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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.

We are liable for ourselves: Scrap negligence law and encourage self-insurance
Julian MorrisMarch 6, 2002The Australian

The headlines beggar belief: Insurance giant collapses; Doctors driven to the brink of bankruptcy; Amateur...

How ‘liberal’ is the Liberal Party?
Peter SaundersNovember 14, 2001ABC Radio

Last weekend, Australians re-elected John Howard’s Liberal Party for a third term in government. It...

Guts to say no before it’s too late
Owen HarriesSeptember 28, 2001The Australian

Why such a panic about a mere 430 boat people?  Given the scale of the...

Liberal think tank revels in the pursuit of ideas
Frank DevineJuly 2, 2001The Australian

Now celebrating its 25th year as a genially elitist influence on Australian minds, The Centre...

Ten Advantages of a Federal Constitution: And How to Make the Most of Them
Geoffrey de Quincey WalkerApril 4, 2001PM49

Executive Summary Worldwide interest in federalism is greater than ever before and more countries are...

Smaller government the answer for Fiji
Wolfgang KasperMarch 6, 2001The Sydney Morning Herald

Fiji has scored rather poorly since independence on economic growth, security and social harmony. The...

Radical Conservatism: 
Tradition as a guide for managing change
Damien FreemanJuly 13, 2022OP188
This paper revisits conservative philosopher, Edmund Burke, to distil a “cast of mind” — a...
The Shadow Pandemic: Three reforms for the post-pandemic mental healthcare system
Meegan CornforthJune 29, 2022OP187

The Shadow Pandemic: Three reforms for the post-pandemic mental healthcare system Executive Summary Living through...

The 12-Week Window: Coronavirus crisis Australia didn’t have to have
Salvatore BabonesJune 2, 2020AP9

The coronavirus crisis was ‘the crisis that Australia didn’t have to have’. This paper lays...

Australia’s Export Exposure to China’s Coronavirus Epidemic
Salvatore BabonesFebruary 18, 2020AP7

This paper estimates the direct and immediate effects of the coronavirus epidemic on the revenues...

Taking Back Control: Restoring Universalism in the Age of Identity Politics
Amanda StokerApril 16, 2019OP170

It can feel safer avoiding conversations on social issues that can be landmines at the...

Reading Recovery: A Failed Investment
Jennifer Buckingham OAMFebruary 7, 2019PP15

Five from Five is now a community education project supported by MultiLit, a reading program...

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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