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Social Capital Stories: How 12 Australian Households Live their Lives
Martin Stewart-Weeks, Andrew Norton, Mark Latham, Gary SturgessApril 5, 1999PM42

Social capital – the network of informal social connections that helps to hold communities together...

Why Small Business Is Not Hiring: Regulatory Impediments to Small Business Growth
Jason SoonFebruary 10, 1999IA6

Small business makes an important contribution to the Australian economy, accounting for 42 percent of...

Children’s rights. Where the law is heading and what it means for families
Barry MaleyJanuary 1, 1999PM43

Children’s rights have become an important topic of public policy and one of particular interest...

Reconnecting Compassion and Charity
Roger KerrJanuary 1, 1999OP67

Supporters of big government and the welfare state regularly accuse their opponents of lacking ‘compassion’....

The Road Not Taken- Hayek’s Slippery Slope to Serfdom
Neil McInnesNovember 1, 1998OP65

In 1944 Friedrich Hayek published The Road to Serfdom, a warning against the totalitarian dangers...

Freedom of Speech in the Constitution
Nicholas AroneyOctober 13, 1998PM40

In recent years, the decisions and methods of the High Court of Australia have been...

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...

Against simplistic ideology—even liberalism as a simplistic ideology
Robert Forsyth, Parnell McGuinnessJanuary 12, 2021Liberalism in Question

Parnell McGuinness is a columnist at the Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Financial Review, and is...

Yes, Classical Liberalism is under threat
Robert Forsyth, Glenn FaheyJanuary 5, 2021Liberalism in Question

Glenn Fahey is a Research Fellow in Education Policy at the CIS. Previously Glenn has...

Why liberalism needs a new social contract to be renewed
Robert Forsyth, Tim WilsonDecember 29, 2020Liberalism in Question

Rob interviews Tim Wilson, who at the time of recording was MP for Goldstein, about...

“We can’t allow our liberalism to be historically blind.”
Robert Forsyth, Stan GrantDecember 22, 2020Liberalism in Question

Stan Grant an experienced journalist, thinker and writer has thought deeply about liberalism to which...

Unashamedly upbeat about liberalism— “More Fukuyama than Fukuyama.”
Robert Forsyth, Salvatore BabonesDecember 15, 2020Liberalism in Question

In an energetic discussion of both sociology and history Salvatore Babones, Associate Professor of Sociology...

Liberalism—both a prejudice to freedom and a delicate flower.
Robert Forsyth, Ian HarperDecember 8, 2020Liberalism in Question

Rob chats with Professor Ian Harper, member of the Reserve Bank Board and dean of...

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