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The 2010 John Bonython Lecture - Niall Ferguson on ABC Radio National
August 2010
Niall Ferguson
Listen to Niall Ferguson’s Empires on the edge of chaos lecture at The 2010 John Bonython Lecture on Big Ideas, ABC Radio National.
Jessica Brown on The Drum, ABC News 24
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
Jessica Brown on The Drum, ABC News 24
Running time: 40 mins
Different approaches to immigration policy
Wednesday, 25 August 2010
Jessica Brown
Listen to Jessica Brown discuss different approaches to immigration policy on Breakfast with Fran Kelly, Radio National, 25 August 2010.
Economic issues raised in the federal election campaign
Thursday, 19 August 2010
Oliver Hartwich
Listen to Oliver Hartwich discuss the economic issues raised in the federal election campaign with Nicholas Gruen, CEO of Lateral Economics on The World Today, Radio National, 19 August 2010.
Population Populism, Not Policy
Thursday, 19 August 2010
Jessica Brown
Listen to Jessica Brown discuss the population debate on Btalk, BNET, 19 August 2010.
The Annual Big Ideas Forum: The Future of Europe
Monday, 2 August 2010
The Annual Big Ideas Forum: The Future of Europe
Running time: 72 mins
Australia’s stimulus package
Monday, 16 August 2010
Oliver Marc Hartwich
Listen to Oliver Marc Hartwich discuss Australia’s stimulus package with Ross Greenwood on 2GB, Monday 16 August 2010.
The Annual Acton Lecture on Religion and Freedom: Constitutional Conservatism
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
The Annual Acton Lecture on Religion and Freedom: Constitutional Conservatism
Running time: 49 mins
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Debt and deficit
Tuesday, 10 August 2010
Oliver Marc Hartwich and David Hetherington
Listen to the two economists, Oliver Marc Hartwich and David Hetherington discuss debt and deficit on Life Matters, ABC Radio National, 10 August 2010.
The 2010 John Bonython Lecture - Niall Ferguson
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Niall Ferguson
Running time: 44 mins
Eternal Vigilance: Why we must not take Freedom of Speech for Granted
Thursday, 29 July 2010
Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Janet Albrechtsen
Running time: 44 mins
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Australia’s Future Population Projections
Monday, 5 July 2010
Jessica Brown and Oliver Marc Hartwich
Listen to Jessica Brown and Oliver Marc Hartwich discuss Australia’s future population projections on ABC Radio, Hobart Afternoons.
Explaining Big Government: By the People or Against the People
Thursday, 8 April 2010
Dr Stephen Kirchner
Running time: 66 mins
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Comments on the Henry Tax Review
Monday, 17 May 2010
Robert Carling
Professor Sinclair Davidson
Dr Alex Robson
Running time: 79 mins
India’s ‘Soft’ Power Potential
Monday, 5 July 2010
John Lee
Listen to John Lee discuss India’s ‘soft’ power potential on ABC Radio National, Counterpoint
The New Mining Tax
Monday, July 5 2010, Life Matters, ABC Radio National
Oliver Marc Hartwich, CIS Research Fellow and David Hetherington, Executive Director of Per Capita.
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Listen to the two economists, Oliver Marc Hartwich, CIS Research Fellow and David Hetherington, Executive Director of Per Capita, discuss the new mining tax on Life Matters, ABC Radio National.
The Future of Europe: Dr Oliver Hartwich & Dr Stefan Auer
Wednesday, 2 June 2010
Dr Oliver Marc Hartwich and Dr Stefan Auer at La Trobe University, Melbourne.
Running time: 55 mins
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Cultural Cringe: Are Australians the Plebeians of the Western World?
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
Jens Schroeder, Miranda Devine & Dr James Curran
Running time: 88 mins
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Constitutional Dilemmas: The Push for Proportional Representation
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
Luke Malpass
Running time: 75 mins
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National Broadband Networks: Markets, Mates and Missing Analysis
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Bronwyn Howell
Running time: 59 mins
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Behind the Moral Curtain: The Politics of a Charter of Rights
Tuesday 2 February 2010
Elise Parham
Running time: 55 mins
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Reconciling God and Mammon: Adam Smith and how religion shaped his ideas
Thursday 11 February 2010
Professor Paul Oslington, Professor Gavin Kennedy and Dr Brendan Long
Running time: 78 mins
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The 2009 John Bonython Lecture: Invisible Hand Versus Visible Fist
Tuesday, 21 April 2009
PJ O’Rourke
Running time: 47 mins
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The Flight of the Kiwi: Perspectives on Migration from Aotearoa/New Zealand
Thursday, 5 November 2009
David Kirk MBE, Dr Don Turkington, Luke Malpass & Andrew Patterson
Running Time: 107 mins
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The Fall of the Wall, 20 Years On
Monday, 9 November 2009
Dr Oliver Marc Hartwich, Dr John Lee, Dr Lee Duffield, Professor Martin Krygier
Running Time: 99 min.
Policy Point Lecture: Against Prohibition - An Argument for Legalising Drugs
Thursday, 8 October 2009
Dr Norm Stamper, Advisor, US Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
Running Time: 75 mins
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How Political Idealism Threatens Our Civilisation
Thursday, 29 October 2009
Professor Kenneth Minogue
Running Time: 45 mins
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Crisis Commentary Lecture: Trans-Atlantic Fiscal Follies
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Robert Carling and Dr Oliver Marc Hartwich
Running time: 73 mins
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Crisis Commentary Lecture: Asset Price Bubbles and Financial Markets
Thursday, 10 September 2009
Dr Stephen Kirchner and Dr Jason Potts
Running time: 61 mins
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Stern Hu and Stern China: Why Beijing did it and what it means for Australia-China Political Relations
Tuesday, 25 August 2009
Dr John Lee and Paul Kelly
Running time: 64 mins
The Accidental Guerilla
Friday September 4th 2009
Dr. David Kilcullen
Running time: 50 mins
Big Ideas Forum 2009: Enemies of Progress?
Monday, 10 August 2009
Austin Williams, Dr Patrick Michaels, Dr Oliver Marc Hartwich
Running time: 93 mins
Rising Unemployment and the Risk of Long-term Welfare Dependency
Tuesday, 28 July 2009
Andrew Southcott MP
Running time: 59 mins
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Impressions of Baniyala: A Remote Indigenous Community with a Future
Wednesday, 8 July 2009
Professor Helen Hughes, Andy Buttfield and Sara Hudson
Running time: 71 mins
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The Impact of the GFC: How Resilient is the Chinese Economy?
Thursday, 21 May 2009
Mr Stephen Joske, Dr John Lee
Running time: 66 mins
Read more: The Impact of the GFC: How Resilient is the Chinese Economy?