Lord Sumption became what is widely regarded as a brilliant QC before he served as a justice on the UK Supreme Court from 2012 to 2018.
This paper revisits conservative philosopher, Edmund Burke, to distil a “cast of mind” — a way of thinking about political decision-making that acknowledges the need for change but also the need for continuity.
Postcolonial Theory wages relentless campaigns of reformation against Enlightenment conceptions of reason, tolerance, and liberty. It does this in the …
Global outrage over the killing of George Floyd by a white policeman in America last year has been harnessed by …
This report explores what sort of post-Covid future Australians expect, based on YouGov polling conducted for the Centre for Independent …
The resurgence of both left-wing and right-wing populism presents a serious challenge for liberal democracies. Whereas liberal democracy is based …
Predictions have been made by the Doherty Institute and others that Australia will achieve full vaccination of 70% of the …
Critical Theory exerts a significant intellectual hold on the formation of policy and the conduct of discourse in the Australian …
This paper focuses on a new model to increase the potential for Indigenous business creation in remote communities. The past …
This paper aims to provide a catalyst for the actions needed to address the crisis of Indigenous suicide. It begins …
This year’s highly un-coveted Nanny State Award was a tight contest, with a horde of strong contenders from around the …
The saga of Netball Australia’s initial failed partnership with Hancock Prospecting, and its subsequent replacement by a deal with the …
You know we live in a strange world when classical liberal think tanks, such as the Centre for Independent Studies, …
Since federation, the economic governance of Australia can be conveniently divided into three contrasting periods. Phase one, which featured industry …
Bernie Sanders is set to become the Democrats’ choice for the White House. But his chances of selling socialism to …
There is always a danger in exaggerating the significance of a particular election. However, the British general election does feel …
An important rule of politics is the law of unintended consequences. Implement hasty and radical policy and you will almost …
Has the fallout from a single tweet by an American basketball team manager in support of the Hong Kong protestors …
As a think tanker, I sometimes jokingly refer to myself as a fact grubber and barrow pusher who is necessarily …
Election result should burst corporate virtue-signallers’ bubble. The Coalition’s unexpected victory wasn’t the only miracle on election night. The electoral …