Tom Switzer’s chapter in The Menzies Watershed: Liberalism, Anti-communism, Continuities 1943–1954 (Melbourne University Press) Introduction At the 1949 federal election, …
Introduction Liberal democracy is under threat from tech platforms, identity politics, and hostile foreign powers such as China or Russia. …
The overruling of Roe v Wade by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has again highlighted issues with judicial politicisation and independence.
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.
The Shadow Pandemic: Three reforms for the post-pandemic mental healthcare system Executive Summary Living through the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted …
The coronavirus crisis was ‘the crisis that Australia didn’t have to have’. This paper lays out a detailed weekly timeline …
This paper estimates the direct and immediate effects of the coronavirus epidemic on the revenues of Australia’s major export industries. …
It can feel safer avoiding conversations on social issues that can be landmines at the best of times. But the …
Five from Five is now a community education project supported by MultiLit, a reading program developer and publisher. Reading Recovery …
Socialism brings poverty and oppression. The ignorance of so many as to why only a market economy is capable of …
As we approach year’s end, there is growing fear that Australia is foundering. Cost of living pressures mount; interest rates …
Amid the political fight over the Coalition’s nuclear plan, the flaws in the federal government’s own renewables-driven energy models – …
Friday marks one year since the ABC sacked journalist Antoinette Lattouf. By reflecting the intolerant times we live in, the episode has been …
The news this week that the Prime Minister has committed to abolishing the activity test for subsidised childcare is yet …
Calls for Australia to become a STEM superpower will never be answered unless our students can match the world’s best …
If ant-gas campaigns succeed, Australia could face a wave of blackouts due to the inherent downtime in renewable energy sources like wind and solar.
Australia has become the first country in the world to attempt banning social media for children under 16.
One good reason to have a controllable supply of electricity at our disposal is to help us cope with the …
The federal government’s decision this week to withdraw its legislation requiring social media companies to regulate misinformation represents a victory …
Queensland Labor’s embrace of progressive policies popular with the urban elite meant it had abandoned the regions.
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