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Resetting the Pendulum: Balanced, Effective, Accountable Child Protection Systems and Adoption Reform in Australia
November 11, 2017RR33

The national significance of the NSW child protection and adoption reforms cannot be overstated. The...

The History Wars Matter
November 8, 2017OP159

Despite what the post-modern theorists claim, the nation remains the ultimate political reality. The power...

UBI – Universal Basic Income is an Unbelievably Bad Idea
November 5, 2017RR32

The idea of a Universal Basic Income (UBI), paid by the government to its citizens...

Impact Investing: harnessing capital markets to solve societal problems
October 25, 2017OP158

In the post GFC environment, with the risk and return matrix and reputation risk to...

Getting the most out of Gonski 2.0: The evidence base for school investments
October 14, 2017RR31

Schools should invest in evidence-based, cost-effective policies to improve literacy and numeracy results. Early literacy...

Medi-Mess: Rational Federalism and Patient Cost-Sharing for Public Hospital Sustainability in Australia
July 16, 2017RR30

The latest attempt to ‘end the blame game’ between the state and federal governments over...

Lindsay Society Melbourne Launch: address by Anthony Adair
November 16, 2022CIS

Thank you for inviting me to say a few words at the Melbourne launch of...

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Visit Victoria’s bailout of Netball Australia turns activism into a political move
November 5, 2022CANBERRA TIMES

The saga of Netball Australia’s initial failed partnership with Hancock Prospecting, and its subsequent replacement...

Raise taxes
Why we can’t just raise taxes, as Stage 3 tax cut debate rages
October 22, 2022CANBERRA TIMES

We should take proposals to raise taxes seriously — not least because the Labor party...

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Discipline is the missing part of the school jigsaw
Glenn FaheyOctober 5, 2022DAILY TELEGRAPH

There’s no denying that Australian schools have a behaviour problem, but it could be turned...

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UK tax relief shows Thatcher’s spirit is alive, but can it survive?
September 29, 2022THE AUSTRALIAN

True believers in lower taxes and smaller government have had little to celebrate in a...

Maroondah Hospital
Maroondah Hospital and Beetaloo stories ignore Indigenous realities
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOSeptember 27, 2022SKY NEWS

Recently we’ve seen several breaking news stories covering Indigenous issues. From Victorian Aboriginals not feeling...

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