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Australia and the Future of Nuclear Deterrence
Robyn LimMarch 1, 2007IA82

Nuclear weapons, because of their enormous destructive power, represent survival interests of states. Australia decided...

The HIV/AIDS Crisis in Papua New Guinea
Miranda DarlingFebruary 8, 2007IA81

The rapid spread of HIV/AIDS in Papua New Guinea has created a health emergency. At...

Teachers and the Waiting Game: Why Decentralisation is Vital for Public Schools
Jennifer Buckingham OAMFebruary 5, 2007IA80

On the most important aspects of education policy, state governments are in the grip of...

A Welfare State for Those Who Want One, Opts-outs for Those Who Don’t
Peter SaundersJanuary 30, 2007IA79

This paper looks at how the long-term growth of government spending, and the erosion of...

Indigenous Governance At the Crossroads: The Way Forward
John ClearyNovember 29, 2006IA78

A strong governance structure that has the respect of residents is essential for any healthy,...

Time for a Change in Tonga: From Monarchy to Modernity
Gaurav SodhiNovember 7, 2006IA77

The Pacific, rather than being famous for blue waters and sandy beaches, is fast gaining...

Confessions of an Industrial Relations Club reporter
Michael StutchburyNovember 21, 2025AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
A half-century on from stagflation, outdated workplace rules and union monopolies remain the biggest barrier...
Australian money
Double the debt and half the fiscal clues
Robert CarlingNovember 21, 2025DAILY TELEGRAPH
The Labor government’s early surpluses now look like a flash in the pan and the...
A good budget means setting some rules and adhering to them
Robert Carling, Simon CowanNovember 15, 2025CANBERRA TIMES
There is a long history of fiscal rules, but the overall record is patchy, with...
Tolerance ends where darkest hatred begins
Peter KurtiNovember 12, 2025DAILY TELEGRAPH

Tolerance is often treated as an unqualified virtue. But even virtues have limits. When men...

SUPER WARS
Productivity Commission piles in to Labor’s schizophrenic war on big business
Michael StutchburyNovember 7, 2025AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

Industry Minister Tim Ayres rightly says that Australia is in competition for global capital as...

The hard truth: why the government should let this smelter fail
Simon CowanNovember 1, 2025CANBERRA TIMES
If Tomago meets the criteria for a taxpayer bailout, then so do thousands of other...
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...

Old buildings and the housing crisis with Peter Tulip
Peter TulipMarch 4, 2026

Peter Tulip explains how several states have recently overhauled their planning legislation. However, the flaws...

Against simplistic ideology—even liberalism as a simplistic ideology
Robert Forsyth, Parnell McGuinnessJanuary 12, 2021Liberalism in Question

Parnell McGuinness is a columnist at the Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Financial Review, and is...

Yes, Classical Liberalism is under threat
Robert Forsyth, Glenn FaheyJanuary 5, 2021Liberalism in Question

Glenn Fahey is a Research Fellow in Education Policy at the CIS. Previously Glenn has...

Why liberalism needs a new social contract to be renewed
Robert Forsyth, Tim WilsonDecember 29, 2020Liberalism in Question

Rob interviews Tim Wilson, who at the time of recording was MP for Goldstein, about...

“We can’t allow our liberalism to be historically blind.”
Robert Forsyth, Stan GrantDecember 22, 2020Liberalism in Question

Stan Grant an experienced journalist, thinker and writer has thought deeply about liberalism to which...

Unashamedly upbeat about liberalism— “More Fukuyama than Fukuyama.”
Robert Forsyth, Salvatore BabonesDecember 15, 2020Liberalism in Question

In an energetic discussion of both sociology and history Salvatore Babones, Associate Professor of Sociology...

Liberalism—both a prejudice to freedom and a delicate flower.
Robert Forsyth, Ian HarperDecember 8, 2020Liberalism in Question

Rob chats with Professor Ian Harper, member of the Reserve Bank Board and dean of...

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