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Annals of Aid: Vanuatu and The United States Millenium Challenge Corporation

Helen HughesApril 5, 2006IA69

Vanuatu, with a population of 200,000, is a medium sized Pacific state that became independent...

The Ethic of Respect: A Leftwing Cause

Frank FieldMarch 9, 2006OP102

Frank Field argues that nineteenth century Christianity bequeathed us a “rich deposit of ethical values”,...

Farewell to Liberty, Equality and Fraternity: Is the Left still on the Left?

Dirk Maxeiner, Michael MierschMarch 3, 2006OP103

In this Occasional Paper translated by Wolfgang Kasper, two German analysts, Dirk Maxeiner and Michael...

Sensory Order and Economic Order: The links between human cognition and economic freedom in Hayek’s thought

Julie NovakMarch 1, 2006OP101

While Friedrich August von Hayek’s name will forever remain associated with economics, his original scholarly...

HELPless: How the FEE-HELP Loans System Lets Students Down and How to Fix it

Andrew NortonFebruary 27, 2006IA68

Australia pioneered repaying student loans through the tax system, the HECS scheme. In 2005, HECS...

Make Poverty History: Tackle Corruption

Wolfgang KasperJanuary 19, 2006IA67

The results of the latest international survey of corruption reveal huge international differences. Poor countries...

Labour debate ignores status quo

Alexander PhilipatosOctober 12, 2012The Canberra Times

It is important that politicians, business leaders and commentators have a grasp of the facts...

A new way to stymie cost reduction

Alexander PhilipatosOctober 5, 2012

Given the problems European governments are having reining in public spending – and given how...

The Coalition’s carbon tax compensation nightmare

Andrew BakerOctober 5, 2012

The big winners from the carbon tax are Australia’s 3.5 million pensioners. In May this...

After the riot: A civil discussion of multiculturalism

Jeremy SammutOctober 5, 2012

In the wake of the violent demonstration by Muslim protestors in the Sydney CBD a...

Better schooling, not uni quotas

Sara HudsonOctober 2, 2012The Australian

But the focus should not be on achieving targets. Instead, government should improve education standards...

Our right to silence is too important to lose

Suri RatnapalaOctober 1, 2012The Conversation

The move to dilute the right to silence in NSW is unjust, constitutionally questionable and...

Free Trade vs Tariffs: Jobs, Security, and the Cost of Living

Trisha JhaMay 14, 2025

Leading economists, historians, and policy experts delve into the complex world of tariffs, free trade,...

How Close Is Too Close? Rethinking Australia’s Military Ties to the U.S.

Aidan Morrison, Sam RoggeveenMay 9, 2025

In this panel hosted by the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS), three experts—Doug Abdiel, Lt...

The Answer is Productivity | Tom Switzer

Tom SwitzerMay 8, 2025

To avoid a crisis, Australia should embrace sound market economics....

Faith and Freedom: Evangelical Christianity in Liberal Australia | Stuart Piggin

Robert ForsythMay 7, 2025

In this episode, we explore the history of evangelical Christianity in Australia with guest Stuart...

Need for Clean Energy: Lessons from Canada’s Nuclear Journey

Aidan Morrison, Tracy PrimeauMay 2, 2025

As the global demand for clean and reliable energy grows, nuclear power is being reconsidered...

The Economic Philosophy of Liberalism | Eamonn Butler | Liberalism in Question

Robert Forsyth, Eamonn ButlerApril 16, 2025

We apologise for the picture quality on camera 2. In this episode of Liberalism in...