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State of the Nation: Indicators of a Changing Australia 1999
Lucy Sullivan, Jennifer Buckingham OAM, Barry Maley, Helen HughesAugust 2, 1999SP02

The expanded and revised edition of State of the Nation: Indicators of a Changing Australia...

Principles for a Free Society
Richard EpsteinAugust 2, 1999OP69

The need for a principled reconciliation between the prerogatives of individual liberty and social order...

Religion and Liberty: Western Experiences, Asian Possibilities
Samuel GreggAugust 1, 1999OP68

The once fashionable notion that ‘God is dead’ is certainly belief by the facts of...

Catholicism and the Architecture of Freedom
George PellAugust 1, 1999OP70

The nature of freedom is a question that has puzzled western societies from their very...

Taxi! Reinvigorating Competition in the Taxi Market
Jason SoonMay 5, 1999IA7

Taxis work well during off-peak periods on weekdays when it is not raining. In peak...

In Praise of the Free Economy: Essays
Michael NovakMay 3, 1999R10

  (excerpt) A deep longing is visible in this land to build a free society...

This Millennial moved to regional Australia to own a home
Trisha JhaMarch 2, 2026AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

A brief glance at the past fortnight’s headlines is revealing. High-speed rail is connecting Sydney...

We’ve spent the money, now what about the results?
Blaise JosephFebruary 23, 2026CANBERRA TIMES
We have a great window of opportunity now to finally follow through on education reforms...
Education has become a system designed to issue credentials rather than create knowledge
Steven SchwartzFebruary 10, 2026THE AUSTRALIAN
When a society forgets the difference between learning and performance, between a mind and a...
The RBA had no choice but to tighten the screws
Robert Carling, Michael StutchburyFebruary 6, 2026THE CANBERRA TIMES
The government has been rightly blamed for fuelling the inflation flames with too rapid growth...
The only things going up now are the prices
Robert CarlingFebruary 3, 2026DAILY TELEGRAPH
The decisions that made higher rates unavoidable were taken in Canberra. If inflation is the...
Economic exceptionalism is dead – and rate cuts died with it
Michael StutchburyJanuary 31, 2026AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
Jim Chalmers doesn’t have a central bank governor to blame for his forward misguidance or...
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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