Political campaigns
Report
Section 487: How activists use red tape to stop development and jobs (2020 update)
This report estimates that $65 billion of investment in major projects across Australia has been put at risk due to the legal activism of green groups enabled by Section 487 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.
Report
The age of mass protests: understanding an escalating global trend
This analysis finds that the mass political protests that have captured media attention over the past year, such as those in Hong Kong and Santiago, are in fact part of a decade-long trend line affecting every major populated region of the world.
Article
What the sports rorts scandal reminds us about health spending
Politically motivated funding decisions are dwarfing the controversy that claimed a minister.
Report
The Trump-Ukraine Impeachment Inquiry report
This report reflects the evidence gathered thus far by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, in coordination with the Committee on Oversight and Reform and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, as part of the House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry into Donald J. Trump, the 45th President of the United States.
Discussion paper
Secondary boycotts in Australia: history and context
Australia has a long history of secondary boycotts, which have been widely used for causes now generally accepted. This paper outlines the argument that expanding laws primarily intended to limit union power to outlaw advocacy campaigns is illiberal, and would require significant changes to the law.