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Gambles with the Economic Constitution: The Reregulation of Labour in New Zealand
Wolfgang KasperAugust 29, 2000PM47

The proposed Employment Relations Bill will prove costly for New Zealand citizens and workers. This...

The Modern Mask of Socialism
Antonio MartinoOctober 1, 1998OP66

After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War, many...

Rear Vision on Trade Policy: Wrong Way, Go Forward
Ron DuncanSeptember 25, 1998IA5

Pig farmers seeking to stop imports of pork into Australia are standing candidates in 15...

Open for Business? Australian Interests and the OECD’s Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI)
Wolfgang KasperApril 17, 1998IA1

This first Issue Analysis deals with the OECD’s Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI) which the...

Nationality
Lord ActonDecember 1, 1997OP63

Is the nation state the best form of political organisation? Should a country’s borders be...

Reforming New Zealand Welfare – International Perspectives
Michael JonesOctober 3, 1997PM37

This 1997 book provides a comprehensive overview of international research and debates about the welfare...

Humankind and the infinite resource base
Marian L. TupyApril 2, 2026OP212

This paper examines the human ability to expand our resource base into infinity. Given human...

The Legislative Fantasy. Hate Speech, Culture, and Institutional Failure
Dimitri BurshteinMarch 26, 2026AP103

Foreword The Bondi Beach attack of 14 December 2025 forced a reckoning that many Australians...

Generation Trapped. Housing, handouts, and the collapse of young Australians’ life satisfaction
Parnell Palme McGuinnessMarch 19, 2026RR52

Executive summary Over the past several decades, Australian society has undergone profound economic, social, and...

Why We Should Not Increase Capital Gains Tax
Robert CarlingMarch 11, 2026PP64
Debate about capital gains tax rarely occurs in isolation. It typically emerges during periods of...
10 CGT Myths Busted
Robert CarlingMarch 11, 2026IA155

The criticisms and characterisation of the 50% capital gains tax discount over many years have...

Growth that Builds: Beyond the immigration blame game 
Marian L. TupyMarch 5, 2026PP63
This paper argues that Australia’s housing crisis is primarily a supply failure, not simply a...
We need to talk about how we talk about ‘China’
Sue WindybankDecember 8, 2017IDEAS@THECENTRE

Last week my 10-year old niece overheard me making some critical remarks about China, and...

Foreign policy white paper 2017: the US isn’t going away
Tom SwitzerNovember 28, 2017AUSTRALIAN STRATEGIC POLICY INSTITUTE

In The crack-up, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote: ‘The test of a first-rate intelligence is the...

We need to talk about China
Sue WindybankNovember 24, 2017Ideas@TheCentre

Allen & Unwin’s recent decision to drop Clive Hamilton’s book on Chinese Communist Party influence...

Are we in an era of unprecedented instability or just ignorant of history
October 29, 2017The Sydney Morning Herald

Is today’s emerging regional terrain more volatile than the late 1940s and 1950s when our...

The tragedy across the Tasman
Tom SwitzerOctober 27, 2017Ideas@TheCentre

The tragedy of New Zealand’s election outcome is not just that a stable and successful...

Debunking Three Australian Foreign Policy Myths
Tom SwitzerOctober 17, 2017Australian Institute of International Affairs

There is no end of debate on how to strengthen Australian security in the coming...

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