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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...

Labor’s tax backflip all the easier against an opposition with no spine

Simon CowanFebruary 10, 2024CANBERRA TIMES

Labor’s tax backflip all the easier against an opposition with no spine. This week’s news...

Major tax reform needed to overcome bracket creep

Robert CarlingFebruary 8, 2024DAILY TELEGRAPH

Major tax reform needed to overcome bracket creep. The Albanese government’s backflip over the shape...

Don’t blame the COVID pandemic for truancy

Glenn FaheyFebruary 8, 2024AFR

Don’t blame the COVID pandemic for truancy. Sliding attendance of Australia’s school students is a...

The War for Australia’s Past

Tom SwitzerFebruary 5, 2024AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE

The War for Australia’s Past. Australia ought to be in the world’s gaze for being...

Education policy must mature beyond calls for more money

Glenn FaheyFebruary 3, 2024THE AUSTRALIAN

Education policy must mature from being dominated by demands for more funding and instead focus...

Albanese slams door on Labor’s own tax aspirations

Robert CarlingFebruary 1, 2024AFR

Albanese slams door on Labor’s own tax aspirations. Australia’s personal income tax structure has been...

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...