Report
Red tape and Australia’s economic malaise
One focus of this paper is on the fiscal incentives faced by state governments and how these incentives cause regulatory problems. This suggests reforms to the federation, worthwhile for many reasons, will also assist in cutting back Australia’s red tape burden.
Report
What’s happened to the university?
Trigger warnings, cultural appropriation and safe spaces. Who decided to bestow guardian status to Australian universities? This publication looks at how we got here, where we are headed and what the alternative is to this new status quo.
Transcript
Liberty and surveillance: what should governments and private corporations know about you?
Privacy and security are both areas of major importance to civil society, so we must ask when does national security surveillance go too far and erode our civil liberties?
Essay
From reform to retreat: 30 years of Australian fiscal policy
This resource argues that there is evidence of growing complacency and reform fatigue, including backsliding on fiscal policy in Australia.
Report
Risky business: the problems of Indigenous business policy
This research argues that there is definite potential for Indigenous-owned business to act as a major stimulant for economic development.