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Lessons from the Ord
B.R. DavidsonJanuary 1, 1982PM2

Readers will draw their own various conclusions from these two modest but compelling essays. It...

Rent Control: Costs and Consequences
Robert AlbonSeptember 1, 1980R2

Most of the essays in Rent Control: Costs & Consequences have been written especially for...

On Buying a Job: The Regulation of a Taxicab in Canberra
Peter Swan AODecember 12, 1979PM1

Almost without exception, the licensing power is used to restrict the number of taxis to...

Wage-Price Control: Myth and Reality
Sudha R. Shenoy, Samuel Brittan, Michael R. Darby, Lee Eckermann, Malcolm Fisher, Milton Friedman, C. Jackson Grayson, Horst Mendershausen, Michael Parkin, Peter Samuel, Robert SchuettingerFebruary 1, 1978R1

The Centre for Independent Studies was set up with the object of providing a stream...

Why we need to stay concerned by debt
Robert CarlingNovember 11, 2020Spectator

Government borrowings are skyrocketing as you read this. Unfashionable though it is to worry about...

A Donald Trump defeat could be a blessing in disguise for Republicans
Simon CowanNovember 7, 2020Canberra Times

In scenes reminiscent of Turnbull’s brush with defeat in the Australian 2016 federal election, the...

Trump will tarnish own achievement if he refuses to accept defeat
November 7, 2020Sydney Morning Herald

Congratulations are due to Joe Biden. As a two-time loser in the Democratic nomination race...

The Wokery vs. profits
Monica WilkieNovember 6, 2020Ideas@theCentre

Every so often the myth that corporations adopt woke policies because it is ‘the right...

When personal becomes geopolitical
November 6, 2020Ideas@theCentre

A public hearing held over three weeks ago as part of the Senate inquiry into...

Evidence shows CDC works
Jacinta Nampijinpa PriceNovember 6, 2020Ideas@theCentre

The Cashless Debit Card (CDC) has long faced opposition from those who claim that not...

Trump capitalised on the growing divide: Tom Switzer
November 7, 2024
Donald Trump’s election victory stands as one of the most remarkable political comebacks in modern...
JBL Eberstadt
The Coming Global Depopulation
October 13, 2024
What could plunging birth rates mean for Australia?...
In Depth Q&A: Mearsheimer and Varghese disagree on US Grand Strategy, Ukraine, Russia and China.
November 7, 2023

PART 2. Following a lecture from Professor John Mearsheimer in Brisbane on Monday, 23 October....

Israel-Hamas, Ukraine-Russia and China: John Mearsheimer on why the US is in serious trouble!
October 31, 2023

PART 1. Professor John Mearsheimer addressed an audience in Brisbane on Monday, 23 October as...

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The Michaela Way
Katharine BirbalsinghOctober 27, 2022

It’s no secret that Australian schools’ performance has been in decline for many years. That’s...

On Liberty EP75 China’s risky path to riches
Salvatore Babones, Rowan CallickNovember 17, 2021On Liberty

The Chinese Communist Party is at the peak of its power, entering its second century....

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