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A Fair Go for all Schools
Jennifer Buckingham OAMJanuary 24, 2001The Herald Sun

It is possible to deceive people without telling lies. In support of their campaign against...

The Paradox of Australian Liberalism
Greg MelleuishJanuary 22, 2001The Australian Financial Review

In colonial Australia the majority of people called themselves liberals and saw liberalism as the...

Pass the Bucks
January 12, 2001The Courier Mail

The idea that Australia’s universities are dumbing down is gaining currency. The latest argument is...

Children Missing in the Young Country
Barry MaleyJanuary 9, 2001The Courier Mail

To keep the level of Australia’s population steady, without immigration, an average of 2.1 births...

Commercialising highways
Robert W. PooleNovember 20, 2000

Most people consider the modern auto-highway system a great success. In the United States, automobiles...

Democracy’s Dark Shadow
George WeigelOctober 24, 2000The Australian Financial Review

The collapse of communist regimes in east central Europe in the revolution of 1989, followed...

On Liberty EP56 Can Australia succeed in commercialising science?
Salvatore BabonesJune 23, 2021On Liberty

Australia does a lot of great science, but has a poor record of translating that...

The State of our Economy
June 19, 2021

Will Canberra’s historic spending blowout lead to an inflation surge, prompting higher interest rates? Where...

Australia’s China Policy Debate
Salvatore Babones, Satya Marar, Yuki ChengJune 17, 2021

China’s increasingly repressive rule at home and assertiveness abroad show few signs of moderating as...

On Liberty EP55 The Communist Party in Chinese society
Salvatore BabonesJune 16, 2021On Liberty

With the Australian and Chinese governments arguing in increasingly shrill tones, has Australia really “hurt...

On Liberty EP54 Has ICAC gone too far?
Monica WilkieJune 9, 2021On Liberty

With their sensationalist public questioning of Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s private life the NSW Independent Commission...

On Liberty EP53 Australians reject identity politics
Glenn FaheyJune 2, 2021On Liberty

We talked to Institute of Public Affairs’ Dr Bella d’Abrera. Speaking with The Australian recently,...

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