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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.

Jessica Brown on The Drum, ABC 24
December 2, 2011
Pay for what is yours
Peter SaundersDecember 2, 2011

In Britain and Australia, welfare rules now encourage and cajole single mums on benefits to...

Trans-Atlantic Fiscal Follies: The Sequel
Oliver Marc Hartwich, Robert CarlingNovember 30, 2011PF21

What started as the US subprime crisis became the global financial crisis and has now...

New Zealand’s spending binge
Luke MalpassNovember 18, 2011

Most of New Zealand’s general election campaign is being dominated by squabbling over the Crown...

No end to certainty of state paternalism in Australia
Alexander Philipatos, Jeremy SammutNovember 18, 2011

Paul Kelly’s book The End of Certainty gives the seminal account of the reforms of...

Italy defaults on debt and sends lenders broke? So be it
November 15, 2011Crikey

“Contracting debt will almost infallibly be abused in every government. It would scarcely be more...

Universities in a State: The Federal Case Against Commonwealth Control of Universities
Andrew NortonMarch 24, 2005IA56

At the current time, though most university government funding comes from the federal government, for...

The Pacific is Viable!
Helen HughesDecember 2, 2004IA53

All is quiet in the Pacific. The past year has seen no coups or new...

Preventative Policing
Nicole BillanteNovember 30, 2004The Centre for Independent Studies

In this companion paper to “Six Questions About Civility” (2002), Nicole Billante explores ways to...

In Defence of Secure Property Rights, 2nd revised edition
Wolfgang KasperOctober 19, 2004OP92

Secure private property rights are vital to the development of a growing, healthy Australian economy....

From Riches to Rags What Are Nauru’s Options and How Can Australia Help?
Helen HughesAugust 18, 2004IA50

Thirty years after enjoying the world’s second highest per capita GDP after Saudi Arabia, Nauru...

Will You Still Vote for Me in the Morning? Why Politicians Aren’t Rushing to Increase Taxes
Andrew NortonJuly 16, 2004PM65

Despite repeated claims by advocates of big government that Australia is a ‘low tax country,’...

The mental health system may be making us sicker
Steven SchwartzApril 6, 2026CANBERRA TIMES

Australia has a mental health crisis, but not the one we think. Despite decades of...

Housing negative gearing tax
Reducing the discount would likely not have any lasting impact in lowering house prices
Robert Carling, Michael StutchburyMarch 21, 2026CANBERRA TIMES

Anyone watching the smoke signals from Canberra knows that moves are afoot to try and...

Alarm bells ringing on more interest rate pain
Michael StutchburyMarch 18, 2026DAILY TELEGRAPH
Australians were losing faith that the combination of Labor’s economic policies and the RBA monetary...
Labor’s capital gains tax myths need busting
Robert CarlingMarch 11, 2026DAILY TELEGRAPH

Labor has long held an axe over the capital gains tax 50% discount and negative...

Measuring affordability in time, not dollars paints a different inflation picture
Marian L. TupyMarch 9, 2026CANBERRA TIMES

Even before new Middle East conflict sparked concern about petrol prices, Australia’s latest CPI release...

Blame diagnostic inflation for the NDIS’ $10b Autism bill
Steven SchwartzMarch 5, 2026AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

As recently reported in The Australian Financial Review, autism costs the National Disability Insurance Scheme...

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