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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.

No end to certainty of state paternalism in Australia
Alexander Philipatos, Jeremy SammutNovember 18, 2011

Paul Kelly’s book The End of Certainty gives the seminal account of the reforms of...

New Zealand’s spending binge
Luke MalpassNovember 18, 2011

Most of New Zealand’s general election campaign is being dominated by squabbling over the Crown...

Italy defaults on debt and sends lenders broke? So be it
November 15, 2011Crikey

“Contracting debt will almost infallibly be abused in every government. It would scarcely be more...

Liberals Drop Ball in Super Free-For-All
November 14, 2011Australian Financial Review

Robert Menzies created the Liberal party in 1944 to celebrate and promote “the individual, his...

Budget surplus fetish means more harsh spending cuts
November 9, 2011Crikey

For public finance aficionados, two special things are meant to happen in 2012-13. One, Labor...

Focus on ‘prevention’ abusing kids
Jeremy SammutNovember 9, 2011On Line Opinion

Despite increasing government spending on programs meant to prevent child abuse and entries into care,...

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