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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...

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...

Invest in a creative type

Alexander PhilipatosSeptember 16, 2011

Artists often assert that Australian arts are struggling because of inadequate funding, harping on the...

Rate it yourself

Adam CreightonSeptember 16, 2011

What is causing the housing affordability crisis in Australia? Land restrictions and low interest rates...

Sighs of relief heard from the bankers’ bunkers

September 16, 2011The Age

BANKS might have feared big changes after the global financial crisis. Millions around the world...

When Prophecy Fails: The Spirit Level and the Illusion of Scientific Socialism

Peter SaundersSeptember 14, 2011KiwiBlog

A couple of Sunday’s ago, on TV One’s Q&A programme, there was a substantial interview...

Wet ink on a euro death notice

Oliver Marc HartwichSeptember 13, 2011Business Spectator

After two years of ineffective crisis management, the euro is terminally damaged. Europe’s common currency...

How to Double Government Spending in 10 Years

Robert CarlingSeptember 11, 2011Policy

Policy initiatives are a major driver of increased government spending, and resisting them is the...

Tony Abbott’s New Federalism: Nick Greiner

July 24, 2014

Age of Endarkenment

July 10, 2014

8 Housing Affordability Myths

July 9, 2014

Fairer Paid Parental Leave

July 7, 2014

Threats to Religious Liberty in Australia

July 1, 2014

Threats to Religious Liberty in Australia

July 1, 2014