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Public Money: Federal-State Financial Relations and the Constitutional Limits on Spending Public Money
Anne Twomey, Robert CarlingOctober 29, 2014OP138

It is uncontroversial that federal-state financial relations need reform, but it is necessary to understand...

The Enlightenment Made Us
Nick CaterOctober 23, 2014OP136

Nick Cater examines the Enlightenment ideals that helped shape our uniquely Australian culture. He argues...

The Age of Endarkenment
Brendan O'Neill, Nick CaterOctober 23, 2014OP137

Humans have never had it so good. We are wealthier, happier and more comfortable than...

A Quartet of Freedoms: Freedom of Religion, Speech, Association and Conscience
Jeremy Sammut, Peter Kurti, Robert ForsythOctober 16, 2014OP135

Political Rights, to which Australia is a signatory, gives high prominence to freedom of religion....

Catholic Resistance to German State Persecution: Lessons for Modern Australia
Dyson Heydon, Peter Kurti, Robert ForsythMay 30, 2014OP134

Anti-Catholic sectarianism is on the rise in Australian society even though Australian Catholicism has made...

The Right to the Good Life: Improving Educational Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children
Marcia LangtonOctober 1, 2013OP133

Education is a key ideological battleground in debates about how to address Indigenous disadvantage. Yet,...

UK and French elections highlight flaws of fixed-term parliamens
Scott PrasserJuly 12, 2024SPECTATOR FLAT WHITE

Earlier this year, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Business Council of Australia suggested Australia...

Déjà vu in Australian higher education
Steven SchwartzJuly 4, 2024SPECTATOR FLAT WHITE

History repeats itself, often with a sense of irony only those with long memories can...

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The Smart Energy Council makes two basic mistakes
Alex BaintonJuly 2, 2024SPECTATOR FLAT WHITE

The Energy Minister has claimed the Coalition’s seven proposed nuclear sites will barely make a...

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Tax cuts + inflation = 80% of Aussies worse off by end of decade
Simon Cowan, Matthew TaylorJune 29, 2024CANBERRA TIMES

The contrast between this week’s high inflation figures with the long-awaited commencement of the Stage...

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Nothing pretty about a post-pandemic budget
Robert CarlingJune 21, 2024SPECTATOR FLAT WHITE

The New South Wales Budget tabled this week completes the series of 2024-25 budgets from...

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Schools are finally getting back to what works best
Trisha Jha, Simon CowanJune 15, 2024CANBERRA TIMES

This week Victoria finally embraced the evidence on how kids learn to read, and the...

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