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This war on grandparents’ savings has to end

Oped by SIMON COWAN in Canberra Times

The end of cash for diagnosis? Now that would be a good thing

Oped by STEVEN SCHWARTZ in The Australian

Summit must end national complacency about Australia’s prosperity

Oped by MICHAEL STUTCHBURY in the Australian Financial Review

Addressing Australia’s Productivity Problem. CORE Blueprint to Unshackle Productivity

Paper by JIM COX

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

Paper by ROBERT CARLING

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Why the renewables romance could be headed for divorce

Michael Stutchbury · 07 October 2025

The Renewable Energy Honeymoon: starting is easy, the rest is hard

Zoe Hilton · 02 October 2025

Mark Leach on the Erosion of Australian Values Copy

Robert Forsyth · 08 October 2025

Senator Jonathon Duniam

Restoring Excellence in Australian Education: A Conversation with Senator Jonathon Duniam

Glenn Fahey · 24 September 2025

Gala Dinner and Lecture

Annual Gala Dinner & Lecture 2025: A World in Disorder

Andrew Neil · 14 October 2025

Dave Rubin Melbourne – Don’t Burn This World Tour

Dave Rubin · 18 October 2025