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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,...

TARGET30: Reducing the burden for future generations
David Murray AO, Maurice Newman, Simon CowanJuly 1, 2013PF25

TARGET30 is a campaign promoting smaller government and cutting government spending to less than 30%...

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...

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Make civics education great again
January 11, 2024SPECTATOR - FLAT WHITE

The unveiling of the 2003 Howard Government Cabinet records last week is more than...

The political winners and losers of 2023
Simon CowanDecember 30, 2023CANBERRA TIMES

The political winners and losers of 2023 Once again it is the time of year...

WESTERN CIVILISATION
Instead of facing up to moral decline, the West is lowering its standards
December 30, 2023THE AUSTRALIAN

At any time in history, society tolerates behaviour that earlier had been considered deviant, abnormal...

Voice to parliament
National cabinet’s zero-sum game is hurting Australia
Robert Carling, Simon CowanDecember 16, 2023CANBERRA TIMES

While the name has changed over the decades from Premiers Conference to COAG to National...

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ACT inquiry into teaching foundations must focus on solutions
Trisha JhaDecember 4, 2023CANBERRA TIMES

It is a testament to the energy and dedication of teachers that hundreds of them...

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Henry Kissinger was an inconsistent opportunist
December 2, 2023AFR

No one involved in US politics, apart from a few presidents, has been subjected to...

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