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This war on grandparents’ savings has to end

Oped by SIMON COWAN in Canberra Times

The end of cash for diagnosis? Now that would be a good thing

Oped by STEVEN SCHWARTZ in The Australian

Summit must end national complacency about Australia’s prosperity

Oped by MICHAEL STUTCHBURY in the Australian Financial Review

Addressing Australia’s Productivity Problem. CORE Blueprint to Unshackle Productivity

Paper by JIM COX

Leviathan on the Rampage: Government spending growth a threat to Australia’s economic future

Paper by ROBERT CARLING

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Here’s how to fix poverty without taxing the rest of us more

Simon Cowan · 18 October 2025

2025 John Bonython Lecture: The Axis of Autocracy – New World Disorder

Andrew Neil · 16 October 2025

Consumer Choice, Risk & Safety with Fred Roeder and Michael Stutchbury

Michael Stutchbury · 20 October 2025

Sir Frank Lowy reflects on anti-semitism

Michael Stutchbury · 14 October 2025

An economic walk on the supply side

Michael Stutchbury · 16 October 2025

Reforming Lessons in Education across Australia and New Zealand

Nick Gibb · 30 October 2025