
Samuel GreggMay 18, 2004OP90

In considering contemporary trends shaping church-state relations, Samuel Gregg suggests that two paradoxical developments are...

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 Kurti, Michael StutchburyJanuary 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 
Julie ClaridgeDecember 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...
Tomago smelter deal will force taxpayers to pay twice for ‘failed’ energy policy
Zoe HiltonDecember 15, 2025DAILY TELEGRAPH
Tomago aluminium smelter’s latest subsidy deal represents a desperate attempt by the federal government to...
Australia’s Hate Speech Failure | Dimitri Burshtein
Dimitri BurshteinMarch 31, 2026

The tragic events at Bondi Beach on 14 December 2025 expose a deepening crisis in...

Behind Every Great Teacher Is a Great System | David Didau, Jenny Donovan & Trisha Jha
Trisha Jha, David Didau, Jenny DonovanMarch 20, 2026

David Didau — education consultant, teacher trainer, and author of Making Kids Cleverer and Intelligent...

Housing, handouts, and the Collapse of the Australian Dream
Parnell McGuinnessMarch 19, 2026

Over the past several decades, Australian society has undergone profound economic, social, and cultural change....

“The 50% discount is unfair” and other CGT myths | Robert Carling & Michael Stutchbury
Robert Carling, Michael StutchburyMarch 11, 2026

The criticisms and characterization of the 50% capital gains tax discount over many years have...

The Case for Optimism: More People, More Ideas, More Wealth | Marian Tupy
Marian L. Tupy, Michael StutchburyMarch 6, 2026

Marian Tupy — editor of HumanProgress.org, senior fellow at the Cato Institute, and co-author of...

Old buildings and the housing crisis with Peter Tulip
Peter TulipMarch 4, 2026

Peter Tulip explains how several states have recently overhauled their planning legislation. However, the flaws...

Liberalism and the ‘Broad Church.’
Robert Forsyth, John Howard OM ACDecember 1, 2020Liberalism in Question

In a wide ranging conversation, Rob chats to former prime minister John Howard AC about...

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