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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.

Australia’s Energy Debate
Audrey ZibelmanApril 24, 2018

Ms Zibelman leads AEMO, the independent gas and electricity system and market operator in Australia,...

Voters keeping our democracy alive
Charles JacobsApril 6, 2018Ideas@TheCentre

Our two-party system is broken, Australian democracy is in a ‘parlous state’, and the populists...

Regulating the sharing economy will kill the jobs it brings
Matthew O’Donnell, Eugenie JosephMarch 21, 2018Australian Financial Review

Whatever good intentions ACTU secretary Sally McManus may have, her call for the federal government...

Big Australia or Slash Immigration?
Mark Latham, Judith Sloan, Glenn Withers, Adam CreightonMarch 21, 2018

Mark Latham & Judith Sloan vs Glenn Withers & Adam Creighton. Former prime minister Tony...

It’s time to Fightback! again
Mark McFarlaneMarch 16, 2018Ideas@TheCentre

This week marks the 25th anniversary of the 1993 federal election, which was fought primarily...

Fightback! 25 years on from the Liberals’ unlosable election
Tom Switzer, Paul Kelly, Miranda Devine, John Hewson, Troy BramstonMarch 15, 2018

March 13th 2018 marked the 25th anniversary of the 1993 federal election contest between the...

Family and Marriage in Australia
Barry MaleyJune 25, 2002PM53

  The growing instability of the nuclear family is a fundamental cause behind a great...

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...

Restoring the Fragile Family: Children and the Lost Meaning of Marriage
Barry MaleyJanuary 1, 2001PM53

In the last 30 years a revolution in marriage and family life has overtaken Western...

Beyond Romanticism: Questioning the Green Gospel
Samuel GreggJuly 2, 2000OP73

In this occasinal Paper, Samuel Gregg raises questions about the adequacy of many Christian pronouncements...

Principles for a Free Society
Richard EpsteinAugust 2, 1999OP69

The need for a principled reconciliation between the prerogatives of individual liberty and social order...

Children’s rights. Where the law is heading and what it means for families
Barry MaleyJanuary 1, 1999PM43

Children’s rights have become an important topic of public policy and one of particular interest...

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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