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NSW needs to lead the charge on reforming GST share-out
Robert CarlingMarch 18, 2024AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

The carve-up of GST revenue among the states is never likely to be a barbecue...

HOUSING DIVIDE
Alan Kohler’s The Great Divide: Australia’s Housing Mess and How to Fix It
Peter TulipMarch 17, 2024QUARTERLY ESSAY

Comment by Peter Tulip Public discussion of housing policy suffers from undisciplined eclecticism. Too many...

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Labor’s $250m paid parental leave plan is not so super
March 9, 2024CANBERRA TIMES

The government has committed more than $250 million to expanding paid parental level. This is...

Why Republicans are sceptical about funding Ukraine
March 7, 2024SPECTATOR UK

When US policy-makers supported Nato expansion in the 1990s, it was widely believed that America,...

A noble exit: When stepping down is a profound act of service
Steven SchwartzMarch 6, 2024SPECTATOR FLAT WHITE

In the grand, gold-leafed halls of American politics, where the only thing older than the...

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Maths show supermarkets not to blame for cost-of-living crisis
Robert CarlingFebruary 28, 2024AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

Supermarkets have clearly become the poster children for alleged ‘price gouging’ behaviour in the cost-of-living...

Trump capitalised on the growing divide: Tom Switzer
November 7, 2024
Donald Trump’s election victory stands as one of the most remarkable political comebacks in modern...
JBL Eberstadt
The Coming Global Depopulation
October 13, 2024
What could plunging birth rates mean for Australia?...
In Depth Q&A: Mearsheimer and Varghese disagree on US Grand Strategy, Ukraine, Russia and China.
November 7, 2023

PART 2. Following a lecture from Professor John Mearsheimer in Brisbane on Monday, 23 October....

Israel-Hamas, Ukraine-Russia and China: John Mearsheimer on why the US is in serious trouble!
October 31, 2023

PART 1. Professor John Mearsheimer addressed an audience in Brisbane on Monday, 23 October as...

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The Michaela Way
Katharine BirbalsinghOctober 27, 2022

It’s no secret that Australian schools’ performance has been in decline for many years. That’s...

On Liberty EP75 China’s risky path to riches
Salvatore Babones, Rowan CallickNovember 17, 2021On Liberty

The Chinese Communist Party is at the peak of its power, entering its second century....

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