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2023 John Bonython Lecture: Questioning Orthodoxies
Jason RileyAugust 30, 2023OP197

Introduction I have the great honour and distinction of introducing the 2023 John Bonython Lecturer,...

Starting off on the wrong foot: How to improve Initial Teacher Education in Australia
Glenn Fahey, Rob JosephAugust 14, 2023AP53

Executive summary Australia’s Initial Teacher Education (ITE) sector has been under review for much of...

A Future Without Future Funds
Dimitri BurshteinAugust 10, 2023PP52

In 1984, Milton Friedman reminded us that “there is nothing so permanent as a temporary...

Politicisation – the attack on merit and our way of life
Scott PrasserAugust 3, 2023AP52

Introduction This paper examines the issue of ‘politicisation’ of our public services and other public...

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Authority, Expertise And Democracy. Should those who know best rule the rest of us?
Peter KurtiJuly 27, 2023AP51

A. On Heeding Expert Advice During the Covid-19 pandemic, state and territory leaders afforded...

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Superannuation tax: Why the total balance threshold should be shelved
Robert CarlingJuly 13, 2023PP51
This paper is a further developed version of the author’s submission to the Treasury consultation...
The answer is real health reform, not more money
Jeremy SammutOctober 5, 2007Online Opinion

Last week’s announcement by the Treasurer of a $2.5 billion ‘Health and Medical Investment Fund’...

Boost pay to keep teachers
Kirsten StorryOctober 3, 2007The Courier Mail

There is "a long tail of under-achievement" among disadvantaged school children, according to a recent...

Pokie in the eye for paternalism
Peter SaundersSeptember 22, 2007The Sydney Morning Herald

Pokies are soul-destroying. People sit on stools, eyes glazed over, looking like they're dosed up...

‘Sit-up money’ the wrong incentive.
Jeremy SammutSeptember 21, 2007Online Opinion

As the era of ‘sit-down money’ for Aborigines ends, the Australian General Practice Network has...

Aboriginal artists in the remote ‘homelands’ downtrodden by too much aid
Helen HughesSeptember 19, 2007The Canberra Times

The answer is that most Aboriginal artists in the remote ''homelands'' have been denied even...

Put budget surplus to good use
Robert CarlingSeptember 17, 2007The Australian Financial Reivew

The Howard government’s fiscal strategy, as reiterated in the 2007-08 budget papers, has been to...

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...
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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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