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Chance for IMF reform
Helen HughesJune 13, 2001The Australian Financial Review

Last week’s appointment of Anne Krueger as deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund...

Communism is dead, but there’s life yet in socialism
Vaclav KlausJune 1, 2001The Australian

Ten years ago I accepted as the title of The John Bonython Lecture I was...

Pros and Cons of a Bill of Rights
Samuel GreggMay 29, 2001The Canberra Times

As historians look back on the 20th century, some will note the assertion of rights-claims...

Talking Trash: When Standards are set by the Underclass
Charles MurrayMay 23, 2001The Sydney Morning Herald

Many elites in the United States are disavowing what is best in our culture and...

The Ascendancy of Economic Rationalism
Wolfgang KasperApril 2, 2001Show Cause

A spectre is haunting the world – the spectre of economic rationalism. All the powers...

GDP stands the test of time
Helen HughesMarch 15, 2001The Australian Financial Review

Ed Mishan, a leading English economist, writing when Simon Kuznets was complaining about the shortcomings...

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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