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Leviathan on the Rampage: Government spending growth a threat to Australia’s economic future

Paper by ROBERT CARLING

Government’s spending surge a threat to productivity

Oped by ROBERT CARLING and SIMON COWAN in the Canberra Times

Labor’s path to joining the worst welfare states

Oped by ROBERT CARLING in the Australian Financial Review

Early Numbers, Big Ideas. Fostering Number Sense in Young Children

Paper by NANCY C JORDAN and NANCY DYSON

Productivity stakes couldn’t be higher at roundtable

Oped by GENE TUNNY in The Australian

Economic challenges ahead for the government

Paper by ROBERT CARLING, GENE TUNNY and PETER TULIP

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At this rate, the only outcome from this summit will be making us poorer

Simon Cowan · 09 August 2025

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The Productivity Problem. Australia’s Growth Slump Is Undermining Prosperity

Jim Cox · 07 August 2025

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The Alarming Rise in Government Spending | Robert Carling

Robert Carling · 13 August 2025

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If everything was working out for everyone it would be a Miracle! Marian Tupy | Fraser Nelson

Fraser Nelson · 10 November 2023

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Housing Policy with Chris Minns and Chris Bishop

26 August 2025

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Beyond Phonics: Building Knowledge-Rich Literacy

Lorraine Hammond · 30 October 2025

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Leviathan on the Rampage: Government spending growth a threat to Australia’s economic future

Paper by ROBERT CARLING

Government’s spending surge a threat to productivity

Oped by ROBERT CARLING and SIMON COWAN in the Canberra Times

Labor’s path to joining the worst welfare states

Oped by ROBERT CARLING in the Australian Financial Review

Early Numbers, Big Ideas. Fostering Number Sense in Young Children

Paper by NANCY C JORDAN and NANCY DYSON

Productivity stakes couldn’t be higher at roundtable

Oped by GENE TUNNY in The Australian

Economic challenges ahead for the government

Paper by ROBERT CARLING, GENE TUNNY and PETER TULIP

At this rate, the only outcome from this summit will be making us poorer

The Productivity Problem. Australia’s Growth Slump Is Undermining Prosperity

The Alarming Rise in Government Spending | Robert Carling

If everything was working out for everyone it would be a Miracle! Marian Tupy | Fraser Nelson

Housing Policy with Chris Minns and Chris Bishop

Beyond Phonics: Building Knowledge-Rich Literacy