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Free to Choose Charter Schools: How charter and for-profit schools can boost public education
Trisha Jha, Jennifer Buckingham OAMAugust 31, 2015Research Report 6

Charter schools and free schools – publicly-funded, privately-managed schools – have been introduced in several...

Anti-Semitism in the Schoolyard: Combatting Racial Prejudice Early On
Zehavit Gross, Suzanne RutlandAugust 27, 2015

This presentation is part of a broader, qualitative research project, which began in 2006 and...

ANNUAL BIG IDEAS FORUM: Why “Grievance Feminism” is a Threat to Serious Feminist & Humanitarian Issues
Janet Albrechtsen, Andrea den Boer, Christina Hoff Sommers, Brendan O'NeillAugust 24, 2015

Over the past century the feminist movement has achieved remarkable advances in securing equal rights...

Can we afford old age?
Cassandra Goldie, Jeremy Cooper, Simon CowanJuly 7, 2015

Australia is getting older. Rising life expectancy brings with it the prospect of not years...

Magna Carta: Talisman of Liberty
Barry MaleyJune 26, 2015OP142

Eight hundred years ago, in 1215, an English king was confronted by rebellious barons –...

The Case for a New Australian Settlement: Ruminations of an Inveterate Economist
Wolfgang KasperJune 26, 2015OP141

Australia needs a cultural counter-revolution that appeals to the traditional Australian spirit of self-reliance and...

Time to reconsider our US ties
Owen HarriesSeptember 10, 2001The Australian Financial Review

You win one, you lose one. Immediately after coming out of the Tampa affair well...

Equity and the costs of learning
Jennifer Buckingham OAMAugust 31, 2001The Daily Telegraph

Once again the knives have come out over school funding. But what is the real...

Modern perils in a lucky country
Jennifer Buckingham OAMAugust 31, 2001The Daily Telegraph

What is the state of our nation? For the most part, Australians are better off...

Sorry, we’re not a soft target
Helen HughesAugust 29, 2001The Australian

Church and other refugee support groups are absolutely right.  The plight of the boat people...

Tax system that’s stifling the family
Michael DuffyAugust 25, 2001The Daily Telegraph

Everyone knows the family is in trouble these days, but what is not widely recognised...

Business should go back to moral basics
Samuel GreggAugust 14, 2001The Australian Financial Review

In recent years, stakeholder theory has established itself as orthodoxy within much corporate management practice....

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...

The Impact of the Shadow Carbon Price
Karla PincottJuly 1, 2024What You Need to Know About

The federal, state and territory Energy Ministers have introduced a shadow carbon price for the...

The Art of Opposition
Tom Switzer, Andrew Blyth, John Howard OM ACJuly 1, 2024

Oppositions hold governments to account, raise issues of public concern, represent aggrieved citizens, propose alternative...

Is the market more efficient than the government? | Robert Carling
Robert Forsyth, Robert CarlingJuly 1, 2024Liberalism in Question

#auspol #freemarket #economics Robert Carling is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies....

The six fundamental flaws underpinning the energy transition
Karla Pincott, Aidan MorrisonJuly 1, 2024What You Need to Know About

The Australian Government wants to transition our electricity system to net zero carbon emissions by...

Being a Rational Optimist in a Woke World | Matthew Ridley
Robert Forsyth, Matt RidleyMay 7, 2024Liberalism in Question

Matthew Ridley is a British science writer, journalist and businessman. He is known for his...

How to Build Low-Cost Nuclear: Lessons from the world
Aidan MorrisonApril 13, 2024Research Collection

How to Build Low-Cost Nuclear: Lessons from the world by Aidan Morrision. First published on...

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