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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.

Behind the Moral Curtain: The Politics of a Charter of Rights
Elise ParhamFebruary 1, 2010PM106

In September 2009, the National Human Rights Consultation recommended that the federal government draft and...

Our enigmatic charter
Elise ParhamJanuary 29, 2010

Elise Parham is a Policy Analyst at the Centre for Independent Studies. Behind the Moral...

Research Shows More to a Federal Charter of Rights Than Meets the Eye
January 28, 2010

Australian evidence shows that a national charter of rights would hinder democracy, argues a new...

One year on: the Obamessiah is flawed
January 22, 2010

Mayor of London Boris Johnson is widely reported to have once exclaimed: ‘voting Tory will...

Men of my appearance the usual suspects
Jeremy SammutJanuary 15, 2010

US authorities have introduced a range of tighter security measures in response to the ‘underpants...

The future is already here
John LeeJanuary 6, 2010The Diplomat

There is almost universal agreement that the centre of power is shifting from the Atlantic...

Criminal Choice. The Economic Theory of Crime
Cathy BuchananNovember 1, 1992PM24

In the past 20 years, crime has increased dramatically in Australia. Burglary rates are higher...

From Welfare State to Welfare Society
Michael JamesJuly 1, 1992OP38

The legitimacy of the welfare state has survived the shift in recent years towards smaller...

Cut! Protection of Australia’s Film and Television Industries
Ross JonesJuly 7, 1991PM18

The Australian film and television industry has received large subsidies over the last 20 years...

No Waiting. Ideas for Improving Sydney’s Bus Services
Tony SorensenJuly 1, 1991PM20

A battle is being waged on a landscape that is much closer to home than...

Contestable Funding: A New Deal for Research and Development in New Zealand
Veronica JacobsenJuly 1, 1991PM19

One of the first substantive measures of public sector reform undertaken by the 1984-1990 Labour...

The Fraternal Conceit: Individualist versus Collectivist Ideas of Community
Chandran KukathasMay 6, 1991OP33

Socialists frequently argue that liberals in emphasising the autonomy of the individual neglect the values...

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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