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Chinese Whispers: China’s media influence and pushback in Australia and Asia
Ming-Chang TsaiDecember 20, 2022AP41

China’s global media influence has encountered increasing pushback from numerous countries. This report looks at...

Thatcherism
No End of a Lesson: The Imitation Thatcherism of Liz Truss
Simon HefferDecember 14, 2022OP194
The so-called ‘Trussonomics’ of Liz Truss’s short-lived and ill-fated premiership were based on an ignorance...
A shorter path to teaching: Exploring one-year postgraduate qualifications
A shorter path to teaching: Exploring one-year postgraduate qualifications
Rob JosephDecember 7, 2022PP48

A shorter path to teaching: Exploring one-year postgraduate qualifications – Executive Summary Australia faces major...

Sri Lanka: Democracy in Crisis
Anjali NadaradjaneNovember 29, 2022AP40

Introduction – Sri Lanka: Democracy in Crisis Today, Sri Lanka is mired in a crisis...

Liberalism’s Universal Vision Better Than a Race-Based Voice
Greg SheridanNovember 26, 2022OP193

Introduction There is nothing finer in political culture than the idea — the doctrine, the...

wages growth
Wages Growth in Australia: Evidence and policy evaluation
Gene TunnyNovember 24, 2022PP47
This Policy Paper reviews the evidence regarding wages growth in Australia since the 2008 financial...
Soundbites vs. long-form
Monica WilkieFebruary 5, 2021IDEAS@THECENTRE

Long-form writers and podcasters are reversing the last few decades of the ‘soundbite’ media trend...

Follow NSW on virus response
Simon CowanFebruary 5, 2021IDEAS@THECENTRE

NSW has now recorded 18 straight days of zero local COVID transmissions and announced further...

It’s time for states to learn from pandemic management successes
Simon CowanJanuary 30, 2021Canberra Times

On Wednesday, NSW recorded its 10th straight day of zero local COVID-19 transmissions and announced...

Dire differences
Jacinta Nampijinpa PriceJanuary 29, 2021IDEAS@THECENTRE

There are dire circumstances facing Indigenous Australians living in regional and very remote Australia, setting...

Public debt risk
Robert CarlingJanuary 29, 2021IDEAS@THECENTRE

It has been clear since early in the pandemic that Australia was set for a...

Australian schools are failing
Recover and revitalise education
Glenn FaheyJanuary 29, 2021IDEAS@THECENTRE

As Australia’s 4 million school students and their educators kick off a new school year,...

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