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Principles for a Free Society
Richard EpsteinAugust 2, 1999OP69

The need for a principled reconciliation between the prerogatives of individual liberty and social order...

Catholicism and the Architecture of Freedom
George PellAugust 1, 1999OP70

The nature of freedom is a question that has puzzled western societies from their very...

Religion and Liberty: Western Experiences, Asian Possibilities
Samuel GreggAugust 1, 1999OP68

The once fashionable notion that ‘God is dead’ is certainly belief by the facts of...

Taxi! Reinvigorating Competition in the Taxi Market
Jason SoonMay 5, 1999IA7

Taxis work well during off-peak periods on weekdays when it is not raining. In peak...

In Praise of the Free Economy: Essays
Michael NovakMay 3, 1999R10

  (excerpt) A deep longing is visible in this land to build a free society...

Social Capital Stories: How 12 Australian Households Live their Lives
Martin Stewart-Weeks, Andrew Norton, Mark Latham, Gary SturgessApril 5, 1999PM42

Social capital – the network of informal social connections that helps to hold communities together...

Labor’s education report card is one step forward, two steps back
Trisha JhaMarch 25, 2025AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
Efforts to put strict conditions on additional school funding to the states to improve outcomes...
Here’s why forcing workers back to the office won’t have the desired effect
Simon CowanMarch 22, 2025CANBERRA TIMES

Working from home is sneakily becoming one of the biggest emerging fault-lines in our society....

Campuses shouldn’t be safe spaces to breed intolerance
Steven SchwartzMarch 22, 2025THE AUSTRALIAN
A curious trend has taken hold: the re-segregation of student housing, common areas, and even...
Indexation would end the stealth tax of bracket creep 
Gene TunnyMarch 17, 2025AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
In Australia, bracket creep has become a silent but significant burden on taxpayers, eroding real...
Why have we fallen for the ‘cheap renewables’ magic tricks?
March 17, 2025THE AUSTRALIAN

The jury is in on the government’s power price promise. Instead of a $275 reduction...

Time to do away with this insidious tax hurting us all
Simon CowanMarch 8, 2025CANBERRA TIMES
Bracket creep is caused by the inflation and its interaction with our progressive tax system....
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