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The Long Eye of the Law Closed Circuit Television, Crime Prevention and Civil Liberties
Caspar CondeApril 14, 2004IA48

Australian police are being asked to do more with less. More criminals, new laws, new...

Why We Must Reform the Disability Support Pension
Peter SaundersApril 6, 2004IA47

There has been a big increase in people claiming the Disability Support Pension (DSP) although...

Lies, Damned Lies and the Senate Poverty Inquiry Report
Peter SaundersApril 1, 2004IA46

A recent Senate Report claims that ‘poverty’ in Australia is widespread and has been getting...

Sweet and Sour Pork Barrelling: The Case of Queensland Sugar
Alex RobsonMarch 25, 2004IA45

The Queensland sugar industry is once again pleading for government assistance. Cane farmers claim they...

The Tax Wilderness – How to Restore the Rule of Law
Geoffrey de Quincey WalkerMarch 18, 2004PM60

The importance of Geoffrey Walker’s paper is that it shows the price we are paying...

Divorce Law and the Future of Marriage
Barry MaleyMarch 2, 2004PM58

No-fault divorce law has precipitated marital instability in Australia, discouraging people from marrying, staying together,...

The true lesson Aussies should learn from Trump’s victory
Simon CowanNovember 16, 2024CANBERRA TIMES

Since the US election result confirmed Donald Trump would re-enter the White House in triumph,...

How Trump made the biggest political comeback possible
November 6, 2024AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
The sad thing about this dispiriting election campaign is that it hasn’t clarified America’s problems,...
War on misinformation doomed to fail: tariffs a case in point
Simon CowanNovember 2, 2024CANBERRA TIMES

Experts in misinformation will no doubt be closely following the extraordinary claims being thrown around...

Property ownership key to closing the gap
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOOctober 26, 2024THE AUSTRALIAN

The debate around land reform on Indigenous traditional lands has been going on for decades,...

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Having an authority to rule on what is truth is deeply problematic
Simon CowanOctober 18, 2024CANBERRA TIMES

There is no better sign of the loss of faith in democracy than the belief...

Hayek-Friedrich road to serfdom
This book changed the world. The West needs to read it again
October 9, 2024AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

The Austrian economist and intellectual Friedrich Hayek was a victim of cancel culture long before...

The Struggle Continues
David ColtartAugust 11, 2017

We invite you to this exciting book event for The Struggle Continues by Senator David...

Brexit, the UK and Australia
Alexander DownerJuly 26, 2017

The Hon Alexander Downer AC reflects on the risks and opportunities arising from Brexit.

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New ways needed to address poverty
Alan TudgeJuly 20, 2017

The Australian taxpayer pays considerable support for people in need, but the problems of poverty...

Taking control of the classroom: How teachers and principals can improve behaviour in schools
July 20, 2017

Poor behaviour in schools is a significant factor undermining student achievement. International data suggests behaviour...

Submarines: Why settle for second best?
Tony Abbott, Simon CowanJune 29, 2017

Mr Abbott says that the biggest regret of his prime ministership was the government’s failure...

2017 Acton Lecture: Civic Virtues and the Politics of ‘Full Drift Ahead’
Iain BensonMay 4, 2017

Today almost everyone affirms the importance of ‘values’ but few would insist these are shared...

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