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At times, issues of international or national importance do not fit under the Economics, Education, Indigenous and Foreign Affairs programs. The publications and commentary related to non-program issues can be found here, as well as work from past programs such as Health and Aging.

The Paradox of Australian Liberalism
Greg MelleuishJanuary 22, 2001The Australian Financial Review

In colonial Australia the majority of people called themselves liberals and saw liberalism as the...

Restoring the Fragile Family: Children and the Lost Meaning of Marriage
Barry MaleyJanuary 1, 2001PM53

In the last 30 years a revolution in marriage and family life has overtaken Western...

Picking Winners
Wolfgang KasperJuly 3, 2000The Evening Post

In a recent article in The Evening Post (19/6/00), Michael Wilson advocated the selective promotion...

Beyond Romanticism: Questioning the Green Gospel
Samuel GreggJuly 2, 2000OP73

In this occasinal Paper, Samuel Gregg raises questions about the adequacy of many Christian pronouncements...

Principles for a Free Society
Richard EpsteinAugust 2, 1999OP69

The need for a principled reconciliation between the prerogatives of individual liberty and social order...

Children’s rights. Where the law is heading and what it means for families
Barry MaleyJanuary 1, 1999PM43

Children’s rights have become an important topic of public policy and one of particular interest...

Medi-Mess: Rational Federalism and Patient Cost-Sharing for Public Hospital Sustainability in Australia
David Gadiel, Jeremy SammutJuly 16, 2017RR30

The latest attempt to ‘end the blame game’ between the state and federal governments over...

The Major Bank Levy: We’re all going to be hit
Michael PotterJune 19, 2017RR29

The major bank levy was proposed in the 2017–18 Budget. The levy has numerous flaws...

Welfare reform beyond decades of dependence, ‘dole bludgers’ and ‘double dipping’
Simon CowanMay 31, 2017OP156

Recent attempts to reform welfare have focused on the wrong elements of the system. In...

Reforming Social Housing: financing and tenant autonomy
Michael PotterApril 27, 2017RR25

Around 400,000 Australians live in social housing, which includes public and community housing. This sector...

Rediscovering Humility: Religious Freedom in a 21st Century Pluralist Society
Tim WilsonDecember 5, 2016OP151

Religious liberty is central to the Australian way of life. It is enshrined in the...

Contemporary “Duck & Cover”? Terror Challenges in the 21st Century
David KilcullenDecember 1, 2016OP150

Counter-insurgency expert, scholar and author Dr David Kilcullen is Chief Operating Officer of Meta Aerospace...

Religious tests a red line we shouldn’t cross
Peter KurtiJanuary 29, 2026DAILY TELEGRAPH
Morrison deserves credit for insisting accusations of Islamophobia must not shut down necessary debate. But...
It’s judgment day: time for unis to kick politics off campus
Steven SchwartzJanuary 29, 2026THE AUSTRALIAN
The problem is not academic freedom itself. The problem is that universities have forgotten what...
Science of learning
How revamping education will boost the Australian economy
Trisha JhaJanuary 24, 2026CANBERRA TIMES
If Australia wants productivity growth, it needs to start in the classroom....
Do we entrench our advantages or let them slip?
Michael StutchburyJanuary 23, 2026ABC RADIO NATIONAL
We’re not in danger of becoming a banana republic, like Paul Keating warned in 1986....
Eraring’s extension puts fresh focus on NSW reliability planning
Zoe HiltonJanuary 23, 2026ENERGYNEWS BULLETIN
Eraring’s recently announced extension until 2029 has highlighted the absurdity of two key government decisions...
Eraring extension exposes Bowen’s credibility gap on renewables
Aidan MorrisonJanuary 21, 2026AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

Those still clinging to the claim that renewable energy is cheapest will look back at...

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