General
This page contains the writing that spans some of the big ideas of our time.
Publications
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A Fair Go: Fact or Fiction?
| 09 May 2013 | Policy MonographsThe Australian ideal of a fair go is fact rather than fiction. By offering all individuals the opportunity to capitalise... Read More...
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Tax Welfare Churn and the Australian Welfare State
| 27 Mar 2013 | TARGET30 Research PapersThe welfare state currently consumes $316 billion a year; however, much of this spending is not targeted at those who need... Read More...
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TARGET30 SNAPSHOT: Tax Welfare Churn and the Australian Welfare State
| 27 Mar 2013 | TARGET30 SnapshotsThe welfare state currently consumes $316 billion a year; however, much of this spending is not targeted at those who need... Read More...
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Australia and the Asian Ascendancy: Why Upskilling is Not Necessary to Reap the Rewards
| 19 Feb 2013 | Issue AnalysisGovernment programs to upskill the Australian workforce for the Asian Century are a solution to a non-problem. With more... Read More...
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Leadership, Liberty and the Crisis of Authority
| 15 Oct 2012 | Occasional PapersIn the 27th John Bonython Lecture, Frank Furedi discussed the distinct lack of leadership needed to deal with the many crises... Read More...
Opinion & Commentary
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Our right to silence is too important to lose
| 01 Oct 2012 | The ConversationThe move to dilute the right to silence in NSW is unjust, constitutionally questionable and unnecessary.... Read More
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Religious freedom must not be taken for granted
| 24 Feb 2012 | ABC OnlineThe importance of religious belief is both derided and attacked in our public debates. Tony Abbott's Christian faith is often ... Read More
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Don’t gamble with people’s freedom
| 29 Sep 2011 | The DrumNew Poker Machine laws are impeding people’s freedom... Read More
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Greens boycott is anti-Semitic
| 06 Sep 2011 | The Canberra TimesRecently the Greens have refused to back a motion in the Senate condemning efforts by protesters from the anti-Israel Boycott, ... Read More
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If only phone hacking were the real scandal
| 20 Aug 2011 | The SpectatorFor all the tankers of ink that have been spilt analysing Rupert Murdoch’s recent travails, nobody has seen fit to mention ... Read More
Ideas@TheCentre
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Requiem for a reformer
| 19 Apr 2013Thatcher’s people – and protestors – turn up in the thousands to farewell a giant of the twentieth century....
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After the riot: A civil discussion of multiculturalism
| 05 Oct 2012What does the recent riot mean for Australia’s status as a peaceful and harmonious multicultural society?...
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Britain's Olympic fever
| 02 Aug 2012The idealised image of the United Kingdom presented by Danny Boyle at the opening ceremony of the London Olympic Games also ...
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Thought crime
| 20 Jul 2012Britain’s race relations laws attempt to control, not just what we do, but the way we think....
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Free to be fat
| 15 Jun 2012The obese should pay for their obesity – through market rates, not government taxes, so that the healthy are not punished ...
