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How big is your but…?
Greg PulscherSeptember 20, 2019Ideas@TheCentre

We all know about buts — those ‘exceptions to the rule’. “I’m all for freedom,...

Don’t increase Newstart; first use the money to fight long term unemployment
Simon CowanSeptember 19, 2019Spectator

As the government repeatedly says, the best form of welfare is a job, but when...

Jobs the best welfare
Simon CowanSeptember 13, 2019Ideas@TheCentre

As the government repeatedly says, the best form of welfare is a job, but when...

‘Onus of proof’ seemingly old-fashioned
Monica WilkieSeptember 13, 2019Ideas@TheCentre

The Australian Human Rights Commission’s recommendations for discrimination law reform — which look like they...

Beware the ‘bill of rights’ trap when debating freedom of religion
Lukas OpacicSeptember 12, 2019Spectator

Two recent events have exposed some serious misunderstandings on both the right and left about...

Liberalism’s impact on Australia
Jeremy SammutSeptember 6, 2019Ideas@TheCentre

The great Australian historian John Hirst once wrote a visiting American academic who commented that...

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