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The History Wars Matter
Jeremy SammutNovember 8, 2017OP159

Despite what the post-modern theorists claim, the nation remains the ultimate political reality. The power...

UBI – Universal Basic Income is an Unbelievably Bad Idea
Simon CowanNovember 5, 2017RR32

The idea of a Universal Basic Income (UBI), paid by the government to its citizens...

Impact Investing: harnessing capital markets to solve societal problems
Josephine CashmanOctober 25, 2017OP158

In the post GFC environment, with the risk and return matrix and reputation risk to...

Getting the most out of Gonski 2.0: The evidence base for school investments
Blaise JosephOctober 14, 2017RR31

Schools should invest in evidence-based, cost-effective policies to improve literacy and numeracy results. Early literacy...

Medi-Mess: Rational Federalism and Patient Cost-Sharing for Public Hospital Sustainability in Australia
David Gadiel, Jeremy SammutJuly 16, 2017RR30

The latest attempt to ‘end the blame game’ between the state and federal governments over...

Industrial Relations in Australia: a Handbrake on Prosperity
John SlaterJuly 9, 2017OP157

Since the defeat of the Howard Government, industrial relations has come to be seen as...

Government is no Santa: the costs of stimulus
John HumphreysNovember 30, 0001Online Opinion

The government stimulus might look good now, but the long term consequence will be upward...

Australia’s Hate Speech Failure | Dimitri Burshtein
Dimitri BurshteinMarch 31, 2026

The tragic events at Bondi Beach on 14 December 2025 expose a deepening crisis in...

Behind Every Great Teacher Is a Great System | David Didau, Jenny Donovan & Trisha Jha
Trisha Jha, David Didau, Jenny DonovanMarch 20, 2026

David Didau — education consultant, teacher trainer, and author of Making Kids Cleverer and Intelligent...

Housing, handouts, and the Collapse of the Australian Dream
Parnell McGuinnessMarch 19, 2026

Over the past several decades, Australian society has undergone profound economic, social, and cultural change....

“The 50% discount is unfair” and other CGT myths | Robert Carling & Michael Stutchbury
Robert Carling, Michael StutchburyMarch 11, 2026

The criticisms and characterization of the 50% capital gains tax discount over many years have...

The Case for Optimism: More People, More Ideas, More Wealth | Marian Tupy
Marian L. Tupy, Michael StutchburyMarch 6, 2026

Marian Tupy — editor of HumanProgress.org, senior fellow at the Cato Institute, and co-author of...

Old buildings and the housing crisis with Peter Tulip
Peter TulipMarch 4, 2026

Peter Tulip explains how several states have recently overhauled their planning legislation. However, the flaws...

Liberalism and the ‘Broad Church.’
Robert Forsyth, John Howard OM ACDecember 1, 2020Liberalism in Question

In a wide ranging conversation, Rob chats to former prime minister John Howard AC about...

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