Rinehart’s riches show why we shouldn’t slap windfall tax on gas
Nations can become wealthier and more secure by profitably supplying more of what the world wants most from them
Grim reality of the NDIS leviathan
“It will start big and get bigger and grow to become the new leviathan of the Australian welfare state,” CIS …
Robert Carling on our becoming a welfare state, Peter Kurti on immigration, and more
Australia is becoming a European welfare state. That’s not good news — Australian Financial Review Reflecting the enlarged role for …
Peter Tulip announces Heritage Howler Awards, Stutch warns of the fiscal cliff, Steven Schwartz on NDIS, and more
Sydney? Harbour and Opera House. Melbourne? Heritage-listed car parks — ABC Free market think tank the Centre for Independent Studies …
Jewish identity, antisemitism and media responsibility
Foreword This paper by Michael Gawenda occupies an important place in the Centre for Independent Studies’ research program on antisemitism …
Stuck in the Friedman era? Guilty as charged
Yours truly came under fire this week in The Australian Financial Review letters page under the heading: “Stutchbury stuck in the Friedman …
Heritage too important to waste on carparks and substations
Australia is a country rightly proud of its heritage. We preserve convict sites, historic homesteads and architectural landmarks not merely for …
Build Fluent Maths Foundations and Watch Everything Else Follow | Poncy & Reddy
Dr Brian Poncy, Professor of School Psychology at Oklahoma State University and creator of Facts on Fire, presents compelling evidence …
The Australian Dream is Dead | Parnell Palme McGuinness
Over the past several decades, Australian society has undergone profound economic, social, and cultural change. Education pathways have lengthened, housing …
Young people need more than just handouts from the federal budget
The federal government is preparing a budget badged as “intergenerational fairness”. The idea it sells is simple: young people are struggling to get ahead because older generations have grabbed all the goodies for themselves.