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Another rebuke to Beijing
Tom SwitzerJanuary 17, 2020Ideas@TheCentre

Last weekend, Taiwan’s first female leader was re-elected in a landslide to claim a new...

Taiwan votes for sovereignty and against Beijing’s autocracy
Tom SwitzerJanuary 12, 2020Financial Review

Taipei: One year ago, there was widespread gloom among Taiwan’s government figures. The ruling pro-independence...

Time to round up neighbours to resist China
Salvatore BabonesJanuary 6, 2020

If you think the Great Barrier Reef is in trouble, spare a tear for Subi...

Can the workers and conservatives stay united?
Tom SwitzerJanuary 2, 2020Financial Review

The political quote of the year 2019 came from Tony Abbott. “It’s clear that in...

The British people have been saved by this watershed election
Tom SwitzerDecember 13, 2019The Sydney Morning Herald

There is always a danger in exaggerating the significance of a particular election. However, the...

Preserving our values amid growing turbulence 
Leonard HongDecember 13, 2019ideas@theCentre

Australia and New Zealand face a geopolitical predicament as a consequence of China’s rise. How...

Reform of Heritage Legislation
Peter TulipFebruary 26, 2026PP62

Introduction Several states have recently overhauled their planning legislation. However, the flaws in their heritage...

Hours, Not Dollars: Rethinking the cost-of-living debate 
Marian L. TupyFebruary 23, 2026AP102

Executive Summary Public debate about the ‘cost-of-living crisis’ often confuses nominal price increases with declining...

Dead and buried. Why our green hydrogen hope is gone for good
Jude Blik, Aidan MorrisonFebruary 19, 2026AP101

Executive Summary Green hydrogen is often heralded as a cornerstone of Australia’s net zero ambitions,...

Drowning in a Sea of Diagnoses. How medicalising distress is overwhelming Australia’s mental health system and failing those most in need
Steven SchwartzFebruary 12, 2026AP100

Executive Summary At the centre of Australia’s mental health system lies a paradox. Government...

Overcoming Enmity and Restoring Tolerance. Antisemitism’s challenge for the civic compact
Damien FreemanFebruary 5, 2026AP99

Foreword When the Book of Genesis speaks of enmity between the serpent and the descendants...

Progressive Intolerance. The contemporary antisemitism landscape in Australia
Philip MendesJanuary 22, 2026AP98
The evidence is comprehensive and damning. From universities to trade unions, from civil society organisations...
Trump’s goal to end Ukraine war makes moral sense
Tom SwitzerMarch 4, 2025THE AUSTRALIAN

Friday’s heated exchange in the White House was surely a regrettable moment in American diplomatic...

Albanese could learn from Howard when it comes to Indonesia
Andrew BlythSeptember 3, 2024SPECTATOR

Indonesian president-elect Prabowo Subianto visiting Australia before he has even been inaugurated is a positive...

It’s the most volatile election in living memory and anything can and will happen
Tom SwitzerAugust 10, 2024THE AUSTRALIAN

In five decades of living alternately on the two sides of the Pacific, I have...

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NATO’s Prophetic Critics. Expanding the alliance has led to a war many experts predicted
Tom SwitzerJune 10, 2024MODERN AGE

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, a chorus of government officials, academics, commentators, and retired...

Why Republicans are sceptical about funding Ukraine
Tom SwitzerMarch 7, 2024SPECTATOR UK

When US policy-makers supported Nato expansion in the 1990s, it was widely believed that America,...

The West’s bid to expand NATO eastwards was a mistake
Tom SwitzerFebruary 24, 2024THE AUSTRALIAN

For the people of Ukraine, the failure of Western nations to help them defeat Russia...

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