2008/09 Contents List Opinion Pieces
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11 Mar The Australian Tax reform should include cuts to marginal rates Robert Carling
11 Mar Business Spectator No more hope or glory for Britain Oliver Marc Hartwich
10 Mar The Australian Woo mums and big end of town Jessica Brown
10 Mar The New Straits Times (Malaysia), China Post (Taiwan), the Korean Herald (South Korea) Rudd seeks redemption from Susilo’s visit John Lee
9 Mar The Newcastle Herald Hard facts hit home on Indigenous jobs Helen Hughes and Mark Hughes
9 Mar The Australian Financial Review Half a cheer for hospital reform Wolfgang Kasper and Jeremy Sammut
9 Mar The Australian Learning about Hayek the hard way Oliver Marc Hartwich
3 Mar ABC The Drum Another brick in the wall Sara Hudson
3 Mar The Australian Financial Review China between T-bills and a hard place John Lee
1 Mar Time magazine Perception Gap John Lee
1 Mar Business Week Paper Tiger: China's No Threat to the U.S. John Lee
1 Mar Canberra Times Benefits grow in monthly CPI data Stephen Kirchner
26 Feb The Wall Street Journal New Zealand misses the reform boat Luke Malpass
25 Feb Business Spectator Europe can’t afford weak leaders Oliver Marc Hartwich
22 Feb The Sydney Morning Herald Look to punks, not drunks, for good laws Jeremy Sammut
22 Feb The Australian Poorly targeted aid to the pacific actually hinders rather than helps the region Helen Hughes
19 Feb Online Opinion Mr Swan’s preoccupation with superannuation Robert Carling
19 Feb The Australian Why are foreign investment criteria a secret? Stephen Kirchner
18 Feb The Washington Times America’s attempts to ‘manage’ China’s rise are failing John Lee
17 Feb The Business Spectator Europe's slow, painful death Oliver Marc Hartwich
17 Feb The Drum Alternatives to a life on welfare Jessica Brown
13 Feb The Australian Hospital overhaul is our only hope Jeremy Sammut
14 Feb Sunday Star Times The high price of subsidies Luke Malpass
10 Feb The Australian The euro is a failed experiment that should be cashed in Oliver Marc Hartwich
4 Feb Foreign Policy Big trouble with big China John Lee
4 Feb The Australian Rights charter would empower only lobbyists Elise Parham
2 Feb The Courier Mail Ripped off and overcharged? Not necessarily Oliver Marc Hartwich
2 Feb The Wall Street Journal Why China won’t be a ‘responsible stakeholder’ John Lee
2 Feb Open Forum Charter of Rights No Protection for the Vulnerable Elise Parham
2 Feb The Drum ABC Whizz-bang medicine no cure for health challenges Jeremy Sammut
1 Feb Campus Review What’s fair about defining disadvantage? Andrew Norton
29 Jan Opinion Asia (Singapore)

China's New Silk Road geo-strategy in Asia John Lee
27 Jan The Sydney Morning Herald Nanny state can’t save us from ourselves Jessica Brown
22 Jan Canberra Times

Holes in new path to reform child care Jessica Brown
22 Jan The Australian

Imbalances essential to global economic system Stephen Kirchner
20 Jan The Business Spectator Economic policy must re-earn our respect Stephen Kirchner
20 Jan The Australian, Higher Education section Funding policy revamp a question of balance Andrew Norton
19 Jan The Australian Income management is a bold attempt to reduce welfare dependence Jessica Brown
16 Jan The Spectator Why Rudd has overstayed his welcome in Asia John Lee
13 Jan The Sydney Morning Herald Every vice is really a blessing in disguise Oliver Marc Hartwich
6 Jan The Diplomat The future is already here for the Asia-Pacific John Lee
3 Jan The Turkish Weekly, The Himalayan, El Tiempo (Columbia) The next generation of Chinese leaders will be more unpredictable John Lee
2 Jan The Australian Competitive disadvantage is hardly the healthiest option Sara Hudson
30 Dec The Sydney Morning Herald Research is the key to balancing pay equity with jobs growth Ian Harper
29 Dec The Australian China’s intransigence is a sign of its insecurity John Lee
29 Dec The Sydney Morning Herald Neglect the champers, not the children in 2010 Jeremy Sammut
28 Dec The Wall Street Journal The Rebirth of Charter 08 John Lee
26 Dec The Age The seasonal satisfaction index Stephen Kirchner
24 Dec The Australian We aren't just larrikins Oliver Hartwich
23 Dec The Guardian China fears climate change openness John Lee
23 Dec The Australian Super clinics won’t ease emergency overload Jeremy Sammut
23 Dec The Sydney Morning Herald Activists should stop talking about global warming and start acting John Humphreys
22 Dec BusinessWeek Don’t overlook India’s consumer market for China’s John Lee
21 Dec The Dominion Post Abandoning inflation control in New Zealand is a recipe for disaster Stephen Kirchner
21 Dec The Australian Battle for ownership of broad non-Labour church Andrew Norton
19 Dec The South China Morning Post No relief for rural poor John Lee
16 Dec The Australian Big government spending leads to poor results Stephen Kirchner
15 Dec The Australian The Australian Education Union is waging a war against the publication of school league tables Jennifer Buckingham
13 Dec The Sunday Star Times Hostility to aspiration and the tall poppy syndrome hold New Zealand back Luke Malpass
Dec Binge Thinking (Sydney) What makes great cities? Oliver March Hartwich
10 Dec The Australian Wasting money damages Aboriginal health Sara Hudson
4 Dec The Australian Spare a thought for savers and tenants Oliver Marc Hartwich
26 Nov The Australian We need hospital beds, not super clinics Jeremy Sammut
25 Nov The Straits Times For once it’s better to end with a whimper John Lee
25 Nov The Australian Let internet replace journals Oliver Hartwich
24 Nov Foreign Policy Boring summits are better for everyone John Lee
23 Nov Online Opinion Capital gains tax won’t make housing more affordable Stephen Kirchner
23 Nov The Wall Street Journal The falling U.S. dollar is sparking a dangerous debate about the New Zealand central bank's role Stephen Kirchner
20 Nov The Australian Crash the glass floor Jessica Brown
18 Nov The Australian Some kids really need to be rescued Jeremy Sammut
18 Nov The Australian Doomsayer does his dough Stephen Kirchner
17 Nov The Age End of trend is nigh for central bank sales of gold Stephen Kirchner
14 Nov The Newcastle Herald Smartest Kiwis nest in our warmer climate Luke Malpass
12 Nov Online Opinion A sense of despair at Indigenous housing policy Sara Hudson
12 Nov The Australian More houses, not taxes Stephen Kirchner
11 Nov Foreign Policy

Pacific Angst John Lee

9 Nov Time magazine China’s Africa gambit John Lee
8 Nov The Sunday Age Protect us from protectionism: keep the doors open Greg Lindsay and Roger Bate
6 Nov The Australian Rudd fails to court New Delhi John Lee
5 Nov The Australian

US dollar down but not out as kingpin of global finance Stephen Kirchner

4 Nov

The Korea Herald

India fast becoming Asia's 'swing state' John Lee

3 Nov New Straits Times China's potential enemy is US' good friend John Lee
3 Nov The Australian Hale and hearty, say their parents Sara Hudson
29 Oct The Newcastle Herald

Return to Flyer times with business class Jennifer Buckingham

29 Oct The Sydney Morning Herald It’s time to bring back a bit of class to train travel Oliver Hartwich
28 Oct The Geelong Advertiser Forget our economic strength, we have problems not so healthy Greg Lindsay and Roger Bate
27 Oct The Age

The US deficit canary has rattled the cage in warning of dire eventualities Robert Carling
22 Oct Online Opinion It’s time for a new Medicare John Humphreys
21 Oct Open Forum Australian libertarians revealed John Humpreys
21 Oct The Canberra Times Life’s joys get a little lost down holes of health-cost analyses Eric Crampton
16 Oct The New Zealand Herald ‘Healthist’ doomsayers are spoiling all our fun Eric Crampton
16 Oct The Australian Authorities must not wag school Helen Hughes and Mark Hughes
15 Oct The Australian Motivate those on hand-outs Jessica Brown
14 Oct The Australian Financial Review Forecasters sell Australia short Stephen Kirchner
8 Oct The Australian It’s back to better hospitals Dr John Graham
8 Oct Business Spectator We’re wasting billions on tax churn John Humphreys
7 Oct The Adelaide Advertiser Create a welfare system we can afford John Humphreys
2 Oct The Australian Beijing birthday spin distorts reality John Lee
2 Oct The Australian Principal is the means of elevation Jennifer Buckingham
1 Oct Forbes China’s statistical setback John Lee
30 Sep The Wall Street Journal Canberra’s investment confusion is sending the wrong message to China Stephen Kirchner
29 Sep The Newcastle Herald Ferguson shown the door by media and the mob Jeremy Sammut
29 Sep The Australian 913. For Merkel, it’s now or never to get serious Oliver Hartwich
28 Sep Foreign Policy 912. The party’s not over at China’s 60th birthday John Lee
26 Sep The Canberra Times 911. Europe-Australia relations are a dynamic of difference Oliver Hartwich
19 Sep The Weekend Australian 910. Federal government gets hospitals casemix wrong Jeremy Sammut
18 Sep Online Opinion 909. Time to end silence on child abuse Jeremy Sammut
18 Sep The Australian 908. Love and marriage rarely a case of happy ever after Barry Maley
16 Sep ABC Unleashed 907. There is a birthrate bubble Barry Maley
16 Sep The Advertiser 906. The training merry-go-round may be worse than nothing at all Jessica Brown
15 Sep The Australian 905. Hewson manifesto was ahead of its time Stephen Kirchner
11 Sep The National Business Review 904. No light at end of tunnel for KiwiRail Luke Malpass
10 Sep The Age Business 903. The many crises of Nouriel Roubini Stephen Kirchner and Oliver Hartwich
10 Sep The Australian Financial Review 902. Much at stake in rare metals bid John Lee
10 Sep The Dominion Post 901. KiwiRail mired in Labour ideology Luke Malpass
1 Sep The Australian 900. Results are in and jobs come first Jessica Brown
26 Aug The Newcastle Herald 899. Beijing must work to rebuild its reputation John Lee
22 Aug The Korea Herald 898. Why America will lead ‘Asian century’ John Lee
19 Aug The Australian 897. The region does not need the PM’s architecture John Lee
18 Aug The Adelaide Advertiser 896. Informed choice leads to better schooling outcomes Jennifer Buckingham
16 Aug The Straits Times, Today’s Zaman, The Brunei Times, Burma Digest, El Tiempo, Daily News Egypt, Oriental Morning Post, and The South China Morning Post

895. US is still a leading influence in the balance of power in Asia John Lee
12 Aug The Courier Mail 894. The time is right to consider radical ideas in education reform Jennifer Buckingham
10 Aug The Australian 893. Beware political 'stranger danger' in our classrooms Austin Williams
7 Aug The Sydney Morning Herald 892. Ideologues? If only we had more of them Oliver Hartwich
6 Aug The Australian 891. Misanthropic environmentalists stop Indigenous economic development Sara Hudson
5 Aug The Canberra Times 890. Treasurer's liberalisation measures should go deeper Stephen Kirchner
4 Aug Open Forum 899. Taxing the poor to pay for teeth John Humphreys
3 Aug The Canberra Times 888. Government is playing petty politics on foreign donations Andrew Norton
1 Aug The Australian Financial Review 887. Why the ‘China functionalists’ might win the battle but lose the war John Lee
31 July Crikey 886. New donation laws are bad news for NGOs Andrew Norton
31 July The Australian 885. Disclosure of donations to political non-government organisations endangers democracy Andrew Norton
31 July The Age 884. New Zealand tries harder for foreign cash Stephen Kirchner
29 July The Newcastle Herald 883. Bleed bureaucracy to restore hospital health Jeremy Sammut
28 July The Herald Sun 882. Nuclear risk powers fear rather than debate Oliver Hartwich
28 July ABC News Online 881. Super clinics are no alternative for hospital beds Jeremy Sammut
28 July The Australian 880. Beds not bureaucrats can ease health crisis Jeremy Sammut
27 July ABC Unleased 879. Advertising is only stimulating government jobs Robert Carling
24 July The Australian Financial Review 878. RBA shuns media scrutiny, diminishes economic debate Stephen Kirchner
23 July Online Opinion 877. Stimulus spending does not make it Christmas in July John Humphreys
22 July Opinion Asia 876. Getting Asia's approval for an Indo-US partnership John Lee
18 July The Sydney Morning Herald 875. China is not ready to lead the world John Lee
17 July The Canberra Times 874. Virtual worlds have lessons for the world we live in Callum Jones
14 July The Australian 873. Force politicians to be fiscally responsible Stephen Kirchner and Robert Carling
14 July The Press (NZ) 872. Want a centre-right government in New Zealand? Move to Australia Luke Malpass
8 July The Spectator (Australia) 871. Lumping together Australia’s Indigenous people produces worthless figures Helen Hughes and Mark Hughes
7 July The Canberra Times 870. Abolish the G8 Oliver Marc Hartwich
7 July The Australian 869. Statistics on Indigenous disadvantage obscure the truth Sara Hudson
6 July Foreign Policy (USA) 868. Xinjiang is China’s latest Tibet John Lee
4 July The Guardian (UK) 867. Better laws on land reform will only increase rural unrest in China if enforcement remains non-existent John Lee
3 July The Newcastle Herald 866. Better protection is needed for vulnerable children Jeremy Sammut
2 July The Australian Financial Review 865. Standard and Poor’s has given NSW the benefit of some major doubts Robert Carling
2 July The Australian 864. Fund kids not schools Jennifer Buckingham
2 July The Wall Street Journal Asia 863. The rural poor in India fare better than in China John Lee
1 July The Hindustan Times 862. It’s time for China to learn from India John Lee
30 June The Australian 861. Charter would stifle economic freedom Ben Jellis
29 June The Canberra Times 860. Workers on low incomes are losing out John Humphreys
29 June The Asia Times 859. Global financial crisis makes it more difficult for China to pursue political reform John Lee
29 June The Straits Times (Singapore) 858. China’s progress looks nothing like Singapore’s John Lee
29 June The Sydney Morning Herald 857. School reporting policy is in a league of its own Jennifer Buckingham
29 June The Australian 856. Remove endangered children from their abusive parents Jeremy Sammut
23 June The Australian 855. ‘Building the Education Revolution’ – good for jobs, bad for schools Jennifer Buckingham
23 June The Korea Herald and The New Straits Times 854. Looks can be deceiving for China’s economy John Lee
20 June Business Spectator 853. Don’t vilify the banks Stephen Kirchner
20 June The Australian 852. There’s no real reform for health and hospitals on the horizon Jeremy Sammut
20 June The Australian 851. Short-term fixes are a fiscal fallacy Stephen Kirchner
18 June The Australian 850. Cut the red tape and let Territorian Aborigines make some money Sara Hudson
17 June The Age 849. LITO to is a good place to start tax reform to keep people employed Jessica Brown
15 June The Courier Mail 848. There's no place for cotton wool in comedy Oliver Marc Hartwich
13 June NZCPR 847. Who are Indigenous Australians? Helen Hughes and Mark Hughes
12 June NZCPR 846. It’s time to reform welfare incentives Luke Malpass
11 June The Australian 845. Welfare quarantining in NT is a social policy revolution Jeremy Sammut
10 June Business Spectator 844. It’s hard to buck a world trend Stephen Kirchner
10 June Online Opinion 843. EU is a parliament without a people says Oliver Hartwich
4 June ABC Unleashed 842. Criminalising cartels is unproductive Jason Soon
4 June Open Forum 841. Put Australia’s recession in perspective John Humphreys
4 June ABC News Online Opinion 840. 20 years on from Tiananmen, political reform no closer John Lee
3 June The Australian 839. China needs institutions, not democracy John Lee
31 May Opinion Asia 838. PM Rudd still needing strategy lessons from Asian allies John Lee
29 May Real Clear World 837. Political reform has stalled with China’s content consumer class John Lee
29 May The Courier Mail 836. Thousands of Australians will join the dole queue in the coming years Jessica Brown
28 May The Canberra Times 835. The rise of neo-socialism John Humphreys
27 May The Australian 834. Indigenous university students are quietly making the grade Joe Lane
26 May

Online Opinion

 833. Big government not so smart Oliver Hartwich
26 May

The Wall Street Journal Asia

 832. Budget first real test of NZ's National-led government Luke Malpass
25 May The Australian Financial Review 831. Tax reform in an era of red ink Robert Carling
22 May The Age Business 830. Crowding-out effect gets lost in the crowd Stephen Kirchner
21 May The Australian 829. Neoliberalism is one of the most sloppily used words in today’s political debates Oliver Hartwich
20 May The Australian 828. Universities need more than the Commonwealth can afford to pay them Andrew Norton
19 May The Canberra Times 827. No radical departure in our mixed health system Jeremy Sammut
18 May The Sydney Morning Herald 826. India gets into the swing of things John Lee
16 May The Australian 825. Independent is the wrong word for Treasury Robert Carling
15 May World Politics Review 824. 'Smoke or Else' edict indicates deeper problem in China John Lee
15 May The Canberra Times 823. Urgent action is needed to boost Indigenous education results Helen Hughes and Mark Hughes
14 May The Sydney Morning Herald 822. More work, not more welfare, is what's needed to get kids out of poverty Jessica Brown
14 May The Australian 821. Hey, big spender, stop stimulating Stephen Kirchner
11 May Business Spectator 820. The economy will recover from recession despite the government not because of it John Humphreys
8 May Centralian Advocate 819. Is more money for Alice Springs town camps the answer? Sara Hudson
8 May The Newcastle Herald 818. The government’s tough love Jobs Compact is a step in the right direction Jessica Brown
7 May The Korea Herald 817. Australia is in a bind about China John Lee
6 May The China Post 816. Australia is in a bind trying to decipher China's intentions John Lee
6 May Open Forum 815. Good policies can prevent more families falling into unemployment during the recession Jessica Brown
5 May ABC News Online 814. The economic downturn has taken the heat out of paid maternity leave Jessica Brown

2 May

 Opinion Asia 813. Now it’s China’s turn to learn from India John Lee
2 May The Australian 812. An email debate on the budget, stimulus packages, and what the Treasurer should drink on budget night Oliver Hartwich and David Hetherington
29 Apr The Diplomat 811. The ‘authoritarian capitalists’ face even bigger challenges than the West during the GFC John Lee
23 Apr The Courier Mail 810. You've earned a celebration – it's tax freedom day Oliver Hartwich
23 Apr The Newcastle Herald 809. Oh joy, the rest of the year is in our pockets; but the government’s hand is there, too Oliver Marc Hartwich
22 Apr The Canberra Times 808. When leftists are ratchet-jawed purveyors of monkey-doodle PJ O’Rourke
22 Apr Crikey 807. So what are our national leaders up to? PJ O’Rourke
21 Apr The Australian 806. Cure to the global economic crisis is worse than the disease PJ O’Rourke
21 Apr The Australian 805. Non-government schools are denied the level of public funding available to public schools Jennifer Buckingham
16 Apr ABC Unleased 804. Alcopops – One more for the road Jeremy Sammut
13 Apr New Zealand Centre for Political Research 803. NZ should stay put on UN Indigenous declaration Sara Hudson and Luke Malpass
11 Apr The Australian 802. Making remote schools work will take commitment Helen Hughes and Mark Hughes
9 Apr Open Forum 801. Government is waging a war on charity John Humphreys
9 Apr The Australian 800. Don’t let the lynch mob loose on executive pay and private investment Robert Carling
7 Apr The Australian 798. Bureaucrats will do an even worse job of setting executive pay than banks Jamie Whyte
7 Apr The Australian Financial Review 797. The Budget needs discipline and fiscal sustainability to put ensure the economy recovers Robert Carling
4 Apr The Sydney Morning Herald 796. China’s much lauded ‘charm offensive’ is hitting a wall John Lee
2 Apr The Dominion Post 795. The recession will be a good time to reform welfare Luke Malpass
1 Apr Business Spectator 794. It’s Canberra that we should be worried about, not Beijing Stephen Kirchner
29 Mar The Sunday Territorian 793. Indigenous people in NT deserve fair go at private homeownership Sara Hudson
28 Mar The Australian Financial Review 792. Should Keynes have a seat at the G20 table Stephen Kirchner
19 Mar The Age 791. Don’t blame Greenspan’s monetary policy Stephen Kirchner
17 Mar Online Opinion 790. Anna Bligh’s ‘Green Army’ won’t help the unemployed find jobs Jessica Brown
17 Mar ABC News Online 789. Taxpayers pay billions for government’s car trip Oliver Hartwich
17 Mar The Australian 788. General Motors' troubles will cost Australian taxpayers big money Oliver Hartwich
14 Mar The Australian 787. Re-educating moral monsters to play by the rules is academic fantasy Jeremy Sammut
11 Mar The Australian 786. Aborigines are shut out on the homefront Sara Hudson
11 Mar ABC News Online 785. From rhetoric to reality on Indigenous housing Sara Hudson
10 Mar The Herald Sun 784. Stop this highway robbery and stand up to Detroit Oliver Hartwich
5 Mar The Sydney Morning Herald 783. In Pakistan, the sores of partition are still raw Tanveer Ahmed
5 Mar The Australian 782. Cutting tax and welfare is the Super way to save on pensions Jeremy Sammut
4 Mar The Australian 781. Australia should welcome Chinese capital Stephen Kirchner
4 Mar ABC News Online 780. FuelWatch: A tale of interventions Jason Soon
2 Mar South China Morning Post 779. India should have been on Clinton’s Asia itinerary John Lee
26 Feb Opinion Asia 778. Hilary Clinton’s India snub could be a mistake John Lee
25 Feb Online Opinion 777. There are tensions and cross purposes in the Bennett Report Jeremy Sammut
25 Feb The Canberra Times 776. In a civil society, it should always pay to be generous John Humphreys
24 Feb The Australian 775. Dental levy would bite all taxpayers Robert Carling
23 Feb Business Spectator 774. Policymakers are going back to the future and indulging in 1970s economic nostalgia Oliver Hartwich
21 Feb The Sydney Morning Herald 773. Australian are living off the public teat more today than ever before Peter Saunders
19 Feb The Age 772. Are we all Keynesians again? Robert Carling
18 Feb The Australian 771. It’s time to have a debate about climate change policy John Humphreys
16 Feb Crikey 770. The Bennett Report is policy looking for an evidence-base Jeremy Sammut
16 Feb The Canberra Times 769. Rushing to spend like Britain could leave us out in the cold Oliver Hartwich
14 Feb The Straits Times 768. Secretary Clinton needs to bring America’s allies with her and not move ahead of them John Lee
11 Feb The Australian 767. There is no point in the Bradley Review’s voucher scheme without deregulation Andrew Norton
5 Feb Newcastle Herald 766. Stimulus is a waste of taxpayer’s dollars Robert Carling
4 Feb The Australian 765. Stimulus plan delivers little bang for very big bucks Stephen Kirchner
3 Feb Online Opinion 764. Baby boomers’ future looks bleak Jeremy Sammut
2 Feb International Herald Tribune 763. An attractive America could be dangerous to China John Lee
31 Jan The Age 762. The best way to help a warming planet is to tax carbon and let the market decide John Humphreys
30 Jan Business Spectator 761. The tax cut that wasn’t John Humphreys
29 Jan Crikey 760. Raising the school leaving age to 17 is wishful thinking Jeremy Sammut
29 Jan The Australian 759. A recession is a bad time to remove mutual obligations from welfare payments Jessica Brown
29 Jan The Sydney Morning Herald 758. Time to use a chainsaw on a critically ill patient Wolfgang Kasper
28 Jan The New Straits Times 757. Over-governed China is the worst governed John Lee
28 Jan The Courier Mail 756. A touch of sporting optimism could get us through the financial crisis Oliver Hartwich
28 Jan The Australian Financial Review 755. The ‘Rudd Bank’ puts taxpayers last in the rush to help favoured industries Stephen Kirchner
28 Jan The Herald Sun 754. Paranoia-inducing advice about parenting is enough to make any potential mum reconsider Jessica Brown
27 Jan The Australian 753. Ominous Year of the Ox – Why the herd got China so wrong John Lee
26 Jan The Canberra Times 752. The government cannot fix our economic problems and it shouldn’t be trying John Humphreys
26 Jan The Times 751. The Year of the Ox will being little prosperity for the Chinese people John Lee
22 Jan The Australian 750. More power to the people Oliver Hartwich
20 Jan Online Opinion 749. Obama’s social networking campaign may become a double-edged sword John Lee
13 Jan The Australian Financial Review 748. Keynes was wrong about the evils of thrift Stephen Kirchner
7 Jan The Australian 747. The Bradley report is hardly a ringing call for transformation Andrew Norton
6 Jan The Adelaide Advertiser 746. Government's compulsory internet censorship regime is a Big Brother blunder Mark Newton
30 Dec The Sydney Morning Herald 745. Defining greed is an indulgence of its own Oliver Hartwich
26 Dec The Australian 744. The end of the world as we know it is not the end of capitalism Oliver Hartwich
22 Dec The Courier Mail 743. There is more to quality child care than UNICEF’s arbitrary standards Jessica Brown
18 Dec The Australian 742. Welfare killed saving and self reliance Jeremy Sammut
15 Dec The Canberra Times 741. The first prescription is to open the closed pharmacies David Gadiel
14 Dec Sunday Territorian 740. NT children are not sitting national literacy and numeracy tests Helen Hughes and Mark Hughes
13 Dec The Australian 739. Australia is not the only country that needs to reform an out of control welfare state Peter Saunders
11 Dec Government News 738. Santa Rudd is coming to town Oliver Hartwich
11 Dec The Australian Financial Review 737. Income tax moves in the UK and US are setting off alarm bells Robert Carling
10 Dec The Age 736. Flinging wads of cash about won't work Stephen Kirchner
8 Dec Guardian Online 735. How China bought its graduates’ loyalty John Lee
5 Dec The Sydney Morning Herald 734. There’s no such thing as a free bus service Oliver Hartwich
28 Nov The Australian 733. Fudging the figures will not reduce the life expectancy gap for indigenous Australians Helen Hughes
28 Nov The Australian 732. Australia can learn from Joel Klein’s schooling system in New York Jennifer Buckingham
27 Nov The Australian Financial Review 731. Foreign investment flows are damned by political bias Stephen Kirchner
27 Nov Wall Street Journal Asia 730. Is the new National-led government up to the task of remaking New Zealand? Luke Malpass
26 Nov The Australian 729. Vulnerable children are at the mercy of the bureaucracy Toby O'Brien
24 Nov The Canberra Times 728. Recession and reform are in the wind for health care Jeremy Sammut
20 Nov The Sydney Morning Herald 727. Students in low performing schools have the most to gain from school reporting Jennifer Buckingham
19 Nov Opinion Asia 726. Obama must look to the Pacific before the Atlantic John Lee
15 Nov International Business Times 725. Beijing’s stimulus may not help its struggling consumption donkey John Lee
19 Nov The Age 724. Land supply is at the heart of our home-front problems Oliver Hartwich
18 Nov ABC News Online 723. Proposed parental leave policy is back-to-front Jessica Brown
Oct Government News 722. Who's paying for babies? Jessica Brown
18 Nov The Australian 721. Tax reform should take priority over paid parental leave Jessica Brown
15 Nov The Sydney Morning Herald 720. This is not the end of capitalism Oliver Hartwich
13 Nov The International Herald Tribune 719. Why China wants to send a man to the moon John Lee
13 Nov The Hong Kong Stanard 718. Land reforms fall short for Chinese farmers John Lee
13 Nov The Canberra Times 717. Should Australia moderate between the US and China? John Lee
12 Nov Crikey 716. Senate does away with the right to remain single Jessica Brown
12 Nov The Australian 715. Kate Ellis has switched the red-tape machine back on for  higher education policy Andrew Norton
12 Nov The Australian 714. History shows that targeting asset bubbles caused the Great Depression Stephen Kirchner
11 Nov Business Spectator 713. The ABC of child care policy failure Gaurav Sodhi and Jeremy Sammut
11 Nov Newcastle Herald 712. Parent contributions may be the answer to the state’s student transport issue Jennifer Buckingham
11 Nov The Sydney Morning Herald 711. Car subsidies blows good money out the exhaust Stephen Kirchner
10 Nov The Australian Financial Review 710. NSW needs more bang for the bucks it spends Robert Carling
7 Nov West Australian 709. Early intervention is the key to helping WA’s troubled youth Toby O’Brien
6 Nov The Australian 708. The brightest are missing out in an education system preoccupied with equality Jennifer Buckingham
4 Nov The New Straits Times 707. Why McCain will be a better ally for Malaysia John Lee
3 Nov The Jakarta Post 706. McCain would be a closer friend of Indonesia than Obama John Lee
31 Oct Crikey 705. Agnostics need to have faith in the private hospital sector Jeremy Sammut
29 Oct Crikey 703. Discouraging adoption in favour of foster care is harming children Toby O’Brien
29 Oct The Australian 702. Beware politicians claiming superior virtue Stephen Kirchner
28 Oct Online Opinion 701. The nanny state is no substitute for parental responsibility Jeremy Sammut
25 Oct The Straits Times 700. Land reforms in China could make it even worse for peasants John Lee
22 Oct Henry Thornton 699. Is the government bailing out or crowding out Stephen Kirchner
19 Oct Sunday Territorian 704. The NT government admits policy failure on outstations Sara Hudson
15 Oct The Australian Financial Review 698. Rudd’s political handout culture will be mugged by the economic reality Jeremy Sammut and Gaurav Sodhi
15 Oct The Wall Street Journal 697. Fiscal stimulus plan has missed opportunities for long term reform Stephen Kirchner
11 Oct The Sydney Morning Herald 696. Leadership can make all the difference in a CDEP organisation Sara Hudson
8 Oct The Australian 695. Welfare stretcher at bottom of cliff Sara Hudson
7 Oct The Sydney Morning Herald 694. State government gravy train is on the wrong track Gaurav Sodhi
6 Oct The Age 693. Supply and demand formula for universities is failing Andrew Norton
4 Oct The Australian Financial Review 692. The aged care industry is desperate for more of accommodation bonds Jeremy Sammut
30 Sept The Herald Sun 691. The battle for paid maternity leave is raging Jessica Brown
30 Sept The Australian 690. Paid maternity leave will not fix problem parents Jessica Brown and Toby O’Brien
30 Sept The Age 689. $4billion government subsidy will not promote competition Stephen Kirchner
25 Sept The Australian 688. Tainted milk is part of a bigger problem for Chinese civil society John Lee
23 Sept Crikey 687. Money for nothin’ and paid parental leave for free Jessica Brown
23 Sept The Australian Financial Review 686. Short selling has been sold short Stephen Kirchner
22 Sept The Canberra Times 685. There’s nothing random about randomised trials Ross Farrelly
18 Sept ABC News Online 684. We need a fair compromise for paid maternity leave Jessica Brown
18 Sept The Dominion Post 683. Welfare is killing Kiwis softly Luke Malpass and Jeremy Sammut
17 Sept The Australian 682. Separatist schooling is now a proven failure in NT Helen and Mark Hughes
14 Sept The Sunday Territorian 681. Guest workers and disincentives for NT’s Indigenous unemployed Helen Hughes
11 Sept The Fiji Times 680. The Pacific has two different faces Gaurav Sodhi
8 Sept The Canberra Times 679. Obesity scare campaigns are a growing problem for taxpayers Jeremy Sammut
8 Sept The Australian Financial Review 678. An ‘AussieMac’ won’t help home buyers Stephen Kirchner
8 Sept The Australian 677. The gap is worse for remote Indigenous people Helen Hughes
27 Aug The Australian 676. Judge think tanks by policy outcomes, not partisan labels Jeremy Sammut
23 Aug The Weekend Australian 675. Moving on through Hayek Geoff Hogbin
21 Aug The Australian 674. We must separate family services from child protection Toby O’Brien
21 Aug The Sydney Morning Herald 673. Feminism is about choice Jessica Brown
21 Aug ABC News Online 672. Migration scheme won’t solve Pacific’s problems Gaurav Sodhi
21 Aug The Newcastle Herald 671. Pacific guests invited over our unemployed Gaurav Sodhi
21 Aug The Canberra Times 670. Cool reception for a polarising policy in the Bipolar Pacific Helen Hughes and Gaurav Sodhi
21 Aug The Australian 669. The Pacific is a crime bomb and needs economic reform Gaurav Sodhi
Aug 08 Government News 668. Government should be stepping away from CDEP Sara Hudson
19 Aug The Australian Financial Review 667. Australia should go for tax policy gold Robert Carling
19 Aug The Adelaide Advertiser 666. Doing away with pretend jobs will help Indigenous South Australians Sara Hudson
18 Aug The Courier Mail 664. Are fruit picking jobs for local aborigines or guest workers from the Pacific? Helen Hughes
16 Aug The Business Spectator 663. The Bracks’ review shows the barren truth of protectionism Stephen Kirchner
16 Aug The Weekend Australian 662. Some re-education from Blighty Peter Saunders
13 Aug Online Opinion 661. The case for corporate tax reform Sinclair Davidson
14 Aug Alice Springs News 660. Employment is the Key Sarah Hudson
15 Aug The Australian 659. Don’t increase the burden on Generations X and Y, leave the pension rate alone Jeremy Sammut
14 Aug The Australian 658. The PM has unwittingly illustrated Hayek’s views on the fallibility of politicians Oliver Hartwich
12 Aug The Age 657. Reserve did not go far or fast enough, inflation is still on the cards Dr Stephen Kirchner
12 Aug The Canberra Times 656. School reporting will be the first test of Labor’s ‘modern federalism’ Jennifer Buckingham
7 Aug The Australian Financial Review 655. Corporate tax needs attention now Sinclair Davidson
4 Aug The Australian 654. A great deal of global warming hysteria is superstition parading as science Arthur Herman
4 Aug The Sydney Morning Herald 653. Defend the individual and so the West Ayaan Hirsi Ali
26 July The Australian 652. It’s back to work in Brown’s Britain Peter Saunders
26 July Business Spectator 651. The Child Care funding myth Jennifer Buckingham
26 July The Weekend Australian 650. Governments are failing East Arnhem Land Helen Hughes and Mark Hughes
24 July Crikey 649. Closing the ‘gender gap’ may undermine women Jessica Brown
24 July ABC News Online 648. Happy anniversary RAMSI Gaurav Sodhi
24 July The Canberra Times 647. Cut costs to boost our fertility rates Barry Maley
20 July The Sunday Territorian 646. CDEP is no substitute for local government services Sara Hudson
23 July The Australian 645. Subsidies increase child care prices, not mothers participation in work Jennifer Buckingham
17 July Online Opinion 644. Spin won’t make “high care” aged care sector sustainable Jeremy Sammut
21 July The Australian 643. Religion is a threat to authority, not liberty Robert Sirico
17 July The Australian Financial Review 642. Let people be free to choose independence from the state John Humphreys
June 2008 AIIA Policy Commentary 641. Reassessing China’s future beyond the Beijing Olympics John Lee
16 July The Australian 640. EU shows disdain for voters Peter Saunders
9 July The Australian 639. Welfare that's not working Sara Hudson
28 June The Weekend Australian GP Clinics must do more than just plug gaps Jeremy Sammut
26 June The Canberra Times 638. In an ageing Australia, the creakiest knees, not the squeakiest wheels, will get the grease Jeremy Sammut
25 June ABC News Online 637. Will Super Clinics increase the pressure on public hospitals? Jeremy Sammut
24 June The Australian Financial Review 636. OPEC cartel is a big pretender Gaurav Sodhi
20 June National Business Review 635. Kevin Rudd’s ‘security community’ will annoy Asia John Lee
19 June The Newcastle Herald 634. Teachers need help with job appointments Jennifer Buckingham
19 June The Australian 633. There’s no such thing as a free parking space Christian Seibert
18 June China Brief 632. The rise of China’s new army John Lee
18 June The Geelong Advertiser 631. Cut wages and create jobs Peter Saunders
18 June The Straits Times 630. Rudd is out of whack with Asia John Lee
12 June ABC News Online 629. Working for Welfare Peter Saunders
12 June The Australian 628. Rudd’s blunder to dismantle Work for the Dole Peter Saunders
11 June The Australian, Higher Education 627. Uni’s protectionist ploy a blast from the past Andrew Norton
9 June Campus Review 626. China’s universities and students are now complicit with the CCP John Lee
31 May Business Spectator 625. Democracy only for the few in China John Lee
1 June The Guardian 624. The Chinese Communist Party is cleverly buying off the middle classes John Lee
31 May The Weekend Australian 623. China’s ‘me generation’ prefer Dolce & Gabbana to democracy John Lee
30 May The Age 622. China’s donkey consumption is dragging its hooves John Lee
29 May The Sydney Morning Herald 621. Pricey petrol does a world of good Gaurav Sodhi
29 May The Australian

620. Teachers: Scale their pay to meet demand Jennifer Buckingham
28 May The Courier Mail 619. No brides for China’s 30 million bachelors John Lee
28 May The Canberra Times 618. Democracy’s slowboat to China getting slower John Lee
21 May The Australian 617. Not all mums need handouts Jessica Brown
20 May The Age 616. The budget is not what it seems Robert Carling
15 May The Australian Financial Review 615. Means testing doesn’t solve the problems with welfare policy Peter Saunders
15 May Crikey 614. A boring budget isn’t always bad when it comes to other people’s money Jennifer Buckingham
15 May Crikey 613. Family tax benefits are still a mass of contradictions Jessica Brown
15 May Crikey 612. Swan says budget surplus is not his, so give it back to the taxpayer Peter Saunders
May 08 Quadrant 611. The brave new conformity Peter Saunders
9 May Newcastle Herald 610. Preventive health is a drain on taxpayers Jeremy Sammut
9 May ABC News Online 609. Proof of the pudding: health campaigns don't work Jeremy Sammut
8 May Canberra Times 608. Rudd’s preventive health plan is a policy looking for an evidence-base Jeremy Sammut
8 May The Australian 607. Prevention is better than cure, but only if it works Jeremy Sammut
7 May The Dominion Post 606. KiwiSaver – a solution in search of a problem Phil Rennie
7 May Wall Street Journal Asia 605. KiwiSaver is New Zealand’s Saving (Dis)grace Phil Rennie
6 May The Australian 604. The three 'R's of Northern Territory Indigenous education: responsibility, reform and 'rithmetic Helen Hughes
1 May The Daily Telegraph 603. Forget Alchohol – the binge here is on taxing drinkers Jeremy Sammut
20 Apr ABC News Online 602. MSI’s job is only half complete Gaurav Sodhi
30 Apr The Courier Mail 601. Health Minister gives a mixed message on binge drinking Jeremy Sammut
23 Apr The Australian 600. The 2020 Summit's community corps idea looks better on paper than it would in practice Andrew Norton
23 Apr The Age 599. Australia's overall productivity has risen, but so has the tax burden Robert Carling
22 Apr The Australian 598. Fat Tax unfair to fat and thin taxpayers alike Jeremy Sammut
18 Apr The Australian 597. Rudd’s baby farms are not going to be great for kids Peter Saunders and Jessica Brown
15 Apr The Australian Financial Review 596. Policy reform to close the gap between black and white Helen Hughes
14 Apr The Age 595. Who should pay for maternity leave – employers, unions or taxpayers? Jessica Brown
11 Apr The National Business Review 594. Big ideas needed, not big government Phil Rennie
10 Apr The Australian 593. Learning from Hayek about central planning Nicholas Gruen
10 Apr The Canberra Times 592. Let's review all family benefits, not just paid maternity leave Jessica Brown
8 Apr The Australian Financial Review 591. Add State Tax Reform to COAG’s agenda Robert Carling
7 Apr ABC News Online 590. Failures in education policy are creating a lost generation Helen Hughes
7 Apr The Age 589. Here are the three keys to improving our schools Jennifer Buckingham
7 Apr The Australian 588. Indigenous education policies are failing the young in the Northern Territory Helen Hughes
10 Mar Australian Financial Review 587. Unis should kill their funding proposal Andrew Norton
28 Mar The Canberra Times 586. Same old, same old in aged care policy Jeremy Sammut
27 Mar The Age 585. The RBA is at arm's length, but what about transparency? Stephen Kirchner
26 Mar The Australian 584. Beware Canberra's power bid Robert Carling
25 Mar ABC News Online 583. Throwing the baby bonus out with the bathwater Peter Saunders
19 Mar The Australian 582. Would you be happy asking friends for $512.66 every week? Peter Saunders
18 Mar The Australian 581. Tibetan monks fuelling Beijing's paranoia John John Lee
12 Mar Sydney Morning Herald 579. A rotting core: the other side of China’s miracle John Lee
12 Mar The Australian 578. Our Paleolithic path toward elitism Denis Dutton
11 Mar Australian Financial Review 577. It’s the future, stupid! Inflation aplenty already in the pipeline Wolfgang Kasper
11 Mar The Australian 576. Competition and free trade are key to prosperity Maria Rankka
11 Mar Online Opinion 575. Laugh or cry - you've lost your subsidy Queensland Robert Carling
6 Mar The Australian 574. It will cost close to $1billion to save indigenous communities Helen Hughes
4 Mar The Australian 573. Don’t demonise private education Jennifer Buckingham
3 Mar The Canberra Times 572. Pretend Schools: Educational Apartheid in the Northern Territory Helen Hughes
29 Feb The West Australian 571. The AFL’s DVD on sexual manners shows that society is in trouble Peter Saunders
29 Feb Crikey 570. Lack of GPs and other great health debate myths Jeremy Sammut
27 Feb Australian Financial Review 569. The politics of the big number Robert Carling
27 Feb The Australian 568. Separatist indigenous education policy creates strangers in their own land writes Helen Hughes
25 Feb Online Opinion 567. The most important element in an education revolution is not laptops, but effective teachers where they’re needed most Kirsten Storry
25 Feb The West Australian 566. WA’s taxi industry cannot keep up with the boom Peter Kerr
21 Feb The Australian 565. Permit System: Let local indigenous communities decide who comes and goes Sara Hudson
20 Feb Newcastle Herald 564. There is no dignity in the war against the obese Jeremy Sammut
18 Feb Australian Financial Review 563. Cut the minimum wage to expand low skilled employment Peter Saunders
16 Feb The Weekend Australian 562. Can the Job Network expand low skilled employment? Peter Saunders
4 Feb Canberra Times 560. Solomon Islands – Resurrected but not Reformed Gaurav Sodhi
1 Feb Newcastle Herald 559. Raising the school leaving age is not a cure-all Peter Saunders
24 Jan Dominion Post 558. Economics not only a matter of size Phil Rennie
22 Jan The Australian 556. Tough love is the key to Nauru’s future Helen Hughes
16 Jan Australian Financial Review 555. Use tax cuts to boost super Robert Carling
January Islands Business Magazine 554. The Solomon Islands – Resurrected but not reformed Gaurav Sodhi
12 Jan The Sydney Morning Herald 553. The writing is on the wall Peter Saunders
11 Jan The Australian 552. Long-term welfare dependency is of no real benefit to recipients Helen Hughes
2007 Contents List Opinion Pieces
27 Dec Online Opinion 551. How can we move forward? Kirsten Storry
26 Dec Newcastle Herald 550. To save money Labor’s killing a money saver Sinclair Davidson
21 Dec Geelong Advertiser 549. We should consider allowing the sale of blood and body parts Jeremy Shearmur
20 Dec The Sydney Morning Herald 548. Forget Auld Lang Syne, let's sing capitalism's praises Peter Saunders
17 Dec Australian Financial Review 547. Rudd revolution must grasp basics Jennifer Buckingham
11 Dec The Australian 546. Do secular societies provoke religious extremism? Tom Frame
10 Dec The New Zealand Herald 545. Don’t choke on your cornflakes but Australians are much richer than New Zealanders Phil Rennie
8 Dec The Australian 544. Training the unskilled doesn’t help them to get jobs Peter Saunders
8 Dec Australian Financial Review 543. Australians are no bigger and no smarter than New Zealanders, but seriously better off Phil Rennie
7 Dec The Business Spectator 542. Why Australia is richer than New Zealand Phil Rennie
7 Dec The Press 541. It’s not luck that has made Australians richer than Kiwis Phil Rennie
7 Dec Newcastle Herald 540. Not everyone benefits from more education Peter Saunders
7 Dec National Business Review 539. Lessons from across the Tasman where policy strength has brought economic growth Phil Rennie
5 Dec Islands Business 538. What does China really want from the Pacific? John Lee
4 Dec The Australian 537. Taxation by stealth must top reform list Peter Saunders
29 Nov The Australian 536. Labor may not get the revolution it was counting on Andrew Norton
24 Nov The Australian 535. It takes a lot more than preventive care to resolve hospital crisis Jeremy Sammut
22 Nov The Australian 534. Not voting is a vote against the electoral system Jeremy Sammut
16 Nov The Australian 533. Teacher training must be assessed Jennifer Buckingham
15 Nov Crikey 532. Forget philosophy, have some money Peter Saunders
14 Nov New Matilda 531. China: Death of the Dragon? John Lee
1 Nov The Sydney Morning Herald 530. Medicare becoming a luxury we cannot afford Jeremy Sammut
31 Oct Unleashed blog 529. Are Medicare's days numbered? Jeremy Sammut
29 Oct New Zealand Centre for Political Research online forum 528. Are Tax cuts inflationary? Phil Rennie
29 Oct The Australian 527.The welfare lobby is at it again Peter Saunders
26 Oct Canberra Times 526. Indigenous housing Helen Hughes
25 Oct Australian Financial Review 525. Capital flows the wrong way in China John Lee
25 Oct Newcastle Herald 524. Long term health challenges must be met Jeremy Sammut
24 Oct Canberra Times 523. The Danger of pursuing ‘Harmony’ in Chinese foreign policy John Lee
23 Oct The Australian 522. Cash could be better spent outside daycare Jennifer Buckingham
22 Oct South China Morning Post 521. A contrarian view of the economic miracle - Will China Fail? reviewed by Sheila Melvin
20 Oct The Australian 520. China's syndrome of lawless growth cause for concern John Lee
16 Oct The Age 519. Here is the truth about tax havens Sinclair Davidson
15 Oct New Matilda 518. Teacher pay and performance Kirsten Storry
15 Oct The Age 517. Charting a new course through schools red tape Jennifer Buckingham
14 Oct The Sunday Territorian 516. Life after kava needs education, real jobs Helen Hughes
10 Oct The West Australian 515. Will the China boom last? – don’t bet your house on it John Lee
10 Oct Australian Financial Review 514. Fiscal policy has no major influence on interest rates Stephen Kirchner
5 Oct Online Opinion 513. The answer is real health reform, not more money Jeremy Sammut
3 Oct Courier Mail 512. Boost pay to keep teachers Kirsten Storry
22 Sep The Sydney Morning Herald 511. Pokie in the eye for paternalism Peter Saunders
21 Sep Online Opinion 510. ‘Sit-up money’ the wrong incentive Jeremy Sammut
19 Sep Canberra Times 509. Aboriginal artists in the remote 'homelands' downtrodden by too much aid Helen Hughes
17 Sep Australian Financial Review 508. Put budget surplus to good use Robert Carling
15 Sep Newcastle Herald 507. Testing times for literacy and numeracy Kirsten Storry
13 Sep
Courier Mail
506. Policy difference is in the detail Jennifer Buckingham
10 Sep Canberra Times 505. International attention has been scathing of Papua New Guinea Gaurav Sodhi
8 Sep The Newcastle Herald 504. Labor focus is on the wrong health problem Jeremy Sammut
7 Sep The Advertiser 503. Future medicine only for those who help themselves Jeremy Sammut
7 Sep National Business Review 502. Is university suited to everyone? Phil Rennie
5 Sep Australian Financial Review 501. Income is not a helpful guide to determine the standard of living Peter Saunders
5 Sep Canberra Times 500. It's always a case of another year, another excuse for not slashing Australia's tax burden Alex Robson
4 Sep
The Australian
 499. Why wasn't India invited to this week's leaders forum in Sydney Helen Hughes
3 Sep
Canberra Times
 498. Health policy fails to target problem Jeremy Sammut
29 Aug Canberra Times

497. Elections should be a way of holding political leaders to account for their actions, but in PNG, they have become a contest for wealth, power and patronage Gaurav Sodhi

24 Aug
The Sydney Morning Herald
496. We are evolving into an over-regulated, over-governed, dumbed-down place Peter Saunders
18 Aug
The Australian
495. Strike up the band for elitism Claire Fox
13 Aug The Australian 494. Elistism should not be a dirty word Peter Saunders
10 Aug The Press
493. Are Australians Racist? Kirsten Storry
8 Aug Canberra Times 492. Dismantling federalism, one hospital at a time Robert Carling
6 Aug
Australian Financial Review
 491. Cost of New Loans Trivial Andrew Norton
6 Aug
The Sydney Morning Herald
490. With A High IQ Comes Need For Special Education Dr Charles Murray
1 Aug
Australian Financial Review
 489. Building up to a national impact Robert Carling
25 Jul
The Otago Daily Times
488. University trade-off for middle classes Phil Rennie
24 Jul
Canberra Times
487. Broader scope in NT for schools Kirsten Storry
18 Jul
Australian Financial Review
 486. They're taxing goodwill Robert Carling
10 Jul
The Australian
485. Tax circle good for no one Peter Saunders
9 Jul
The Salient
 484. Is university overrated? Phil Rennie
6 Jul
The Daily Telegraph
483. It's not the trade deficit that matters Alex Robson
5 Jul
Australian Financial Review
 482. Myopic Strategy Hinders Aged Care Warren Hogan
3 Jul
The Australian
481. Conditional welfare makes sense Peter Saunders
2 Jul
Online Opinion
 480. In Indigenous Communities it is all about the teachers Kirsten Storry
28 Jun
Australian Financial Review
 479. America will prevail Lawrence Mead
21 Jun The Australian 478. Opening Go8s to the market benefits all Andrew Norton
20 Jun Online Opinion 477. It’s not the size of your engine, it’s what you do with it Gaurav Sodhi
18 Jun The Australian 476. Teachers key to remote schools Kirsten Storry
8 Jun Courier Mail 475. There was plenty of spin in QLD's State Budget Robert Carling
2 Jun
Adelaide Advertiser
474. South Australia's "homelands" have only a small proportion of Australia's 500,000 Aborigines... Helen Hughes
31 May
Courier Mail
473. Our state of disgrace Helen Hughes
31 May
Canberra Times
472. Is Asia in need of Australian aid more than the Pacific? Gaurav Sodhi
26 May
Weekend Enquirer
471. An edited extract from Lands of Shame by Helen Hughes
26 May
Australian Financial Review
 470. Helen Hughes writes on Lands of Shame
22 May
The Wall St Journal
469. Owen Harries reviews the Atomic Bazaar
22 May Canberra Times 468. An extract from Lands of Shame by Helen Hughes
18 May Newcastle Herald 467. Give parents an informed choice for schooling Jennifer Buckingham
17 May
New Zealand Herald
466. A breather before bingeing Phil Rennie
17 May The Press 465.Time for Politicians to treat our money more carefully Phil Rennie
16 May The Australian 464. Places left untouched by reform Andrew Norton
16 May
Independent Financial Review
463. We need better results from social spending Phil Rennie
11 May
The West Australian
462. State must focus on Aboriginal schooling Kirsten Storry
10 May The Australian 461. None of the Treasurer's budget handouts makes any economic sense Peter Saunders
10 May Courier Mail 460. There's not a lot to get excited about in this year's Budget Peter Saunders
7 May
Australian Financial Review
 459. University policy needs a free-market approach Andrew Norton
29 Apr
Sunday Age
458. Budget should deliver us a break Robert Carling
24 Apr
Australian Financial Review
 457. Politicians addicted to big spending Robert Carling
24 Apr
The Australian
456. Public purse is a burden we all carry Robert Carling
16 Apr
Australian Financial Review
 455. Tax reform: we have barely scratched the surface Robert Carling
14 Apr The Australian 454. We don't need a nanny Peter Saunders
10 Apr The Australian 453. Sit in the corner while we rob you Peter Saunders
4 Apr The Australian 452. Excuses fail our neediest students Kirsten Storry
4 Apr
The Canberra Times
451. Perverse incentives strip us of our skills Andrew Norton
29 Mar
Australian Financial Review
 450. Costello holds aces in tax deal Robert Carling
28 Mar Dominion Post 449. People should be able to opt out of welfare entitlements in return for tax reductions Peter Saunders
27 Mar
The Newcastle Herald
448. Graduate supply fails to match jobs demand Andrew Norton
23 Mar Courier Mail 447. A degree of dissatisfaction Andrew Norton
21 Mar
Geelong Advertiser
446. Paying idle parents bad for kids Get a job, mum Peter Saunders
20 Mar
New Zealand Herald
445. Can't buy a caring society Phil Rennie
19 Mar
Geelong Advertiser
444. New Guinea faces HIV epidemic Out of control Miranda Darling
15 Mar Courier Mail 443. All shoulders to the wheel Gaurav Sodhi
12 Mar The Salient 442. Hey, Big Spender Phil Rennie
5 Mar The Age 441. First class, but the fare's fair Andrew Norton
24 Feb
The Adelaide Advertiser
 440. Aids will destroy a nation Miranda Darling Tobias
20 Feb The Australian 439. Paying idle parents is bad for our kids Peter Saunders
15 Feb The Australian 438. Japan caught in US-Korea nuclear net Robyn Lim
12 Feb Canberra Times 437. PNG leaders must overcome HIV complacency Miranda Darling Tobias
7 Feb The Australian 436. Rudd pins his faith on remissions Andrew Norton
7 Feb The Australian 435. Power (and cash) to the principals Jennifer Buckingham
30 Jan The Australian 434. Stop the churning to extend direct benefits Peter Saunders
29 Jan Canberra Times 433. Why China first wooed then jilted Kiribati Susan Windybank
29 Jan Courier Mail 432. Howard a social democrat in disguise Andrew Norton
20 Jan
Australian Financial Review
 431. Furore over private-school fees is just a distraction Jennifer Buckingham
17 Jan The Australian 430. Law must be upheld by all sides Kirsten Storry
17 Jan
The Sydney Morning Herald
 429. Tofu terror added to list of reasons to be fearful Peter Saunders
16 Jan The Australian 428. Not bedfellows, but a political attraction Tanveer Ahmed
13 Jan The Australian 427. PM should think small Andrew Norton
12 Jan Otago Times 426. When an apple is not simply an apple Phil Rennie
10 Jan
The Australian 425. Better medicine for all in single-source funding Nick Coatsworth
8 Jan Courier Mail 424. Palmed off and abused Helen Hughes
4 Jan The Australian 423. Charting a course for legal disaster Benjamin Jellis


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2006 Contents List Opinion Pieces
29 Dec The Newcastle Herald 422. A simpler tax system would benefit families Peter Saunders
29 Dec The Australian 421. Wrapped in red tape and denied the flexibility to grow John Cleary and Kirsten Storry
22 Dec The Australian 420. What would Hayek say? Greg Lindsay
12 Dec The Australian 419. Big government Libs Greg Lindsay, Barry Maley and Peter Saunders
12 Dec The Australian Financial Review 418. The blight of restrictive trade policy Phil Rennie
10 Dec New Zealand Centre for Political Debate 417. Do tax cuts make a difference? Phil Rennie
7 Dec ABC Radio National 416. English literacy in remote indigenous communities Kirsten Storry
4 Dec The Australian 415. Welfare fails to save the world Deepak Lal
4 Dec Canberra Times 414. Brough's welfare plan on right track Peter Saunders
1 Dec Adelaide Advertiser 413. Stop excuses on indigenous education Kirsten Storry
28 Nov Geelong Advertiser 412. Overhaul might need an overhaul Arti Sharma
27 Nov ABC Radio 411. What the Government giveth, the Government taketh away Peter Saunders
21 Nov Newcastle Herald 410. Fiscal federalism robs states of self-reliance Robert Carling
21 Nov The Australian 409. Tonga needs democracy, not aid Gaurav Sodhi
21 Nov Courier Mail 408. Split feelings over 'Help' Arti Sharma
20 Nov Canberra Times 407. Aboriginal separatist policies must be dropped Helen Hughes
20 Nov The Australian 406. Aid no place for preaching pop stars Helen Hughes
8 Nov Australian Financial Review 405. States' tax system is deficient Robert Carling
Nov 06 Islands Business 404. Why Guestworker scheme is 'uneconomic' Helen Hughes and Gaurav Sodhi
30 Oct Canberra Times 403. Let schools choose which accredited curriculum to teach Jennifer Buckingham
27 Oct The Sydney Morning Herald 402. A warrior in the battle of ideas Greg Lindsay
26 Oct The Australian 401. Tough love for the jobless Peter Saunders
26 Oct Australian Financial Review 400. Islands must act or face up to disaster Stephan Freitag
23 Oct Courier Mail 399. Burdens of low pay Joel Butler
23 Oct Courier Mail 398. Fertile grounds for born-again muslims Miranda Darling Tobias
23 Oct The Canberra Times 397. Economics spats grow deeper amid endemic corruption in Pacific Susan Windybank
20 Oct The Canberra Times 396. Funding for indigenous communities will not find target Helen Hughes & Mark Hughes
19 Oct Courier Mail 395. Sticks and carrots good for a start Kirsten Storry
13 Oct The Australian 394. Swap obstacles for teachers Jennifer Buckingham
12 Oct Courier Mail 392. Why is Northern Queensland calling for fruit pickers from the Pacific Islands? Helen Hughes
6 Oct Courier mail 391. Keep the faith in education Jennifer Buckingham
25 Sept Australian Financial Review 390. Lessons that everyone can profit from Jennifer Buckingham
20 Sept Newcastle Herald 389. Just one value will do fine - live and let live Peter Saunders
15 Sept The Australian 388. The causes of upheavals in the Solomon Islands Helen Hughes
14 Sept Dominion Post 387. Who's paying all their tax? Phil Rennie
8 Sept The Canberra Times 386. Seasonal migrants not a solution Gaurav Sodhi
31 Aug The Australian 385. Setting readers to rights Kirsten Storry
28 Aug The Australian 384. Charities must support rules Peter Saunders
28 Aug The Age 383. Funding system in broken Andrew Norton
23 Aug The Wall St Journal 382. Australia's water works Roger Bate
17 Aug Courier Mail 381. We lead the world on water Roger Bate
14 Aug The Age 380. Fees don't dictate uni choices Andrew Norton
11 Aug Courier Mail 379. Self-interest skyrockets in spoilt nation Gaurav Sodhi
8 Aug The Canberra Times 378. Report into literacy and numeracy too narrow Kirsten Storry
8 Aug Australian Financial Review 377. Water trading is the only way to go Roger Bate
8 Aug The Australian 376. The real priorities Bjorn Lomberg
3 Aug The Australian 375. Bill Gates must set priorities Roger Bate
2 Aug The New Zealand Herald 374. Less tax better for business Phil Rennie
31 Jul The Age 373. Choice is best for curriculum Jennifer Buckingham
27 Jul The Canberra Times 372. Schooled in freedom of choice Jennifer Buckingham
19 Jul The Courier Mail 371. Reward key in educator quality equation Jennifer Buckingham
11 Jul The Adelaide Advertiser 370. Power, ambition and a policy to match The Hon. Alexander Downer MP
5 Jul The Press (New Zealand) 369. Breaking the cycle Phil Rennie
5 Jul The Australian 368. Different battles, different responses Owen Harries
4 Jul Australian Financial Review 367. Doha's self-inflicted blows David Robertson
30 Jun Australian Financial Review 366. Little is fair in regulating taxi fares and licences Christian Seibert
17-18 Jun The Australian 365. Growth in labor support: it's academic Peter Saunders
12 Jun The Australian 364. Steep learning curve for all Kirsten Storry
2 Jun The Age 363. Policies teach us to pick our own pockets Peter Saunders
1 Jun The Canberra Times 362. For decisions on childcare mum's (or dad's) the word Peter Saunders
16 May New Zealand Herald 361. Taxes increase by stealth Phil Rennie
11 May Australian Financial Review 360. Structural problems unresolved Peter Saunders
9 May The Australian 359. Pokie principle is a winner Peter Saunders
8 May Australian Financial Review 358. We think, therefore we evolve Greg Lindsay
1 May The Australian 357. Aid for growth only hope for a Pacific solution Helen Hughes
28 Apr The Newcastle Herald 356. Fiddle diddle no more, tax needs an overhaul Peter Saunders
26 Apr The Canberra Times 355. Speaking with spirits: Papua New Guinea’s logging free-for-all Helen Hughes
25 Apr The Courier Mail 354. Skills better investment for indigenous Kirsten Storry
25 Apr The Australian 353. Treasurer has us on a longer leash Peter Saunders
24 Apr The Age 352. Showcasing unis when price is right Andrew Norton
20 Apr The Australian 351. This mission had moral hazard written all over it Susan Windybank
13 Apr Australian Financial Review 350. When is a welfare payment not a welfare payment? Peter Saunders
12 Apr Courier Mail 349. System break-up Arti Sharma
7 Apr The Australian and The Dominion Post (NZ) 348. Vanuatu's failure propped up again Gaurav Sodhi
4 Apr Australian Financial Review 347. Councils must have real clout Wolfgang Kasper
15 Mar The Dominion Post (NZ) 346. Our beneficiary nation Phil Rennie
15 Mar The Age 345. Scrap childcare concessions - cut taxes instead Peter Saunders
7 Mar The Canberra Times 344. US aid group throws Vanuatu's privileged political elite a lifeline Helen Hughes
2 Mar The Australian 343. Learn to serve the public Jennifer Buckingham
1 Mar Australian Financial Review 342. Don't water down this initiative Malcolm Turnbull
28 Feb The Australian 341. Polity's place in a polite society Frank Field
28 Feb Courier Mail 340. Strong case for tax cuts Peter Saunders
28 Feb Australian Financial Review 339. Political bad habits die hard Wolfgang Kasper
27 Feb Australian Financial Review 338. One cap does not fit all in HECS debt Andrew Norton
27 Feb The Age 337. Loan help half baked Andrew Norton
16 Feb Australian Financial Review 336. Lightweight response to army's role Robyn Lim
15 Feb The New Zealand Herald 335. Bad manners to blame politicians Phil Rennie
10 Feb Australian Financial Review 334. Single-desk philosophy reaps what it sows Wolfgang Kasper
7 Feb Courier Mail 333. Bound by too many rules Caspar Conde
3 Feb The Australian 332. Don't blame Howard for loss of civility Peter Saunders
25 Jan The Australian 331. Comrade Nelson v Adam Nelson Andrew Norton
24 Jan Courier Mail 330. Operating at breaking point Nick Coatsworth
23 Jan The Canberra Times 329. Whichever way you dice it, compulsory voting is evil Derek Chong, Sinclair Davidson, Tim Fry
20 Jan The Australian 328. tax overhaul long overdue Peter Saunders
19 Jan The Australian 327. Let's fix foreign aid fiasco Wolfgang Kasper
4 Jan The Age 326. The wrongs of pushing the bill of rights Alan Anderson
3 Jan Australian Financial Review 325. Finding ways to tame new giant Robyn Lim
2 Jan The Australian 324. Future funds for everyone Peter Saunders


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2005 Contents List Opinion Pieces
     
22 Dec The Australian 323. If there is prejudice, there is also tolerance Andrew Norton
14 Dec The Australian 322. Fee hikes fit in with Lib's ideal Andrew Norton
13 Dec The Australian 321. Who should pay child support? Arti Sharma
8 Dec Australian Financial Review 320. US should reconsider financial aid for Vanuatu Susan Windybank
6 Dec The Australian 319. Self-help beats handout state Peter Saunders
30 Nov Australian Financial Review 318. Simpler tax is easy, but where's the political courage? John Humphreys
22 Nov The Canberra Times 317. Individuals can make a difference in the face of global threats Miranda Darling
10 Nov The Canberra Times 316. Africa needs free markets, not aid, to flee poverty April Palmerlee
10 Nov Australian Financial Review 315. Tax competitiion promotes good policy Dan Mitchell
2 Nov The Newcastle Herald 314. Time to open gate to school-based training Jennifer Buckingham
2 Nov The Age 313. A Cinderella story for the modern welfare state Peter Saunders
28 Oct The Age 312. The failure of the Bush Doctrine Owen Harries
26 Oct The Australian 311. Working towards peace and prosperity Noel Pearson
24 Oct New Zealand Herald 310. Don't worry be happy Johan Norberg
19 Oct Courier Mail 309. New strategies needed to beat teacher shortages Jennifer Buckingham
October Quadrant 308. The pandemic threat Miranda Darling
12 Oct The Australian 307. Don't worry be happy John Norberg
11 Oct Australian Financial Review 306. Handouts won't cure poverty Wolfgang Kasper
8 Oct Australian Financial Review 305. Yes, liberal capitalism can buy happiness John Norberg
7 Oct The Courier Mail 304. Stay alert in shifting landscape Susan Windybank
3 Oct The Australian 303. One rule for all single parents Peter Saunders
23 Sept The Australian 302. Policies entrench poverty Helen Hughes
22 Sept Australian Financial Review 301. System not in the finest health Peter Saunders
19 Sept The Japan Times 300. Tax cuts key to sustained economic growth Chris Lingle
16 Sept Australian Financial Review 299. The parochialism of the present Owen Harries
8 Sept Herald Sun 298. Trying harder to keep families together Arti Sharma
8 Sept The Age 297. Teaching for profit will attract and retain talent Ross Farrelly
4 Sept Canberra Times 296. A neat strategy to save to save uni student services Andrew Norton
29 Aug Australian Financial Review 295. Marginal rate a major turn-off Sinclair Davidson
29 Aug The Age 294. Blind to their best option Andrew Norton
24 Aug The Courier Mail 293. No worries on Aussies' generosity Sinclair Davidson
13 Aug The Courier Mail

292. Parties in a state of voluntary confusion Andrew Norton

11 Aug The Canberra Times

291. Pacific policy must be based on facts Helen Hughes

2 Aug Sydney Morning Herald 290. An idea sinkable, even as it is floated Miranda Darling
21 Jul South China Morning Post 289. Pacific persuasion: Beijing's increasing economic muscle in the South Pacific Nick Squires
15 Jul The Newcastle Herald

288. Taxing time when we rely on welfare state Peter Saunders

9 Jul Australian Financial Review 287. Lies and statistics Helen Hughes
2 Jul Australian Financial Review 286. Perth merger good for academics, not for students Andrew Norton
29 Jun The Dominion Post 285. Time for real economics to cure Africa's plight Helen Hughes
28 Jun The Australian 284. Rockers deaf to aid realities Helen Hughes
22 Jun The Australian 283. Smarter way to survive Andrew Norton
11 Jun Australian Financial Review

282. The wrong sort of tax cuts Peter Saunders

10 Jun The Australian 281. No substance to Vinnie's alarmism Peter Saunders
6 Jun The Canberra Times 280. Economic malaise in PNG is deep, and growing steadily Helen Hughes and Susan Windybank
31 May The Courier Mail 279. Nose cut off to spite the face Helen Hughes and Susan Windybank
24 May The Australian 278. Cast adrift beyond the mainstream John Cleary
18 May The Australian 277. Lower tax rates for a truly beautiful set of numbers Alex Robson
13 May Geeling Advertiser

276. State crosses the line between secular, sacred Steve Edwards

13 May The Australian 275. The super rip-off is unfair, not the tax cuts Peter Saunders
12 May Australian Financial Review 274. A fair way to reduce dependence on tax cuts Peter Saunders
9 May Herald Sun

273. Time we ran our own lives Peter Saunders

28 Apr The Canberra Times 272. After the tsunami, a spectre of bird flu Miranda Darling
26 Apr Australian Financial Review 271. High price for a bruised ego Susan Windybank
18 Apr Australian Financial Review 270. Excessive bureacracy stifles uni flexibility Andrew Norton
11 Apr The Courier Mail 269. Hard won is easily lost April Palmerlee
8 Apr The Canberra Times 268. How increased self-reliance will result in a lower burden Peter Saunders
4 Apr The Age 267. Priced out of further education Steven Schwartz
31 Mar The Newcastle Herald

266. Leave uni governance in hands of the states Andrew Norton

29 Mar The Canberra Times

265. There should be no let up in the war for democracy April Palmerlee

28 Mar The Australian 264. Let the market decide the best approach Ross Farrelly
23 Mar The Australian 263. Scrap this outdated fee - Nelson's VSU offensive Andrew Norton
16 Mar The Adelaide Advertiser 262. Fix policies to make housing affordable Peter Saunders
1 Mar The Courier Mail 261. New deal for communities Helen Hughes and Jenness Warin
1 Mar Australian Financial Review 260. Coomb's tragic legacy Helen Hughes and Jenness Warin
24 Feb The Australian 259. Welfare shake-up is long overdue Peter Saunders
21 Feb Sydney Morning Herald 258. Iraq adventure is rich in dangerous precedents Owen Harries
21 Feb Australian Financial Review 257. Raising tax thresholds will restore incentives Peter Saunders
21 Feb The Age 256. The dollars and sense of securing a university place Andrew Norton
11 Feb Australian Financial Review

255. A great among greats Wolfgang Kasper

8 Feb The Australian 254. We must cut taxes for rich and poor Peter Saunders
4 Feb Australian Financial Review 253. The conscience of liberalism Gregory Melleuish
2 Feb Sydney Morning Herald

252. The blame game has gone too far when governments become guardians Caspar Conde

31 Jan The Age

251. More options in full-fee places Andrew Norton

19 Jan Sydney Morning Herald 250. A fine idea but it could be unfair Peter Saunders
18 Jan Australian Financial Review 249. Debt relief sceptics right Wolfgang Kasper
17 Jan The Australian 248. Action needed on Al-Qaida's hiding place Miranda Darling
7 Jan Sydney Morning Herald 247. Iraq is the failure the US had to have Owen Harries
7 Jan The Australian 246. Relax, uni's aren't short of students Andrew Norton


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