The objective of the federal government's assistance to the private health insurance industry was to make private health insurance both more affordable and attractive for younger members. Yet, as Richard Denniss shows, there is now a steady flow of younger members out of private health insurance and an inflow of older members. Such a shift...

Using national survey data, Michael Flood outlines patterns of loneliness, support and friendship and assesses who is most at risk of emotional and social isolation and who is socially supported and connected. The paper focuses on young adults aged 25 to 44, a demographic that has been neglected in existing studies of loneliness despite the...

The vast majority of international scientists and peer-reviewed reports affirm that climate change is a serious and growing threat. To develop propisals as to how to move forward, the International Climate Change Taskforce was established by three leading think tanks - the Institute for Public Policy Research in the United Kingdom, the Center for American...

This discussion paper draws on papers prepared by the institute to inform the deliberations of the International Climate Change Taskforce, a collaboration between the institute and two other think tanks, the Institute for Public Policy Research and the Center for American Progress. For the post-2012 period, the paper recommends the development of a new global...

Few would argue against the principle that the penalty for an offence should affect all offenders equally. No one would argue that rich people should receive shorter jail sentences or have fewer demerit points deducted than poor people. Yet, argues Clive Hamilton, the system of flat rate fines for traffic and other offences in Australia...