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Toxic Mutation of an Ancient Hatred: Left-Wing Antisemitism

Peter KurtiNovember 13, 2019PP25

Antisemitism is on the rise in many Western countries. On the postmodern left, this ancient...

Jumpstart Productivity: New modelling pinpoints better tax cut program

John HumphreysOctober 15, 2019PP24

Treasury modelling of the government’s tax changes make the strange assumption of no behavioural change,...

Creativity in an Age of Constraint

Lionel ShriverOctober 2, 2019OP172

2019 John Bonython Lecture – Creativity in the Age of Constraint The proliferating dos and...

Reform, Retreat and Relinquishment: Lessons from historic state ownership of businesses in NSW

Percy AllanSeptember 24, 2019PP23

In the 1980s and 90s, Australian governments agreed to an ambitious program of micro-economic reforms...

Criminalising Hate Speech: Australia’s crusade against vilification

Monica WilkieSeptember 18, 2019AP6

In Australia, there are a range of criminal and civil vilification laws that exist to...

What Do Parents Want? Australian childcare preferences and attitudes

Eugenie Joseph, Fiona MuellerSeptember 10, 2019PP22

Many Australian families rely on formal and informal childcare to enable them to take on...

Wages can be a great threat to taming inflation

Simon CowanJune 3, 2023CANBERRA TIMES

Reports this week that inflation has again increased to 6.8% for the year to April...

Vested interests thwart school reform

Glenn FaheyMay 24, 2023AFR

A year into Labor’s administration, Education Minister Jason Clare has a unique opportunity to transform...

Why Jim Chalmers cannot shy away from stage three tax cuts

Simon CowanMay 20, 2023CANBERRA TIMES

As foreshadowed by some commentators prior to the budget, the Treasurer doubled down on his...

Three ways that Chalmers’ budget fiddled with the numbers

Robert CarlingMay 17, 2023AFR

There is nothing new in Treasurers stretching the truth to justify their claims to gold-medal...

Welfare looms as a budget no-win for Chalmers

Simon CowanMay 8, 2023CANBERRA TIMES

We are now in the rapid run-up to next week’s budget, with each day bringing...

Why it’s a myth that Australia is a low-taxing country

Robert CarlingMay 2, 2023AFR

Taxation statistics released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics last week were quite startling in...

Australia’s Energy Plan: Predicting the weather 20 years in advance!?

Zoe Hilton, Randall EvansMarch 14, 2024

The Albanese government keep telling Australia that an energy system dominated by renewables can be...

Will AI Destroy us all? An Interview with Larry Marshall

Robert ForsythMarch 8, 2024

Dr. Larry Marshall is a scientist, technology innovator and business leader with more than 25...

Konstantin Kisin Part 2 | Identity Politics, Cancel Culture, and Liberalism’s Demise. Are We Under Siege?

Glenn Fahey, Konstantin KisinMarch 6, 2024

The free and open societies of the West are under threat – not from a...

Konstantin Kisin Part 1 | What makes the West great?

Tom Switzer, Konstantin KisinMarch 6, 2024

What happens when you ship a bunch of criminals to a barren country filled with...

How Woke Won – Joanna Williams Explains

Robert Forsyth, Joanna WilliamsFebruary 22, 2024

On this episode, Rob chats with Joanna Williams, author and former academic now running her...

Restart dialogue between faith and reason | David de Carvalho

Robert Forsyth, Randall EvansFebruary 13, 2024

David de Carvalho is the Executive Dean, Faculty of Education, Philosophy and Theology at The...