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It’s the economy, stupid
October 7, 2016Ideas@TheCentre

The federal government’s Community Development Program (CDP) scheme was criticised this week for being too...

Not spending, investing
October 7, 2016Ideas@TheCentre

Investment is the government buzzword. Governments no longer spend money, they invest. Invest in schools...

Trouble brewing for childcare
October 7, 2016Ideas@TheCentre

Just as the Education Minister has disabled the landmine that was Labor’s troubled VET fee...

Identity politics no substitute for scholarly truth
September 30, 2016Ideas@TheCentre

American novelist Lionel Shriver stirred an international controversy during her recent visit to Australia. Speaking...

Clinton won: here’s why
September 30, 2016Ideas@TheCentre

No-one likes to be wrong. No-one likes having their mistakes and contradictions pointed out in...

Trump won: here’s why
September 30, 2016Ideas@TheCentre

Trade, tax and temperament were three of the issues on which the two candidates clashed...

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