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How not to waste Gonski school funding

Oped by TRISHA JHA in the Australian Financial Review

Blame bigger government for falling living standards

Oped by NICHOLAS MOORE and TOM SWITZER in AFR

Amid all the hype about DOGE, we should be watching closely

Oped by SIMON COWAN in The Canberra Times

This is pure snake oil. And a diversion from policies that made our lives better

Oped by ROBERT CARLING and SIMON COWAN in The Canberra Times

Time to say bye-bye to the wokerati’s bullying tactics

Oped by SIMON HEFFER in The Australian

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Identity politics, enclaves, undermine common values

Peter Kurti · 12 March 2025

Super for Housing

Matthew Taylor · 13 March 2025

Word Crimes: The Biggest Grammar Mistakes We All Make – With Simon Heffer

Tom Switzer · 13 March 2025

SYD | The role of nuclear in Australia’s clean energy mix

Tracy Primeau · 01 April 2025

The Darkest Path: The Puzzling Resilience of Antisemitism

Rabbi Ben Elton · 19 March 2025

CBR | The role of nuclear in Australia’s clean energy mix

Tracy Primeau · 02 April 2025