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RIP Jobkeeper
April 2, 2021IDEAS@THECENTRE

The corona-crisis has given birth to a mishmash of public policy programs with ‘Job’ in...

No Nannying Social Media
Monica WilkieApril 1, 2021IDEAS@THECENTRE

In a world of rampant nanny-statism, and hectoring busybodies, Australians want social media to companies...

Leverage ties to counter China
Erik M. JacobsApril 1, 2021IDEAS@THECENTRE

China’s trade retaliation against Australia, Indian border clashes, maritime harassment of Japan, and South China...

The left’s war against school transparency is a war against choice and quality
Glenn FaheyMarch 31, 2021Spectator

NAPLAN scare campaigns about the potential harm of ‘school league tables’ are little more than...

Requiem for JobKeeper: a policy that had to end
March 27, 2021Canberra Times

What must surely be the most expensive fiscal policy experiment in Australia’s history comes to...

Countering Indigenous educational disadvantage
Lorraine HammondMarch 26, 2021Ideas@TheCentre

For decades, and despite best intentions and considerable resourcing, there’s sadly been limited evidence of...

Australia Day: move or stay?
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, Anthony DillonJanuary 24, 2018

Calls are growing to move Australia Day away from January 26. But is having the...

Robert Iles Memorial Lecture – Reason , Repentance and the Individual
November 13, 2017

REASON, REPENTANCE, AND THE INDIVIDUAL: Recovering the Religious Roots of Western Civilisation. The Robert Iles...

Impact Investing
October 30, 2017

People have lost faith in both the free market and in government. Capitalism and investing...

Reforming welfare
October 16, 2017

Minister for Social Services Christian Porter outlines the rationale and benefits for welfare policy changes,...

What’s happened to the University?
Marguerite JohnsonOctober 6, 2017

Trigger warnings, cultural appropriation and safe spaces. Who decided to bestow guardian status to Australian...

Liberty and Surveillance: What should governments and private corporations know about you?
September 19, 2017
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