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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.

With respect…
Simon CowanMay 29, 2015Ideas@TheCentre

‘With respect, that is a nonsense figure that you continue to trot out that you...

Debate we have to have
Jeremy SammutMay 29, 2015Ideas@TheCentre

The new appointments to counter home-grown terrorism are a clever and politically astute move that...

Employer PPL response not a scam
Matthew TaylorMay 22, 2015Ideas@TheCentre

The government’s handling of its Paid Parental Leave (PPL) budget measure shows a determination to...

At last, PPL targeted at those who need it
Matthew TaylorMay 20, 2015SBS

Budget 2015 proposes to do what the Gillard government should have done in 2011: Ensure...

Hits and misses in the youth employment plan
Patrick CarvalhoMay 15, 2015Business Spectator

The Budget’s package to help young jobseekers is a step on the right direction, yet...

Shy Tories key to UK poll
Peter SaundersMay 15, 2015Ideas@TheCentre

The most uninspiring UK election campaign of recent times culminated last week in the most...

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,’...

Subsidies, safety nets and stagnation: Australia’s new economic model
Michael StutchburyApril 11, 2026AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
Protecting one industry imposes a burden on the competitive sectors that actually prop up our...
Government meddling means more pump pain
Aidan MorrisonApril 8, 2026DAILY TELEGRAPH

The truth that no-one wants to hear right now is that fuel prices probably aren’t...

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...

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