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State Taxes: In Serious Need of Reform
June 11, 2005Policy

State tax systems are inefficient, inequitable and overly complex. Read full article

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The wrong sorts of tax cuts
Peter SaundersJune 11, 2005The Australian Financial Review

The government has responded to criticism about the high rate of tax levied on low-income...

No substance to Vinnies’ alarmism
Peter SaundersJune 11, 2005The Australian

Last week, the St Vincent de Paul Society released a report warning that Australia is...

Economic malaise in PNG is deep, and growing steadily
Helen HughesJune 6, 2005The Canberra Times

The recent ruling by the Papua New Guinea Supreme Court that the immunity essential for...

Nose cut off to spite the face
Helen HughesMay 31, 2005The Courier Mail

The withdrawal of the Australian police, following the Papua New Guinean Supreme Court ruling that...

Cast adrift beyond the mainstream
John ClearyMay 24, 2005The Australian

There is little doubt that the experiment with land councils and the Aboriginal and Torres...

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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