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Future Funds or Future Eaters? The Case Against a Sovereign Wealth Fund for Australia
Robert Carling, Stephen KirchnerFebruary 20, 2012PM126

This paper considers the arguments for and against greater use of a sovereign wealth fund...

You Can’t Say That! Freedom of Speech and the Invisible Muzzle
Brendan O'Neill, James Allan, Janet Albrechtsen, Thilo SarrazinFebruary 6, 2012OP124

This collection of four speeches warns against the increasing restrictions on free speech in a...

Price Drivers: Five Case Studies in How Government is Making Australia Unaffordable
Oliver Marc Hartwich, Rebecca GillDecember 14, 2011PM125

Government influences price levels in more ways than is immediately apparent. Through its direct and...

Trans-Atlantic Fiscal Follies: The Sequel
Oliver Marc Hartwich, Robert CarlingNovember 30, 2011PF21

What started as the US subprime crisis became the global financial crisis and has now...

Review of Higher Education Access and Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
Helen Hughes, Sara HudsonNovember 18, 2011

Australia has a serious problem in low participation in higher education by students from low...

The Decade-long Binge: How Government Squandered Ten Years of Economic Prosperity
Luke MalpassNovember 17, 2011IA128

Politicians in New Zealand are wedded to the idea of the activist state, but despite...

Measuring affordability in time, not dollars paints a different inflation picture
Marian L. TupyMarch 9, 2026CANBERRA TIMES

Even before new Middle East conflict sparked concern about petrol prices, Australia’s latest CPI release...

Blame diagnostic inflation for the NDIS’ $10b Autism bill
Steven SchwartzMarch 5, 2026AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

As recently reported in The Australian Financial Review, autism costs the National Disability Insurance Scheme...

This Millennial moved to regional Australia to own a home
Trisha JhaMarch 2, 2026AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

A brief glance at the past fortnight’s headlines is revealing. High-speed rail is connecting Sydney...

We’ve spent the money, now what about the results?
Blaise JosephFebruary 23, 2026CANBERRA TIMES
We have a great window of opportunity now to finally follow through on education reforms...
Education has become a system designed to issue credentials rather than create knowledge
Steven SchwartzFebruary 10, 2026THE AUSTRALIAN
When a society forgets the difference between learning and performance, between a mind and a...
The RBA had no choice but to tighten the screws
Robert Carling, Michael StutchburyFebruary 6, 2026THE CANBERRA TIMES
The government has been rightly blamed for fuelling the inflation flames with too rapid growth...
Overcoming the Educational Odds
Glenn Fahey, Katharine BirbalsinghOctober 14, 2021

High-performing schools make a difference every day in the lives of our younger generation, particularly...

On Liberty EP72 How democratic was Athenian Democracy?
Salvatore Babones, James KiersteadOctober 13, 2021On Liberty

We talked to classicist Dr James Kierstead about the pasts and futures of ancient Athenian...

The Psychology of Populism
Peter Kurti, Joseph P. ForgasOctober 7, 2021

Populism has been resurgent in many liberal democracies. It succeeds by exploiting fundamental characteristics of...

On Liberty EP71 Taiwan should be allowed to join the CPTPP, but will China let it?
Salvatore Babones, Natasha KassamOctober 6, 2021On Liberty

We talked to Natasha Kassam, director (Public Opinion and Foreign Policy Program) at the Lowy...

On Liberty EP70 AUKUS, AUSMIN, and the “forever” alliance
Salvatore Babones, Peter JenningsSeptember 29, 2021On Liberty

We talked to Peter Jennings, executive director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), about...

Generations Apart: Richer or Poorer?
Satya Marar, Tom Ballard, Tom SwitzerSeptember 23, 2021

Just as there are no atheists on a sinking ship, there are no free-marketeers in...

How loss of cheap energy pressures wage system | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburyNovember 27, 2025

You can listen to The Stutchbury Sessions on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM or listen...

Dark Forces at Work? Sir Frank Lowy on the Return of Antisemitism | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburyOctober 10, 2025Liberalism in Question

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Iron, Ideas, and Abundance: Supply Side Mistakes and Lessons | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburySeptember 26, 2025

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Why Australians Vote for Big Government | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburySeptember 19, 2025

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Our Prosperity is Slipping Away | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburySeptember 16, 2025

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Protests, Polarisation and Immigration | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburySeptember 15, 2025

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