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The Next Pandemic; China’s Coronavirus
Doug Bandow, Sue Windybank, Salvatore Babones, Tom Switzer, Vicky XuFebruary 19, 2020

Scholar-in-residence Doug Bandow and our expert panel discussed The Next Pandemic; China’s Coronavirus. The coronavirus...

Even now our universities remain addicted to China
Salvatore BabonesFebruary 19, 2020The Australian

Australia isn’t the only country exposed to a novel coronavirus recession in China. The COVID-19...

Australia’s Export Exposure to China’s Coronavirus Epidemic
Salvatore BabonesFebruary 18, 2020AP7

This paper estimates the direct and immediate effects of the coronavirus epidemic on the revenues...

Time to Drop Defense Guarantees to the Philippines
Doug BandowFebruary 16, 2020Spectator

Rodrigo Duterte, the ever-unpredictable president of the Philippines, has given official notice to terminate the...

Is there a Democrat who can defeat The Donald?
Doug BandowFebruary 13, 2020Spectator

After an embarrassing Iowa caucus, the smoother New Hampshire primary did more to determine who...

How Reagan Won the Presidency in New Hampshire
Doug BandowFebruary 11, 2020Spectator

Despite a lackluster record, as 1980 dawned President Jimmy Carter led a baker’s dozen of...

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...
International attention has been scathing of Papua New Guinea
Gaurav SodhiSeptember 10, 2007The Canberra Times

International attention has been scathing of Papua New Guinea after revelations some HIV/AIDS victims have...

Elections should be a way of holding political leaders to account for their actions
Gaurav SodhiAugust 29, 2007The Canberrra Times

It is a measure of the dysfunction of Papua New Guinea that elections marred by...

Is Asia in need of Australian aid more than the Pacific?
Gaurav SodhiMay 31, 2007The Canberra Times

Eyebrows were raised in the Pacific this month as Indonesia displaced Papua New Guinea as...

Time for Politicians to treat our money more carefully
Phil RennieMay 17, 2007The Press

This week’s budget will be the biggest spend-up in New Zealand’s history. Even in the...

A breather before bingeing
Phil RennieMay 17, 2007The New Zealand Herald

Finance Minister Dr Cullen is in an enviable position, despite his protestations of poverty. Every...

New Guinea Faces HIV Epidemic Out of Control
Miranda DarlingApril 19, 2007The Geelong Advertiser

‘Australia also has a direct interest in PNG’s HIV-AIDS epidemic because increasing numbers of PNG...

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