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Business means business: why corporates should avoid social activism


Increasingly, corporations are seen to be moving away from holding shareholders interests as the central goal in order to align themselves prominently with popular causes. Polling shows that the public are increasingly unimpressed by corporate activism and that overall, doing nothing is almost certainly the best approach from a business perspective.
Report

Attitudes to a post-Covid Australia


This report explores the extent to which attitudes to COVID-19, lockdowns and vaccination have changed, and what sort of post-pandemic future Australians expect.
Policy report

Millennials and super: the case for voluntary superannuation


This paper explores young people's savings patterns and expected future superannuation balances, and seeks to answer the question of whether superannuation is a good deal for millennials.
Policy report

Defending the dual citizen ban


This paper looks at how section 44 has been interpreted by the High Court and whether it remains relevant in the modern world. It also examines proposals for reform and whether there is any merit in modifying or deleting the section through a referendum.
Briefing paper

Let money speak


This resource argues that the Turnbull Government’s proposal to ban foreign donations and limit political contributions from charities is a flawed and rash proposal that would undermine democracy.

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