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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.

Populist streak waters down NZ alcohol policy
Luke MalpassMay 27, 2011

As the New Zealand government continues to grapple with the vexing issue of alcohol regulation,...

Alcohol Policy and the Politics of Moral Panic
Luke MalpassMay 26, 2011PM118

Liquor reform has become a political hot potato in New Zealand. Social problems caused by...

Rigging the campaign finance system
May 20, 2011

Last week, the Queensland Labor government rushed through radical changes to the state’s campaign finance...

Q&A Australia’s Urban Water Challenge Rebecca Gill
May 17, 2011
Canberra kickers kick own goals
Jeremy SammutMay 13, 2011

State governments are always keen to kick Canberra to generate cheap political thrills, especially when...

Rebecca Gill – Australia’s Urban Water Challenge: A Drought of Ideas
May 2, 2011
2025 Neville Kennard Address: The Dire Plight of the Mainstream Right
Andrew NeilOctober 27, 2025OP210

This is an edited version of the speech given to the 2025 CIS Consilium event...

2025 John Bonython Lecture: The Axis of Autocracy – New World Disorder
Andrew NeilOctober 16, 2025OP209
Far from it being the end of history, the story of this century so far...
Events, Dear Boy. Any Government Can Be Derailed
Tom SwitzerAugust 11, 2025OP207

Foreword After an election result as sobering as May 3, 2025, there is a temptation...

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Liberalism applied? Policy shifts in the transition from Chifley to Menzies
Tom SwitzerNovember 16, 2023MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Tom Switzer’s chapter in The Menzies Watershed: Liberalism, Anti-communism, Continuities 1943–1954 (Melbourne University Press) Introduction...

Bonds of belonging – renewing democracy in an atomised age
Professor Adrian PabstJune 1, 2023OP196

Introduction Liberal democracy is under threat from tech platforms, identity politics, and hostile foreign powers...

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Defining Democracy Down: Political Judicialisation, Judicial Politicisation
Helen DaleJuly 21, 2022PP46
The overruling of Roe v Wade by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)...
‘Kangaroo Court’: Family Law in Australia
June 11, 2005

‘Kangaroo Court’: Family Law in Australia By John Hirst Reviewed by Barry Maley Read full...

State Taxes: In Serious Need of Reform
Michael PotterJune 11, 2005Policy

State tax systems are inefficient, inequitable and overly complex. Read full article

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The wrong sorts of tax cuts
Peter SaundersJune 11, 2005The Australian Financial Review

The government has responded to criticism about the high rate of tax levied on low-income...

No substance to Vinnies’ alarmism
Peter SaundersJune 11, 2005The Australian

Last week, the St Vincent de Paul Society released a report warning that Australia is...

Economic malaise in PNG is deep, and growing steadily
Helen HughesJune 6, 2005The Canberra Times

The recent ruling by the Papua New Guinea Supreme Court that the immunity essential for...

Nose cut off to spite the face
Helen HughesMay 31, 2005The Courier Mail

The withdrawal of the Australian police, following the Papua New Guinean Supreme Court ruling that...

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