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Rising Crime in Australia
Lucy SullivanFebruary 15, 1998PM39

Dr Lucy Sullivan uses time trends in other social factors as a source of possible...

Nationality
Lord ActonDecember 1, 1997OP63

Is the nation state the best form of political organisation? Should a country’s borders be...

Social Capital: The Individual, Civil Society and the State
Andrew Norton, Gary Sturgess, Martin Stewart-WeeksDecember 1, 1997PF14

In a remarkable instance of intellectual convergence, the concept of ‘social capital’ has recently attracted...

Reforming New Zealand Welfare – International Perspectives
Michael JonesOctober 3, 1997PM37

This 1997 book provides a comprehensive overview of international research and debates about the welfare...

Taking Education Seriously – A Reform Program for Australia’s Schools
Ken GannicottSeptember 16, 1997PM38

 

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A Tribute to the Modest Member: Bert Kelly
Ray EvansJune 1, 1997OP60

Bert Kelly was for many years a lone parliamentary campaigner for free market ideas and...

Postcolonial guilt-trippers are doing more harm than good
Peter KurtiApril 9, 2022The Australian

Two years ago, the Australian ­winter was marred by vandalism of statues commemorating notable figures...

The new national school curriculum should be celebrated
Glenn FaheyApril 6, 2022Canberra Times

Australia’s educators and policymakers now have a less cluttered, clearer, and more knowledge-based school curriculum,...

A Budget That Voters Want? We’ll Find Out
Peter TulipApril 5, 2022Epoch Times

The most striking feature of Tuesday’s 2022-23 federal budget is how well the Australian economy...

Religious Believers in Australia Get Protections, Not Freedom
Peter KurtiNovember 23, 2021Epoch Times

Time appeared to be running out for the Australian government to deliver on its 2019...

We really don’t want to have to deal with runaway inflation
Simon CowanNovember 20, 2021Canberra Times

Last week it was revealed that US Consumer Price Index rose by more than 6%...

Ties between Delhi and Canberra crucial to Indo-Pacific security
C. Raja MohanNovember 11, 2021Spectator

The relationship between India and Australia has grown rapidly in recent years, underpinned by a...

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