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The Major Bank Levy: We’re all going to be hit
Michael PotterJune 19, 2017RR29

The major bank levy was proposed in the 2017–18 Budget. The levy has numerous flaws...

Acton Lecture 2017: Civic Virtues and the Politics of ‘Full Drift Ahead’
Iain BensonJune 19, 2017OP155

Today almost everyone affirms the importance of ‘values’ but few would insist these are shared...

The Tyranny of Tolerance. Threats to Religious Liberty in Australia
Peter KurtiJune 18, 2017Connorcourt Publishing

It was a confident expectation for more than a century that religion — its beliefs,...

Terror in the Name of God: Confronting acts of religious violence in a liberal society
Peter KurtiJune 10, 2017OP154

Acts of violence perpetrated in the name of religion have been reported with great prominence...

Evaluating Indigenous programs: a toolkit for change
Sara HudsonJune 4, 2017RR28

The federal government recently announced it will allocate $10 million a year over four years...

Welfare reform beyond decades of dependence, ‘dole bludgers’ and ‘double dipping’
Simon CowanMay 31, 2017OP156

Recent attempts to reform welfare have focused on the wrong elements of the system. In...

Any time someone tries to get ahead in Australia, the govt taxes them to the hilt
Simon CowanJune 14, 2025CANBERRA TIMES

It must have been a surreal experience for some this week. The Prime Minister was...

When hatred finds a home in our institutions
Peter KurtiJune 12, 2025SPECTATOR

I recently watched the documentary October 8, a searing and distressing film about the aftermath...

When it feels like Australia is falling apart, hard truths can bring us back
Peter KurtiJune 12, 2025DAILY TELEGRAPH

Faced with violent protests, rising antisemitism and growing cultural division, Australians are entitled to ask...

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My cancer diagnosis was terrifying, but there are more reasons than ever to stay positive
Tom SwitzerJune 11, 2025SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

The video released this week by Prue Car, announcing that she is facing her second...

Why the Liberal Party struggles to regain ground
Simon CowanMay 31, 2025CANBERRA TIMES
The Liberals need to learn some political lessons from the result, but a lot of...
Why Libs and Nats will get the Coalition band back together
Tom SwitzerMay 21, 2025AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
The parties have been riven by very real personal and ideological tensions before, and still...
Andrew Baker on ‘TARGET30-Tax welfare churn & the Australian welfare state’
March 26, 2013
Dr Sammut on ‘The Fraught Politics of Saying Sorry for Forced Adoption’
March 18, 2013
Alex Philipatos on Sunrise, 17 March 2013
March 18, 2013
TARGET30 Sydney Launch – Reducing the Burden for Future Generations
March 18, 2013
TARGET30 Launch Q&A with Simon Cowan
March 17, 2013
TARGET30 Launch with David Murray AO
March 11, 2013
How loss of cheap energy pressures wage system | The Stutchbury Sessions
November 27, 2025

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Dark Forces at Work? Sir Frank Lowy on the Return of Antisemitism | The Stutchbury Sessions
October 10, 2025Liberalism in Question

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Iron, Ideas, and Abundance: Supply Side Mistakes and Lessons | The Stutchbury Sessions
September 26, 2025

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Why Australians Vote for Big Government | The Stutchbury Sessions
September 19, 2025

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Our Prosperity is Slipping Away | The Stutchbury Sessions
September 16, 2025

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Protests, Polarisation and Immigration | The Stutchbury Sessions
September 15, 2025

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