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Indonesia’s Strategic Role in a Changing Southeast Asia
March 6, 2011FPA5

Indonesia, long thought of as a basket case, has emerged as one of the key...

Malaysian Dilemma: The Enduring Cancer of Affirmative Action
John LeeFebruary 23, 2011FPA6

In March 2010, Prime Minister Najib Razak announced a New Economic Model (NEM) for Malaysia....

Tax, Borrow, Spend: How the States Compare
Robert CarlingFebruary 17, 2011IA124

This report evaluates and compares the recent performance of the six Australian states in fiscal...

Jakarta’s Juggling Act: Balancing China and America in the Asia-Pacific
February 3, 2011

Indonesia, long thought of as a basket case, has emerged as one of the key...

The Multi-layered Hayek
Oliver Marc HartwichDecember 22, 2010OP122

Friedrich August von Hayek was one of the intellectual giants of the 20th century. His...

Reconciling Modernity and Tradition in a Liberal Society
Chandran KukathasDecember 21, 2010OP121

Many modern liberals have been eager to tout the virtues of diversity, but many have...

A successful ‘Australian’ film
Jeremy SammutJanuary 14, 2011

An academic study released this week argues the arts should be embedded in the teaching...

Australia and New Zealand on top – but for how long?
Greg LindsayJanuary 14, 2011

Australians and Kiwis have become used to it over the last few years. Each January,...

A crisis eating away at Europe’s freedom
Oliver Marc HartwichJanuary 13, 2011Business Spectator

The new year has barely started and the EU already has its first crisis. If...

Paid parental leave adds to dilemma of family benefits
January 11, 2011The Sydney Morning Herald

Love it or hate it, paid parental leave is here to stay. When the clock...

Estonia should have listened to Marx
Oliver Marc HartwichJanuary 6, 2011Business Spectator

Groucho Marx once quipped that he did not want to belong to a club that...

Beijing’s motives behind rare-earth metals
John LeeJanuary 3, 2011Forbes

The announcement by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce that it will cut first half export...

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...

The Rise of Activist Corporations: How activism agendas subsumed shareholder primacy
Peter Swan AO, Emilie DyeSeptember 26, 2024What You Need to Know About

The Rise of Activist Corporations with Peter Swan – Interviewed by Emilie Dye. Australian companies...

From Conversion to Classical Liberalism: The Influence of Ludwig von Mises | Dr. Jonathan Cole
Robert Forsyth, Jonathan ColeSeptember 26, 2024Liberalism in Question

Join Robert Forsyth in this enlightening interview with Dr. Jonathan Cole, a distinguished scholar and...

Government spending and inflation by Robert Carling
Robert CarlingSeptember 19, 2024Liberalism in Question

That government expenditure in Australia has grown apace in recent years is well-known. The growth...

All Things Considered. Making Moral Sense of the Wars in Ukraine and Gaza by Nigel Biggar
Nigel BiggarSeptember 18, 2024

All Things Considered. Making Moral Sense of the Wars in Ukraine and Gaza by Nigel...

Government Spending and Inflation
Robert Carling, Emilie DyeSeptember 17, 2024What You Need to Know About

Government spending and inflation with Robert Carling – Interviewed by Emilie Dye. That government expenditure...

The History of Liberalism in Iran | Behnam Ben Taleblu
Robert ForsythSeptember 12, 2024Liberalism in Question

In this thought-provoking interview, Robert Forsyth sits down with Behnam Ben Taleblu, a renowned Iran...

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