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What is the Science of Learning?
Trisha JhaFebruary 15, 2024AP63

Table of Contents Executive Summary Introduction Politics, philosophy and education Progressive education versus modern evidence...

Housing Affordability and Supply Restrictions
Peter TulipFebruary 8, 2024PP55
This paper describes the evidence of large effects of planning restrictions on housing affordability. This...
Housing is becoming a pipe dream for young Australians
Emilie DyeFebruary 6, 2024IA149
Housing affordability remains one of Australia’s clearest — and most frequently cited — examples of...
Australia’s post-pandemic public debt: is there still a problem?
Robert CarlingFebruary 5, 2024PP54
This report provides an update of the public debt situation and outlook based on the...
Maths Practices You Can Count On: Five Research-Validated Practices in Mathematics
Sarah Powell, Sarah King, Sarah BenzFebruary 1, 2024AP62

Introduction An understanding of mathematics gained during primary and secondary school is essential for...

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A Better Future With a Future Fund
David Murray AOJanuary 30, 2024PP53
The Future Fund has a clear public accountability framework, which is consistent with international best...
Steep learning curve for all
June 30, 2006The Australian

Federal Minister for Indigenous Affairs Mal Brough has placed responsibility for school attendance squarely with...

The Rise of the Opinionators
Peter SaundersJune 17, 2006The Australian

It used to be the case that, if you knew what somebody did for a...

Growth in Labor support: it’s academic
Peter SaundersJune 17, 2006The Australian

It used to be the case that, if you knew what somebody did for a...

Polies teach us to pick our own pockets
Peter SaundersJune 2, 2006The Age

Victorian families, rejoice! As a result of John Brumby’s latest budget, all parents in the...

For decision on childcare mum’s (or dad’s) the word
Peter SaundersJune 1, 2006The Canberra Times

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has found that one-third of children in formal child care...

Structural problems unresolved
Peter SaundersMay 11, 2006The Australian Financial Review

It was a strange budget. The Treasurer addressed almost every concern that critics had expressed...

Impact Investing
Josephine CashmanOctober 30, 2017

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

Reforming welfare
Christian PorterOctober 16, 2017

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

What’s happened to the University?
Frank Furedi, Marguerite Johnson, Steven SchwartzOctober 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
Benefits of Globalisation
Michael PezzulloSeptember 1, 2017

Michael Pezzullo speaks on how Australia can benefit from globalisation while preserving our sovereignty. Globalisation...

The Struggle Continues
David ColtartAugust 11, 2017

We invite you to this exciting book event for The Struggle Continues by Senator David...

Human rights that give us our humanity
Lorraine Finlay, Robert ForsythNovember 24, 2022Liberalism in Question

Rob chats to Lorraine Finlay, Human Rights Commissioner with the Australian Human Rights Commission, about...

That’s not democracy, this is democracy!
Roslyn Fuller, Robert ForsythNovember 17, 2022Liberalism in Question

On this episode Rob chats to author Roslyn Fuller. Liberals believe in the value of...

Challenges and opportunities for liberalism in Germany
Sabine Beppler-Spahl, Robert ForsythNovember 10, 2022Liberalism in Question

Speaking from Berlin, Sabine speaks with Rob about why she set up the Freiblickinstitut (Free...

Against tribalism. Take an empirical not emotional approach
Claire Lehmann, Robert ForsythNovember 3, 2022Liberalism in Question

Claire Lehmann, founding editor of Quillette sits down with Rob. Claire explains the philosophy of...

A theologian who thinks secularism is a very good thing
Mike Bird, Robert ForsythOctober 27, 2022Liberalism in Question

Rob talks to Mike Bird, the Academic Dean at Ridley Theological College Melbourne, on the...

Liberalism: the winner in the battle of ideas but the loser on the ground
Steven Schwartz, Robert ForsythOctober 20, 2022Liberalism in Question

On this episode Rob chats with former university vice-chancellor Steven Schwartz. Steven understands liberalism as...

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