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Millennials and socialism: Australian youth are lurching to the left

Tom Switzer, Charles JacobsJune 20, 2018PP7

The 20th century’s failed experimentations with socialism serve as a strong lesson that, despite its...

Without Fear or Favour: Practising your Faith and your Profession

Debra MullinsJune 20, 2018OP165

The adequacy of religious freedom protections in Australia has been now reviewed by the Ruddock...

What the Gonski 2 Review got wrong

Jennifer Buckingham OAM, Blaise JosephJune 17, 2018PP6

The Gonski 2 Review into Australian schools failed to fulfill its terms of reference to...

Too Little; Too Late: Personal Income Tax Reform in Australia

Robert Carling, Matthew O’DonnellJune 13, 2018PP5

The main thrust of the Government’s proposed personal income tax changes announced in the 2018-19...

A Shy Hope in the Mind: Secularisation and the Diversity of Australia’s Religious Economy

Peter KurtiJune 12, 2018AP1

There are few facets of human society — whether political, social, or economic — that...

A Viable Option: A National Adoption Framework

Jeremy SammutJune 6, 2018PP4

Implementation of the National Child Protection Accountability Framework would correct the bias towards ‘early intervention...

Countering the Medi-scare

Jeremy SammutJuly 13, 2016Australian Financial Review

The re-elected Turnbull government will almost certainly shy away from discussion of health reform, given...

Dallas attacks are not due to mental illness

Peter KurtiJuly 13, 2016The Spectator Flat White

President Obama’s response to the five fatal shootings of police officers in Dallas has been...

Time to remove the rose-tinted glasses when it comes to Aboriginal culture

Sara HudsonJuly 8, 2016Ideas@TheCentre

It is NAIDOC week, with activities taking place across Australia to celebrate the history, culture...

Election a disaster for small government

Simon CowanJuly 8, 2016Ideas@TheCentre

Whatever remains unclear about this election, one thing that is clear is that the electorate...

The tax issues were mishandled

Michael PotterJuly 8, 2016Ideas@TheCentre

The recriminations about the election are well under way, but have largely excluded discussion about...

A new paradigm for economic reform

Jeremy SammutJuly 8, 2016Ideas@TheCentre

There is no doubt the federal election result — and destination of the ballots of...

On Liberty EP49 Star Wars Day: Libertarian Edition

Monica Wilkie, Jordan Alexander HillMay 4, 2021On Liberty

Science fiction is often seen as the domain of – the nerds. But, the genre...

On Liberty EP48 Education or Enstupidation? English in the Curriculum

Salvatore Babones, Fiona MuellerApril 28, 2021On Liberty

How can students be expected to develop into intellectual adults if they are never exposed...

Government can’t prop up the economy forever!

Anjali NadaradjaneApril 22, 2021

Milton Friedman used to say that nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program....

On Liberty EP47 Magna Carta; 800 years of freedom.

Monica Wilkie, Zachary GormanApril 21, 2021On Liberty

The Magna Carta has become an enduring symbol of freedom, a triumph over power and...

On Liberty EP46 India and Australia: What Are the Opportunities?

Salvatore Babones, Natasha Jha BhaskarApril 14, 2021On Liberty

India is on everyone’s agenda here in Australia, but do we really understand the country...

Cancel Culture Crusades

Monica Wilkie, Peter Kurti, Claire LehmannApril 11, 2021

Many cultural forces continue to weed out books, tear down statues and shame celebrities, who...