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State of the Nation New Zealand 2003
Jennifer Buckingham OAMApril 5, 2003SP05

The report, State of the Nation New Zealand, traces and analyses the profound social and...

Student Debt: A HECS on Fertility?
Andrew NortonApril 2, 2003IA32

Opponents of university fees are tapping into concern about declining fertility levels by arguing that...

Reflections on Class Size and Teacher Quality
Jennifer Buckingham OAMMarch 21, 2003IA29a

Teachers all over the world have long called for lower class sizes, and New Zealand...

The Thinning Blue Line
Nicole BillanteMarch 19, 2003IA31

The likelihood that a criminal will be caught after committing an offence is an important...

A Self-Reliant Australia. Welfare Policy for the 21st century
Peter SaundersMarch 16, 2003OP86

In this paper Peter Saunders suggests that the time has come to turn back the...

Papua New Guinea on the Brink
Sue WindybankMarch 12, 2003IA30

Papua New Guinea (PNG) shows every sign of following its Melanesian neighbour, the Solomon Islands,...

Housing negative gearing tax
The $5b move that could smash house prices
Peter TulipApril 15, 2025AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
The housing policy promises from the major parties both offer assistance for housing supply, but...
The only thing America liberated itself from was prosperity
Simon CowanApril 5, 2025CANBERRA TIMES
For a policy that is being promoted as good for US businesses, it sure seems...
Old pastime of redistribution, regulation, reckless spending returns
Tom SwitzerMarch 31, 2025AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
If you’re wondering why this election campaign does not have a clear frontrunner, the lack...
The tax cut that will only buy you a coffee
Robert CarlingMarch 27, 2025AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
The Labor government appears to have chosen a cut confined to the lowest rate so...
Labor’s education report card is one step forward, two steps back
Trisha JhaMarch 25, 2025AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
Efforts to put strict conditions on additional school funding to the states to improve outcomes...
Here’s why forcing workers back to the office won’t have the desired effect
Simon CowanMarch 22, 2025CANBERRA TIMES

Working from home is sneakily becoming one of the biggest emerging fault-lines in our society....

Reflecting Back: John Howard and Alexander Downer on Power, Alliances and Australia
John Howard OM AC, Tony Parkinson, Alexander Downer, Michael StutchburyFebruary 5, 2026
Drawing on their experience during the Howard government, Alexander Downer and former Prime Minister John...
A Case for Helpful Government Intervention | Emma Dawson
Emma Dawson, Robert ForsythFebruary 3, 2026

In this thought-provoking episode of Liberalism in Question, we welcome Emma Dawson, Executive Director of...

Indigenous Expectations are Skewed | Senator Kerrynne Liddle
Kerrynne Liddle, Robert ForsythJanuary 26, 2026

Join us on Liberalism in Question as Senator Kerrynne Liddle shares her insights on why...

Progressive Intolerance. The contemporary antisemitism landscape in Australia
Peter KurtiJanuary 23, 2026

The question this report poses is whether Australia’s progressive institutions are capable of the honest...

“People are just sick of it” | Alexander Downer
Robert Forsyth, Alexander DownerJanuary 19, 2026

In this episode of Liberalism in Question, former Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer joins us...

A Short History of Liberalism in the Middle East | Joshua Landis
Robert ForsythJanuary 14, 2026

In this episode of Liberalism in Question, we dive deep into the complex and often...

How loss of cheap energy pressures wage system | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburyNovember 27, 2025

You can listen to The Stutchbury Sessions on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM or listen...

Dark Forces at Work? Sir Frank Lowy on the Return of Antisemitism | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburyOctober 10, 2025Liberalism in Question

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Iron, Ideas, and Abundance: Supply Side Mistakes and Lessons | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburySeptember 26, 2025

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Why Australians Vote for Big Government | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburySeptember 19, 2025

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Our Prosperity is Slipping Away | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburySeptember 16, 2025

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Protests, Polarisation and Immigration | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburySeptember 15, 2025

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