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Harmacy: The Political Economy of Community Pharmacy in Australia

David GadielDecember 10, 2008PM89

The regulatory environment that governs community pharmacy has created one of Australia’s most protected industries....

Capital Xenophobia II

Stephen KirchnerNovember 23, 2008PM88

It is now widely realised that unhindered international trade has been the engine of sustained...

Making the Grade: School Report Cards and League Tables

Jennifer Buckingham OAMNovember 20, 2008IA103

International research shows that students in schools that publish their results publicly perform better than...

Million Dollar Babies: Paid Parental Leave and Family Policy Reform

November 18, 2008IA102

In February 2008, the federal government asked the Productivity Commission to recommend a national paid...

China’s Insecurity and Search for Power

John LeeNovember 13, 2008IA101

Sir Winston Churchill once said of Russia that its future actions were ‘a riddle, wrapped...

Where to for Australian Federalism?

Robert CarlingNovember 1, 2008PF15

Edited by Robert Carling with contributions from Cheryl Saunders, Jonathan Pincus, Wolfgang Kasper, Cliff Walsh...

Why we still need NAPLAN

Blaise JosephApril 12, 2019Ideas@TheCentre

When Julia Gillard defied the odds in 2008 to introduce NAPLAN successfully, it may have...

How to fix the fake tax debate

John HumphreysApril 11, 2019Financial Review

Since the success of the 1980s and 1990s microeconomic reforms, subsequent governments have attempted to...

This is why we need NAPLAN

Blaise JosephApril 8, 2019The Sydney Morning Herald

When Julia Gillard defied the odds in 2008 to successfully introduce NAPLAN, it may have...

Tax cuts in the never-never and a messier system now

Robert CarlingApril 4, 2019Financial Review

The new low and medium income tax offset greatly complicates the tax system, dulling incentives...

Scrap the short-term tax cuts, bring forward the long-term ones

John HumphreysApril 4, 2019Ideas@TheCentre

Surplus of $7.1 billion is mostly due to higher tax The government has announced a...

Does the budget matter? It depends on who’s asking

Simon CowanMarch 30, 2019The Sydney Morning Herald

A number of things about this year’s budget have been unusual. Not only is it...

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...

John Mearsheimer: Will Israel and Ukraine derail the US pivot to Asia

John MearsheimerOctober 26, 2023

CIS Executive Director Tom Switzer’s interview with Professor Mearsheimer on ABC Radio National....

Annual Gala Dinner and John Bonython Lecture 2023

Jason Riley, Tom SwitzerSeptember 1, 2023

The Soul of Black Conservatism Jason Riley is a columnist at the Wall Street Journal,...

The State Of American Politics and Discourse

Tom Switzer, Jason RileyAugust 24, 2023

On Monday, 31 July our 2023 John Bonython lecturer, Jason Riley and Naomi Schaefer Riley,...

Where are all the ‘Yes’ advocates?

Tom SwitzerAugust 24, 2023

Where are all the ‘Yes’ advocates? No bigger idea has emerged in recent years than...