• Economics

The Reserve Bank needs accountability that only external scrutiny can provide
Peter TulipFebruary 11, 2021Pearls and Irritations

The RBA is failing to meet its statutory objectives. Underlying inflation has fallen below the...

Using political logic, quarantines, border closures and lockdowns may never end
Steven SchwartzFebruary 9, 2021Spectator

The recent knee-jerk lockdown has sparked more discussion about the ‘value’ of a human life....

Let them build solar panels
Glenn FaheyFebruary 5, 2021IDEAS@THECENTRE

While politically inconvenient, and sometimes imparting short-term pain for workers, labour market churn is crucial...

Follow NSW on virus response
Simon CowanFebruary 5, 2021IDEAS@THECENTRE

NSW has now recorded 18 straight days of zero local COVID transmissions and announced further...

It’s time for states to learn from pandemic management successes
Simon CowanJanuary 30, 2021Canberra Times

On Wednesday, NSW recorded its 10th straight day of zero local COVID-19 transmissions and announced...

Public debt risk
Robert CarlingJanuary 29, 2021IDEAS@THECENTRE

It has been clear since early in the pandemic that Australia was set for a...

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