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Closing the Accountability Gap: The First Step Towards Better Indigenous Health

Sara HudsonDecember 3, 2009PM105

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s pledge to ‘Close the Gap’ between Indigenous and non-Indigenous health outcomes...

Like the Curate’s Egg: A Market-based Response and Alternative to the Bennett Report

Jeremy SammutNovember 26, 2009PM104

The final report of the National Health and Hospital Reform Commission (NHHRC or the Commission),...

Reforming Capital Gains Tax: The Myths and Reality behind Australia’s Most Misunderstood Tax

Stephen KirchnerNovember 12, 2009PM103

Capital gains tax (CGT) has been a feature of the Australian tax system since 1985....

The importance of India: restoring sight to Australia’s strategic blind spot

John LeeNovember 5, 2009FPA2

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has invited leading politicians and opinion makers in the region to...

Invisible Hand versus Visible Fist: Securing the Future Wealth of Nations

P.J. O’RourkeNovember 1, 2009OP115

In the 25th John Bonython lecture, PJ O’Rourke presents his view of the economic and...

On the Right Track: Why NSW Needs Business Class Rail

Oliver Marc HartwichOctober 29, 2009IA119

Every day, thousands of people travel between Sydney and the neighbouring urban centres of Wollongong,...

The West’s bid to expand NATO eastwards was a mistake

Tom SwitzerFebruary 24, 2024THE AUSTRALIAN

For the people of Ukraine, the failure of Western nations to help them defeat Russia...

The government clearly doesn’t understand the consequences of its actions

Simon Cowan, Gene TunnyFebruary 24, 2024CANBERRA TIMES

Despite strenuous protests from the business community, it is hardly surprising that Workplace Relations Minister...

Education policymakers need to get clear on the science of learning

Trisha JhaFebruary 22, 2024EducationHQ

Teachers are constantly told to use evidence-based practices, and no teacher would purposely use ineffective...

Our education system is underperfoming but there could be a chance to fix that

Glenn FaheyFebruary 19, 2024CANBERRA TIMES

Canberra’s parents — and taxpayers — must wake up to the inconvenient truth that its...

Chalmers is doing a fantastic job … at ignoring the dire outlook

Tom SwitzerFebruary 13, 2024SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

Chalmers is doing a fantastic job … at ignoring the dire outlook. We are only...

Australian sporting crowds on the money – again

Andrew BlythFebruary 12, 2024ONLINEOPINION.COM.AU

Australians’ passion for sport is as intense as their eagerness to express opinions on politicians...

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...