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The Role of the Entrepreneur in the Economic System
Israel KirznerNovember 25, 1984OP10

In the Inaugural John Bonython lecture, Israel Kirzner strongly defends the entrepreneur’s role in keeping...

UNCTAD and the North-South Dialogue
October 4, 1984OP9

It is common for governments of wester industrialised nations (the ‘North; in the title) to...

Chaining Australia: Church Bureaucracies and Political Economy
Geoffrey BrennanAugust 1, 1984R6

If we lived in a perfect world, church bodies would not have gotten together to...

Occupational Regulation and the Public Interest
Robert Albon, Greg LindsayMarch 1, 1984R5

Restrictions on entry into a profession or occupation raise the incomes of practitioners by limiting...

Democracy in Crisis
Michael JensenOctober 5, 1983OP8

Is there are conflict between unlimited political democracy and a Market economy? Michael C. Jensen...

The Resource Rent Tax. A Penality of Risk Taking
John Bowers, Ray BallAugust 16, 1983PM5
Endless fiscal stimulus can’t be the new normal
Robert CarlingFebruary 18, 2021Financial Review

Governments everywhere are being urged to take advantage of near-zero interest rates, throw caution to...

Ditching academics’ fantasy a win for education
Glenn FaheyFebruary 16, 2021Sydney Morning Herald

The government’s decision to torpedo the controversial pitch for an “untimed syllabus” in schools is...

The threats to liberalism will continue to multiply
Simon CowanFebruary 13, 2021Canberra Times

There is an interesting psychological concept variously called creeping normality, in which an objectionable change...

Missed chance for civics
Fiona MuellerFebruary 12, 2021IDEAS@THECENTRE

The current review of the national Curriculum seems an almost covert operation, and neglects the...

RBA’s lack of interest
Peter TulipFebruary 12, 2021IDEAS@THECENTRE

At last Friday’s Parliamentary hearing, the RBA’s performance was disappointing. It appeared reluctant to consider...

Kiwi undiplomacy
Leonard HongFebruary 12, 2021IDEAS@THECENTRE

“In archaeology, you uncover the unknown. In diplomacy you cover the known,” former United States...

Antisemitism Is Not a Jewish Problem, It’s an Australian Problem | Frydenberg, Finlay & Sackville
Peter Kurti, Michael Stutchbury, Josh Frydenberg, Lorraine Finlay, Ronald Sackville AO KCApril 10, 2026

Michael Stutchbury, Executive Director of the Centre for Independent Studies, opens this panel discussion with...

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...

Nuclear for Australia with William Shackel
Robert ForsythJanuary 23, 2024Liberalism in Question

On this episode Rob chats with 17-year-old founder of Australia’s first youth-lead campaign for nuclear...

John Mearsheimer on the Battle Between Liberalism vs Nationalism
Robert Forsyth, John MearsheimerJanuary 16, 2024Liberalism in Question

In this episode, Rob chats with John Mearsheimer, the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor...

Alleged politicisation of the public sector.
Karla Pincott, Scott PrasserDecember 15, 2023

In this special episode, Dr Scott Prasser and Prof John McMillan debate over the politicisation...

How wasteful spending pushes up major infrastructure costs
Grahame Campbell, Karla PincottDecember 5, 2023

A large amount of taxpayers’ money, state and federal, is expended on large scale infrastructure...

Howardism, ideals and power
Robert Forsyth, Andrew BlythDecember 5, 2023Liberalism in Question

Howardism, ideals and power. Andrew Blyth was manager of the John Howard Prime Ministerial Library...

The Stealth Tax
Matthew Taylor, Karla PincottNovember 28, 2023Liberalism in Question

Bracket creep chips away at living standards, especially those of younger generations, a new Issue...

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