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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.

Brexit lessons
Simon CowanFebruary 7, 2020Ideas@TheCentre

After voting 52% to 48% to leave, the United Kingdom has finally, officially, departed from...

There are lessons for Australia in Brexit – but not the ones we think
Simon CowanFebruary 1, 2020Canberra Times

After voting 52% to 48% to leave, the United Kingdom has finally, officially, departed from...

Changing the debate
Jacinta Nampijinpa PriceJanuary 24, 2020Ideas@TheCentre

In light of the reduced debate around Change the Date, it is the perfect time...

Sport grants always political
Simon CowanJanuary 24, 2020Ideas@TheCentre

The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has revealed that the federal government handed out tens...

How royal commissions can both help and hinder
January 21, 2020Financial Review

With the Morrison government proposing a royal commission into the current bushfires it is important...

Is anyone really shocked by Sports Rorts 2.0?
Simon CowanJanuary 18, 2020Canberra Times

The Australian National Audit Office has revealed that the federal government handed out tens of...

Traditions of Liberalism: Essays on John Locke, Adam Smith and John Stuart Mill
Lauchlan Chipman, Knud Haakonssen, Shirley Robin Letwin, John Gray, C. L. Ten, Kenneth Minogue, Alan Ryan, William Letwin, Donald Winch, Philip PettitSeptember 1, 1988R8

Traditions of Liberalism: Essays on John Locke, Adam Smith and John Stuart Mill – Foreword...

Fiji – Opportunity from adversity
Wolfgang Kasper, Jeff Bennett, Richard BlandyMarch 26, 1988Pacific Papers 1

Many in Australia will share the concern of the authors or this monograph over current...

Ideas, Interests and Experience: Some Implications for Policy Advice
Roger KerrMarch 3, 1988OP19

Economists are increasingly called upon by bureaucrats and government official for policy advice. But economists...

Law and Liberty
Shirley Robin LetwinDecember 7, 1987OP17

In the Fourth John Bonython Lecture, Shirley Letwin analyses the way in which the rule...

How Much Government
Michael JamesAugust 16, 1986PM11

Why does government continue to grow despite the declared wishes of politicians of all parties?

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The Enemies of Progress
Ralph HarrisJuly 4, 1986OP16

Why is it that politicians of all parties still shrink from giving enterprise, competition and...

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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