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A royal commission into coronavirus? Be careful what you wish for
Scott PrasserSeptember 30, 2021Spectator

Some former politicians and commentators are suggesting there be an ‘independent’ review in the form...

OECD’s tax reform proposal for Australia is hard to disagree with
Robert CarlingSeptember 26, 2021Canberra Times

Calls for tax reform are always grist for the headline writers’ mill, especially when they...

Support for ditching French subs deal is heartening
Simon CowanSeptember 25, 2021Canberra Times

As the fallout from the AUSUK announcement continues to settle, the Prime Minister must be...

AUKUS Is Good For Australia
Simon CowanSeptember 24, 2021The American Conservative

The decision by the U.S., the U.K., and Australia to establish the AUKUS security alliance...

Winds of global change hold risks for Xi’s ambitions
Rowan CallickSeptember 24, 2021The Australian

The AUKUS announcement, followed within hours by China’s applica­tion to join the Compre­hensive and Progressive...

AUKUS alliance: Greatest threat to Beijing is Xi Jinping
Rowan CallickSeptember 17, 2021The Australian

The formation of AUKUS underlines that the People’s Republic of China remains, as leading Chinese...

Racial politics in modern America
Jeremy SammutAugust 1, 2019

As our 2019 Helen Hughes lecturer, Michael Ondaatje surveys the increasingly tribal political landscape of...

Corporate Virtue Signalling
Jeremy Sammut, Maurice NewmanJune 20, 2019

Dr Jeremy Sammut and Maurice Newman – former chairman of the Australian Stock Exchange and...

The banking sector after Hayne
Simon CowanJune 19, 2019

How do policymakers and regulators balance restoring trust in our financial system with maintaining the...

Post-election challenges for the centre-right
Sir Bill English KNZMMay 24, 2019

For sound analysis of the state of conservative politics, please join Sir Bill English (former...

Forty years after Thatcher’s election
May 6, 2019

With Britain’s ruling Conservative Party in disarray, and against the backdrop of a chaotic British...

Britain after Brexit
Alexander DownerMay 1, 2019

Pundits all too often call political fiascos “circuses.” But rarely does a political class oblige...

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