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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...

Reform the PBS to save taxpayer dollars
Private: William ShrubbOctober 25, 2013

Problems with the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) mean that Australian taxpayers are paying over $1...

Of debt ceilings and Commissions of Audit
Simon CowanOctober 25, 2013

In the fight for smaller government, sometimes it's a case of one step forward, one...

Solving the looming crisis facing health system
Jeremy SammutOctober 18, 2013

Devolution of public hospital management to the local level has been a policy goal articulated...

Efficient markets in Nobel Prizes
Stephen KirchnerOctober 18, 2013

Remember the 2004 crash in Sydney house prices? Neither do I. But Robert Shiller, one...

Cut wasteful spending, not just public servants
Alexander PhilipatosOctober 18, 2013

Following a long-standing pre-election commitment to cull Canberra's bureaucracy, the Coalition government will cut 12,000...

How hospitals can cure themselves
Greg LindsayOctober 17, 2013The Australian Financial Review
Antisemitism Is Not a Jewish Problem, It’s an Australian Problem | Frydenberg, Finlay & Sackville
Peter Kurti, Michael Stutchbury, Josh Frydenberg, Lorraine Finlay, Ronald Sackville AO KCApril 10, 2026

Michael Stutchbury, Executive Director of the Centre for Independent Studies, opens this panel discussion with...

Australia’s Hate Speech Failure | Dimitri Burshtein
Dimitri BurshteinMarch 31, 2026

The tragic events at Bondi Beach on 14 December 2025 expose a deepening crisis in...

Behind Every Great Teacher Is a Great System | David Didau, Jenny Donovan & Trisha Jha
Trisha Jha, David Didau, Jenny DonovanMarch 20, 2026

David Didau — education consultant, teacher trainer, and author of Making Kids Cleverer and Intelligent...

Housing, handouts, and the Collapse of the Australian Dream
Parnell McGuinnessMarch 19, 2026

Over the past several decades, Australian society has undergone profound economic, social, and cultural change....

“The 50% discount is unfair” and other CGT myths | Robert Carling & Michael Stutchbury
Robert Carling, Michael StutchburyMarch 11, 2026

The criticisms and characterization of the 50% capital gains tax discount over many years have...

The Case for Optimism: More People, More Ideas, More Wealth | Marian Tupy
Marian L. Tupy, Michael StutchburyMarch 6, 2026

Marian Tupy — editor of HumanProgress.org, senior fellow at the Cato Institute, and co-author of...

Will AI Destroy us all? An Interview with Larry Marshall
Robert ForsythMarch 7, 2024Liberalism in Question

Dr. Larry Marshall is a scientist, technology innovator and business leader with more than 25...

How Woke Won – Joanna Williams Explains
Robert Forsyth, Joanna WilliamsFebruary 21, 2024Liberalism in Question

On this episode, Rob chats with Joanna Williams, author and former academic now running her...

What is the Science of Learning? By Trisha Jha.
Trisha JhaFebruary 21, 2024Research Collection

What is the Science of Learning? By Trisha Jha. Listen to all our research here:...

We need to restart dialogue between faith and reason for a new philosophy | David de Carvalho
February 12, 2024Liberalism in Question

David de Carvalho is the Executive Dean, Faculty of Education, Philosophy and Theology at The...

Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s Insightful Outlook
Robert Forsyth, Jacinta Nampijinpa PriceFebruary 6, 2024Liberalism in Question

In this enthralling episode of Liberalism in Question, host Rob Forsyth engages in a deep...

Fraser Nelson – Is liberalism suffocating in the UK?
Robert Forsyth, Fraser NelsonJanuary 30, 2024Liberalism in Question

In this engaging episode of “Liberalism in Question”, host Rob Forsyth dialogues with Fraser Nelson,...

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