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Liberty, Equality and Unhappiness
Lauchlan ChipmanSeptember 26, 1978OP1

The first in the series of Occasional Papers. Professor Chipman uses in experience in the...

Wage-Price Control: Myth and Reality
Sudha R. Shenoy, Samuel Brittan, Michael R. Darby, Lee Eckermann, Malcolm Fisher, Milton Friedman, C. Jackson Grayson, Horst Mendershausen, Michael Parkin, Peter Samuel, Robert SchuettingerFebruary 1, 1978R1

The Centre for Independent Studies was set up with the object of providing a stream...

Woke Social Engineering With a Big Price Tag: Victorian Budget
Robert CarlingMay 24, 2021The Epoch Times

One of the most intriguing announcements in last week’s Victorian state budget was the removal...

Budget 2021: This debt-funded modern entitlement culture will backfire
Tom Switzer, Robert CarlingMay 23, 2021The Australian

It is too early to be definitive about the political and economic consequences of the...

Make no mistake, this budget was a fiscally irresponsible failure
Robert CarlingMay 23, 2021Canberra Times

If the test of a budget’s success is that it minimises the number of voters...

A trillion-dollar debt with much the same problems
Simon CowanMay 22, 2021Canberra Times

In the two weeks since the budget, the limited criticism – apart from the ideologically...

Quitting NAPLAN would be a fail for Australian education
Glenn FaheyMay 18, 2021Financial Review

Australia’s education system would be worse off without NAPLAN. Yet a new report proposes replacing...

Ready, Set, Fire—Federal Budget Signals Upcoming Aussie Election Spending Spree
Robert CarlingMay 17, 2021The Epoch Times

There can be no doubt that the 2021-22 Australian federal budget announced last week was...

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’s remarkable Australian Story
Robert Forsyth, David KempDecember 21, 2021Liberalism in Question

Rob and David discuss the remarkable story of ‘the liberal project’ in Australia. David has...

Economic liberalism under threat
Robert Forsyth, Simon CowanDecember 14, 2021Liberalism in Question

Rob and Simon discuss why, despite the unparalleled success of international liberalism in lifting people...

The heart of liberalism
Robert Forsyth, Henry ErgasDecember 7, 2021Liberalism in Question

In a wide-ranging discussion, Rob and Henry explore the heart of the liberal project. Liberalism...

Liberalism questioned
Robert Forsyth, Peter KurtiFebruary 2, 2021Liberalism in Question

Rob discusses liberalism with Peter Kurti, director of the Culture, Prosperity and Civil Society Program...

Liberalism is best understood by studying its origins
Robert Forsyth, Simon HainesJanuary 26, 2021Liberalism in Question

Professor Simon Haines is a distinguished scholar, teacher and author, and a passionate advocate for...

The university as a crucial institution in the liberal community
Robert Forsyth, Michael SpenceJanuary 19, 2021Liberalism in Question

Rob discusses issues of liberalism and the university with then Vice Chancellor of the University...

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