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Michael in a Muddle: Michael Pusey’s Bungled Attack on Economic Reform
Andrew NortonMay 9, 2003IA34

In his new book, The Experience of Middle Australia: The Dark Side of Economic Reform,...

Aid Has Failed the Pacific
Helen HughesMay 7, 2003IA33

Per capita income has grown at less than 1% a year in the Pacific during...

State of the Nation New Zealand 2003
Jennifer Buckingham OAMApril 5, 2003SP05

The report, State of the Nation New Zealand, traces and analyses the profound social and...

Student Debt: A HECS on Fertility?
Andrew NortonApril 2, 2003IA32

Opponents of university fees are tapping into concern about declining fertility levels by arguing that...

Reflections on Class Size and Teacher Quality
Jennifer Buckingham OAMMarch 21, 2003IA29a

Teachers all over the world have long called for lower class sizes, and New Zealand...

The Thinning Blue Line
Nicole BillanteMarch 19, 2003IA31

The likelihood that a criminal will be caught after committing an offence is an important...

We’re not the ‘human rights nation’ we thought we were
Simon CowanNovember 5, 2021Canberra Times

As the country celebrates the return of our ‘freedoms’, and promises echo that lockdowns are...

Addicted to Power? Australian Premier Daniel Andrews’ Pandemic Overreach
Peter KurtiNovember 4, 2021Epoch Times

Rising vaccination rates in Australia continue to edge most states towards ever more significant easing...

Climate retreat may be one too many for the Nats
Scott PrasserNovember 2, 2021The Australian

During the past few weeks, the federal Nationals made headlines when they raised concerns about...

Education establishment fails the curriculum reform test
Glenn FaheyNovember 1, 2021Financial Review

Speaking at the Centre for Independent Studies last month, federal Education Minister Alan Tudge outlined...

Net Zero By 2050? Don’t Plan on It
October 28, 2021Wall Street Journal

As leaders prepare to gather in Glasgow for the United Nations climate-change conference, you may...

Fiscal Conservatism Another Victim of the Pandemic
Robert CarlingOctober 27, 2021Epoch Times

The new Premier of New South Wales (NSW), Dominic Perrottet, and his Treasurer Matt Kean...

On Liberty EP34 Is China’s rise unstoppable?
Salvatore BabonesNovember 19, 2020On Liberty

While the rest of the world was obsessing over the U.S. elections, China-watchers were digesting...

On Liberty EP33 Superannuation has Failed
Salvatore BabonesNovember 12, 2020On Liberty

Superannuation has failed in its original goal: helping Australians to achieve financial independence in retirement....

On Liberty EP32 Four more years or Democratic landslide?
Salvatore BabonesNovember 5, 2020On Liberty

Salvatore Babones hosts Morrow for an On Liberty episode not to be missed: Four more...

On Liberty EP31 Down to the Line US Elections 2020
Salvatore BabonesOctober 29, 2020On Liberty

We welcomed Tom Switzer, CIS Executive Director. Salvatore Babones hosts seasoned US political commentator Tom...

Does Hong Kong Have a Future?
Salvatore BabonesOctober 23, 2020

Australia seeks to attract “key businesses and global super talent to Australia”, in the words...

On Liberty EP30 Is religion cherished in Australia?
Salvatore BabonesOctober 22, 2020On Liberty

We welcomed Sophie York, barrister, law lecturer, and board director. Sophie believes, “religious freedom is...

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