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It’s judgment day: time for unis to kick politics off campus

Oped by PROF STEVEN SCHWARTZ in The Australian

Progressive Intolerance. The contemporary antisemitism landscape in Australia

Paper by PHILIP MENDES

Economic exceptionalism is dead – and rate cuts died with it

Oped by MICHAEL STUTCHBURY in The Australian Financial Review

Religious tests a line we shouldn’t cross

Oped by PETER KURTI in the Daily Telegraph

How revamping education will boost the Australian economy

Oped by TRISHA JHA in The Canberra Times

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Overcoming Enmity and Restoring Tolerance. Antisemitism’s challenge for the civic compact

Damien Freeman · 05 February 2026

New CIS paper: Identity politics, antisemitism a threat to Australia’s fair-go tolerance

05 February 2026

The only things going up now are the prices

Robert Carling · 03 February 2026

A Case for Helpful Government Intervention | Emma Dawson

Emma Dawson · 03 February 2026

Marian Tupy: Are Things Actually Getting Better For Humanity? – Canberra

Marian Tupy · 18 February 2026

Marian Tupy: Are Things Actually Getting Better For Humanity? – Perth

Marian Tupy · 04 March 2026