Contents List Social Policy Opinion Pieces
 
16 Aug The Weekend Australian 662. Some re-education from Blighty Peter Saunders
26 July The Australian 652. It’s back to work in Brown’s Britain Peter Saunders
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
19 June The Australian 633. There’s no such thing as a free parking space Christian Seibert
18 June The Geelong Advertiser 631. Cut wages and create jobs Peter Saunders
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
21 May The Australian 617. Not all mums need handouts Jessica Brown
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
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
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
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
10 Apr The Canberra Times 592. Let's review all family benefits, not just paid maternity leave Jessica Brown
7 Apr The Australian 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 News Online 588. Indigenous education policies are failing the young in the Northern Territory Helen Hughes
28 Mar The Canberra Times 586. Same old, same old in aged care policy Jeremy Sammut
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
10 Mar Australian Financial Review 587. Unis should kill their funding proposal Andrew Norton
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 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
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
1 Feb Newcastle Herald 559. Raising the school leaving age is not a cure-all Peter Saunders
22 Jan The Australian 556. Tough love is the key to Nauru’s future Helen Hughes
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
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
8 Dec The Australian 544. Training the unskilled doesn’t help them to get jobs Peter Saunders
7 Dec Newcastle Herald 540. Not everyone benefits from more education Peter Saunders
4 Dec The Australian 537. Taxation by stealth must top reform list Peter Saunders
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
1 Nov The Sydney Morning Herald 529. Medicare becoming a luxury we cannot afford Jeremy Sammut
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 Newcastle Herald 524. Long term health challenges must be met Jeremy Sammut
23 Oct The Australian 522. Cash could be better spent outside daycare Jennifer Buckingham
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
15 Oct The Age 517. Charting a new course through schools red tape Jennifer Buckingham
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
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
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
5 Sep Australian Financial Review 501. Income is not a helpful guide to determine the standard of living Peter Saunders
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
10 Aug The Press
493. Are Australians Racist? Kirsten Storry
6 Aug
Australian Financial Review
 491. Cost of New Loans Trivial Andrew Norton
24 Jul
Canberra Times
487. Broader scope in NT for schools Kirsten Storry
10 Jul
The Australian
485. Tax circle good for no one Peter Saunders
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
21 Jun The Australian 478. Opening Go8s to the market benefits all Andrew Norton
18 Jun The Australian 476. Teachers key to remote schools Kirsten Storry
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
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 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
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
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
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
5 Mar The Age 441. First class, but the fare's fair Andrew Norton
20 Feb The Australian 439. Paying idle parents is bad for our kids Peter Saunders
7 Feb The Australian 436. Rudd pins his faith on remissions Andrew Norton
30 Jan The Australian 434. Stop the churning to extend direct benefits Peter Saunders
29 Jan Courier Mail 432. Howard a social democrat in disguise Andrew Norton
17 Jan The Australian 430. Law must be upheld by all sides Kirsten Storry
29 Jan The Australian 427. PM should think small Andrew Norton
8 Jan Courier Mail 424. Palmed off and abused Helen Hughes