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Ending No. 8 Wire Welfare: Why New Zealand is Lagging Behind
Luke MalpassApril 2, 2009IA109

In the lead up to the last election, the National Party released its new welfare...

No. 8 Wire Welfare: Why New Zealand is Lagging Behind
April 2, 2009

NZ COULD CATCH UP ON WELFARE DURING THE RECESSION The government’s welfare policy is moving...

The recession will be a good time to reform welfare
April 1, 2009

If there was any doubt that welfare in New Zealand needed reforming, a recent picture...

Should Keynes have a seat at the G20 table
Stephen KirchnerMarch 28, 2009NZ Business Roundtable

If the leaders of the G20 nations and the International Monetary Fund are to be...

Beware of Cargo Cult Handouts
Greg LindsayMarch 13, 2009

There is more to the South Pacific than just Australia and New Zealand. The vast...

Shooting reinforces Pakistan’s rogue status
John LeeMarch 6, 2009

It is not yet clear who was behind the Tuesday terrorist attack in Lahore against...

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...
Why China’s loyal youth no longer want democracy
John LeeMay 31, 2008The Weekend Australian

In the last two decades, China’s economy has tripled in size. The numbers of young,...

Democracy for the few
John LeeMay 31, 2008The Business Spectator

China’s transformation from the backward, autocratic economy of just three decades ago is probably the...

‘China’s unbalanced economy providing silver lining
John LeeMay 30, 2008The Age

Chinese leaders and economists have been saying for a decade that its economy is pulled...

Bachelors wreaking havoc in China
John LeeMay 28, 2008The Courier Mail

China’s leaders seem to be good at fixing big problems. They have transformed a backward...

Democracy’s slowboat to China getting slower
John LeeMay 28, 2008The Canberra Times

Figures released suggest that in early 2009, there will be over 200 million Internet users...

Is New Zealand saving itself to death?
Phil RennieMay 7, 2008The Dominion Post

How important are savings to economic growth? Would you gamble billions of dollars on the...

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