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Donald Trump can’t bully Adam Smith

Oped by TOM SWITZER in the AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

Identity politics, enclaves, undermine common values

Oped by PETER KURTI in the Daily Telegraph

The tax cut that will only buy you a coffee

Oped by ROBERT CARLING in the Australian Financial Review

Fractured Loyalties. Australian citizenship and the crisis of civic virtue

Paper by PETER KURTI

Campuses shouldn’t be safe spaces to breed intolerance

Oped by PROF STEVEN SCHWARTZ in The Australian

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Australian states reap billions from mining. This revenue is already at risk

Gene Tunny · 17 May 2025

Riches from Royalties: How Australia’s states and territories depend on mining

Gene Tunny · 15 May 2025

The Science of Learning Revolution: Reflecting on Australian Classrooms

Dr Carl Hendrick · 18 June 2025

Biological reality vs progressive ideals | Louise Perry & Claire Lehmann

Louise Perry · 28 March 2025

Free Trade vs Tariffs: Jobs, Security, and the Cost of Living

Trisha Jha · 14 May 2025

The Answer is Productivity | Tom Switzer

Tom Switzer · 08 May 2025