• Regulation

Most people agree that some rules are necessary for markets to work. But what rules do we really need? And how can we make sure they do not become too much of a burden on businesses and consumers?

Fiscal discipline as a victim of political disruption
Robert CarlingDecember 7, 2018Ideas@TheCentre

It is often said that Australians have become complacent about what is needed to maintain...

Petrol prices pump up interventionist calls
Charles JacobsNovember 2, 2018Ideas@TheCentre

One by one, Australia’s markets are falling victim to the hand of an interventionist government....

Au pair system works for parents
Eugenie JosephSeptember 14, 2018Ideas@TheCentre

Au pairs represent one of the last bastions of unregulated childcare. It is therefore unsurprising...

Airport regulation calls take off
Charles JacobsSeptember 14, 2018Ideas@TheCentre

Airlines’ ongoing calls for greater government regulation of airport fees ignore many of the benefits...

No basis in bias science
Monica WilkieSeptember 7, 2018Ideas@TheCentre

News that the Australian Taxation Office has been running unconscious bias training (UBT) courses raises...

Why you can’t afford childcare
Eugenie JosephAugust 31, 2018Ideas@TheCentre

Childcare is becoming less affordable in Australia, despite billions of dollars in public subsidies —...

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