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From Rhetoric to Reality: Can 99-year Leases Lead to Homeownership for Indigenous Communities?
Sara HudsonMarch 5, 2009PM92

The lack of private property rights on communal title land has prevented Aborigines and Torres...

In Defence of Civil Society: The Virtue of Prescribed Private Funds
John HumphreysFebruary 18, 2009IA107

In 2008 Australians donated about $13 billion to welfare, health, education, foreign aid, and other...

Are We All Keynesians Again?
Robert CarlingFebruary 12, 2009IA106

The unfolding global economic debacle has led many governments, including our own, to reach into...

Fixing Prices: Why Vouchers Won’t Work While Governments Set Fees
Andrew NortonFebruary 11, 2009IA105

In December 2008, the federal government received the Review of Australian Higher Education: Final Report,...

Radical Surgery: The Only Cure for New South Wales Hospitals
Wolfgang KasperJanuary 27, 2009PM91

NSW public hospitals are plagued by massive systemic failures, as diagnosed in the Garling report....

Beyond Symbolism: Finding a Place for Local Government in Australia’s Constitution
Oliver Marc HartwichJanuary 22, 2009IA104

Local governments could provide better services, like schools and fast development approvals if they received...

Faulty index poor guide to real benefits
Helen HughesMay 20, 2003The Australian Financial Review

Measuring a country's commitment to aid and development can be a flawed process. Two American...

Higher fees will give students more choice
May 16, 2003The Sydney Morning Herald

During a budget night interview, The 7.30 Report's presenter, Kerry O'Brien, asked the Treasurer, Peter...

There’s no conspiracy about poverty, there’s just the facts
Peter SaundersMay 14, 2003The Age

It's an old tactic in politics. When you want to drown out your opponent's arguments,...

Way out for poor little rich island
Helen HughesApril 8, 2003The Australian

Nauru – an island of 22sq km, lying near the Equator, thousands of kilometres from...

Will Papua New Guinea be a ‘failed state’?
April 8, 2003The International Herald Tribune

Papua New Guinea is rich in natural resources. Yet it is facing a very difficult...

HECS not putting hex on parenthood
April 4, 2003The Newcastle Herald

Topical issues give new impetus to old agendas, and opponents of university fees are using...

Reflecting Back: John Howard and Alexander Downer on Power, Alliances and Australia
John Howard OM AC, Tony Parkinson, Alexander DownerFebruary 5, 2026
Drawing on their experience during the Howard government, Alexander Downer and former Prime Minister John...
Evidence vs Ideology: Why the Science of Learning Matters?
Doctor Carl Hendrick, Doctor Simon Breakspear, Glenn FaheyJune 26, 2025

As Australian student outcomes decline and education inequality persists, a growing movement is challenging the...

Trump capitalised on the growing divide: Tom Switzer
Tom SwitzerNovember 7, 2024
Donald Trump’s election victory stands as one of the most remarkable political comebacks in modern...
JBL Eberstadt
The Coming Global Depopulation
Nicholas Eberstadt 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.
John Mearsheimer, Peter Varghese, Tom SwitzerNovember 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!
John MearsheimerOctober 31, 2023

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

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