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After the Welfare State: Politicians Stole Your Future … You Can Get It Back
Tom PalmerApril 8, 2013OP132

The third title in the Jameson Books-Students for Liberty Series, After the Welfare State: Politicians...

Re-moralising the Welfare State
Peter SaundersMarch 13, 2013OP131

The left thinks high welfare spending signifies compassion. The right believes it rewards irresponsible behaviour....

What Kind of Religion Is Free in the Public Square? A Warning from the United States
Ryan MessmoreMarch 6, 2013OP129

Recent events in the United States suggest a weakening of robust religious freedom, with religious...

Capitalism and Virtue: Reaffirming Old Truths
Charles MurrayFebruary 7, 2013OP130

Capitalism has become a dirty word and the current ‘segregation of capitalism from virtue’ is...

Moral Wisdom and the Recovery of Virtue
Peter KurtiFebruary 6, 2013OP128

Philosophers of information technology have been pondering for some time now whether social media technology...

Sustainability of Indigenous Communities
Ron Staples, Sara Hudson, Wesley AirdDecember 20, 2012OP127

Social indicators of Indigenous disadvantage prove that the orthodox methods of delivering services to Indigenous...

Authoritarian bans on AI won’t work
February 1, 2025SPECTATOR FLAT WHITE

Artificial intelligence is evolving at an unprecedented pace, raising urgent questions about its impact on...

Freedom, not more red tape, will save universities
Steven SchwartzJanuary 30, 2025AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

Senator Tony Sheldon, Chair of the Senate’s Education and Employment Committee, is seeking an inquiry...

Blame bigger government for falling living standards
January 28, 2025AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
Many people roll their eyes at the mention of the word, but productivity matters. Simply...
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Simon CowanJanuary 25, 2025CANBERRA TIMES

The Treasurer’s announcement that the government remains committed to its terrible super tax changes is...

Civic virtue or vice
Peter KurtiJanuary 23, 2025THE SPECTATOR

As the sun rises on national Australia Day celebrations, it will hardly dispel the long...

Why I’m standing up to AEMO’s Integrated System Plan
January 22, 2025Energy News Bulletin

It is crucial in a public policy debate to maintain a civil discourse that engages...

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