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New Zealand’s Spending Binge

Phil RennieMarch 15, 2007IA83

Core government spending is now almost $20 billion a year higher than it was in...

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,...

English literacy in remote indigenous communities

Kirsten StorryDecember 7, 2006ABC Radio National

In early November, Secretary to the Treasury Ken Henry said that Australia will not have...

Brough’s welfare plan on right track

Peter SaundersDecember 4, 2006The Canberra Times

Family Services Minister Mal Brough wants to withhold up to 40per cent of the welfare...

Welfare fails to save the world

Deepak LalDecember 4, 2006The Australian

The humanitarian case for aid has been based on an analogy with the Western welfare...

Stop excuses on indigenous education

Kirsten StorryDecember 1, 2006The Adelaide Advertiser

Last month, Treasury secretary Ken Henry said Australia would not have managed its current prosperity...

Overhaul might need an overhaul

Arti SharmaNovember 28, 2006The Geelong Advertiser

Last weekend, the Australian Catholic University in Melbourne was home to a National Forum on...

What the Government giveth, the Government taketh away

Peter SaundersNovember 27, 2006ABC Radio

The welfare state developed to support people who could not afford to look after themselves:...

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...