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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.

Don’t increase Newstart; first use the money to fight long term unemployment
Simon CowanSeptember 19, 2019Spectator

As the government repeatedly says, the best form of welfare is a job, but when...

Industrial relations reform shouldn’t become an obstacle to progress
Simon CowanSeptember 14, 2019The Canberra Times

California passed legislation this week to significantly restrict the ability of businesses to use independent...

Getting the job done: How to resolve the Newstart debate
Simon CowanAugust 31, 2019The Canberra Times

Since the election, we have seen a number of public advocacy campaigns on what might...

Taxpayers always deserve a break
Simon CowanJuly 15, 2019Spectator

The passing of the government’s major tax package is good news in a number of...

Scott Morrison’s tax reform has succeeded where other governments have failed
Simon CowanJuly 6, 2019The Canberra Times

This week’s passing of the government’s major tax package is good news in a number...

Something genuinely good has emerged from Parliament
Tom SwitzerJuly 5, 2019The Sydney Morning Herald

The passage of the federal government’s tax-cut legislation fulfils a major Coalition campaign promise, but...

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)...
Cast adrift beyond the mainstream
John ClearyMay 24, 2005The Australian

There is little doubt that the experiment with land councils and the Aboriginal and Torres...

Lower tax rates for a truly beautiful set of numbers
Alex RobsonMay 18, 2005The Australian

The changes announced by Treasurer Peter Costello to the personal income tax system last week...

State crosses line between secular, sacred
Steve EdwardsMay 18, 2005The Geelong Advertiser

The stated aim of the Australian Labor Party, according to its constitution, is to bring...

The super rip-off is unfair, not the tax cuts
Peter SaundersMay 13, 2005

The debate over the budget reveals some confused thinking on both sides of politics. Kim...

A fair way to reduce dependence on welfare
Peter SaundersMay 12, 2005The Australian Financial Review

Welfare reform is back on the rails. Budget reforms affecting Parenting Payment, Newstart and the...

Time we ran our own lives
Peter SaundersMay 9, 2005The Herald Sun

The Friday before last was Tax Freedom Day — the day of the year when...

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