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In the Pay of the Piper: Governments, Not-for-Profits, and the Burden of Regulation
Peter KurtiApril 23, 2013IA139

Reforms intended to boost confidence in Australian charities risk turning the charitable sector into just...

After the Welfare State: Politicians Stole Your Future … You Can Get It Back
Tom PalmerApril 8, 2013OP132

The third title in the Jameson Books-Students for Liberty Series, After the Welfare State: Politicians...

Tax Welfare Churn and the Australian Welfare State
Andrew BakerMarch 27, 2013T30.02

In 2010–11, Australia’s welfare state, which includes health, education, and welfare accounted for approximately $316...

The Fraught Politics of Saying Sorry for Forced Adoption: Implications for Child Protection Policy in Australia
Jeremy SammutMarch 19, 2013IA138

Many Australians will believe a national apology for forced adoption is overdue. But there is...

Re-moralising the Welfare State
Peter SaundersMarch 13, 2013OP131

The left thinks high welfare spending signifies compassion. The right believes it rewards irresponsible behaviour....

What Kind of Religion Is Free in the Public Square? A Warning from the United States
Ryan MessmoreMarch 6, 2013OP129

Recent events in the United States suggest a weakening of robust religious freedom, with religious...

Fixed terms revisited
Robert CarlingJuly 5, 2013

In July 2013, we know the next New South Wales election will be held on...

Authoritarian China’s successes vindicate liberalism
Benjamin HerscovitchJuly 5, 2013

China seems to offer an alluring alternative to the liberal orthodoxy of open markets and...

Absurd reaction to first Muslim frontbencher
Peter KurtiJuly 5, 2013

Federal Labor MP Ed Husic is to be commended for his cool reaction to the...

The contemptuous political class
Andrew BakerJune 28, 2013

The political class has contemptuous attitude towards the Australian public. And I am not talking...

Freedom and smaller government
Simon CowanJune 28, 2013

The size and role of government is at the heart of many problems that society...

Ignoring the writing on the wall
Alexander PhilipatosJune 28, 2013

Ford’s recently announced departure from Australian manufacturing may be the only signal strong enough to...

Antisemitism Is Not a Jewish Problem, It’s an Australian Problem | Frydenberg, Finlay & Sackville
Peter Kurti, Michael Stutchbury, Josh Frydenberg, Lorraine Finlay, Ronald Sackville AO KCApril 10, 2026

Michael Stutchbury, Executive Director of the Centre for Independent Studies, opens this panel discussion with...

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...

Nuclear for Australia with William Shackel
Robert ForsythJanuary 23, 2024Liberalism in Question

On this episode Rob chats with 17-year-old founder of Australia’s first youth-lead campaign for nuclear...

John Mearsheimer on the Battle Between Liberalism vs Nationalism
Robert Forsyth, John MearsheimerJanuary 16, 2024Liberalism in Question

In this episode, Rob chats with John Mearsheimer, the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor...

Alleged politicisation of the public sector.
Karla Pincott, Scott PrasserDecember 15, 2023

In this special episode, Dr Scott Prasser and Prof John McMillan debate over the politicisation...

How wasteful spending pushes up major infrastructure costs
Grahame Campbell, Karla PincottDecember 5, 2023

A large amount of taxpayers’ money, state and federal, is expended on large scale infrastructure...

Howardism, ideals and power
Robert Forsyth, Andrew BlythDecember 5, 2023Liberalism in Question

Howardism, ideals and power. Andrew Blyth was manager of the John Howard Prime Ministerial Library...

The Stealth Tax
Matthew Taylor, Karla PincottNovember 28, 2023Liberalism in Question

Bracket creep chips away at living standards, especially those of younger generations, a new Issue...

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