Inflection Points

Against ‘Affordable’ Housing

by Dominic Behrens + Ethan Gilbert

It’s not the same as social housing, and it doesn’t help those most in need. Australia is spending big on ‘affordable’ housing—but we shouldn’t.

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Rewarding Effort in Taxing Times

by Allegra Spender

Our focus on taxing work is not sustainable and is holding younger Australians back. If our generational compact is to be maintained, that must change.

Rewarding Effort in Taxing Times

by Allegra Spender

Our focus on taxing work is not sustainable and is holding younger Australians back. If our generational compact is to be maintained, that must change.

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Rewiring Incentives

by Tim Nelson + Paula Conboy + Ava Hancock + Philip Hirschhorn

Australia’s National Electricity Market is a marvel of moment-to-moment operation. But it lacks the tools required to spur long-term energy growth.

Rewiring Incentives

by Tim Nelson + Paula Conboy + Ava Hancock + Philip Hirschhorn

Australia’s National Electricity Market is a marvel of moment-to-moment operation. But it lacks the tools required to spur long-term energy growth.

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Issue 04 • March 2026

Liberal Foundations

by Keith Wolahan

The party of the forgotten people has itself been forgotten in the suburbs it once called home. This structural failure demands a structural response.

Liberal Foundations

by Keith Wolahan

The party of the forgotten people has itself been forgotten in the suburbs it once called home. This structural failure demands a structural response.

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The Generous Country

by Ryan Ginard

If luck made Australia wealthy, then generosity is what will keep us so. Philanthropic reform is essential to achieving that vision.

The Generous Country

by Ryan Ginard

If luck made Australia wealthy, then generosity is what will keep us so. Philanthropic reform is essential to achieving that vision.

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Issue 04 • March 2026

Rewarding Effort in Taxing Times

by Allegra Spender

Our focus on taxing work is not sustainable and is holding younger Australians back. If our generational compact is to be maintained, that must change.

Rewarding Effort in Taxing Times

by Allegra Spender

Our focus on taxing work is not sustainable and is holding younger Australians back. If our generational compact is to be maintained, that must change.

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Rewiring Incentives

by Tim Nelson + Paula Conboy + Ava Hancock + Philip Hirschhorn

Australia’s National Electricity Market is a marvel of moment-to-moment operation. But it lacks the tools required to spur long-term energy growth.

Rewiring Incentives

by Tim Nelson + Paula Conboy + Ava Hancock + Philip Hirschhorn

Australia’s National Electricity Market is a marvel of moment-to-moment operation. But it lacks the tools required to spur long-term energy growth.

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Liberal Foundations

by Keith Wolahan

The party of the forgotten people has itself been forgotten in the suburbs it once called home. This structural failure demands a structural response.

Liberal Foundations

by Keith Wolahan

The party of the forgotten people has itself been forgotten in the suburbs it once called home. This structural failure demands a structural response.

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The Generous Country

by Ryan Ginard

If luck made Australia wealthy, then generosity is what will keep us so. Philanthropic reform is essential to achieving that vision.

The Generous Country

by Ryan Ginard

A prize for the best new piece of Australian writing about the big problems our nation faces, and the solutions within our grasp.

If luck made Australia wealthy, then generosity is what will keep us so. Philanthropic reform is essential to achieving that vision.

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Announcing the $5,000 Inflection Points Writing Prize

by Jonathan O'Brien + Manning Clifford

Announcement

14 Feb 2026

Announcing the $5,000 Inflection Points Writing Prize

by Jonathan O'Brien + Manning Clifford

Announcement

A prize for the best new piece of Australian writing about the big problems our nation faces, and the solutions within our grasp.

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A Higher Standard for Standards

by Flavio Menezes

Standards are the invisible architecture of technological progress. In Australia, that architecture is paywalled and crumbling—and it's making it harder to build.

A Higher Standard for Standards

by Flavio Menezes

Standards are the invisible architecture of technological progress. In Australia, that architecture is paywalled and crumbling—and it's making it harder to build.

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Planning is the Bottleneck to New Housing

by Brendan Coates

Reforming states’ sclerotic land use planning systems is the key to building more housing. Both state and federal governments must do their part.

Planning is the Bottleneck to New Housing

by Brendan Coates

Reforming states’ sclerotic land use planning systems is the key to building more housing. Both state and federal governments must do their part.

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Issue 03 • November 2025

Best Practice for Supply-Side Reform

by Matthew Maltman

To maximise the impact of supply-side policy, reform should focus on bans over burdens, and markets over individual firms.

Best Practice for Supply-Side Reform

by Matthew Maltman

To maximise the impact of supply-side policy, reform should focus on bans over burdens, and markets over individual firms.

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Rebuilding Australian Political Parties

by Travis Jordan

Active democratic participation is the key to Australia’s next great flourishing. We should encourage it explicitly.

Rebuilding Australian Political Parties

by Travis Jordan

Active democratic participation is the key to Australia’s next great flourishing. We should encourage it explicitly.

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Issue 03 • November 2025

A Higher Standard for Standards

by Flavio Menezes

Standards are the invisible architecture of technological progress. In Australia, that architecture is paywalled and crumbling—and it's making it harder to build.

A Higher Standard for Standards

by Flavio Menezes

Standards are the invisible architecture of technological progress. In Australia, that architecture is paywalled and crumbling—and it's making it harder to build.

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Planning is the Bottleneck to New Housing

by Brendan Coates

Reforming states’ sclerotic land use planning systems is the key to building more housing. Both state and federal governments must do their part.

Planning is the Bottleneck to New Housing

by Brendan Coates

Reforming states’ sclerotic land use planning systems is the key to building more housing. Both state and federal governments must do their part.

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Best Practice for Supply-Side Reform

by Matthew Maltman

To maximise the impact of supply-side policy, reform should focus on bans over burdens, and markets over individual firms.

Best Practice for Supply-Side Reform

by Matthew Maltman

To maximise the impact of supply-side policy, reform should focus on bans over burdens, and markets over individual firms.

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Rebuilding Australian Political Parties

by Travis Jordan

Active democratic participation is the key to Australia’s next great flourishing. We should encourage it explicitly.

Rebuilding Australian Political Parties

by Travis Jordan

Active democratic participation is the key to Australia’s next great flourishing. We should encourage it explicitly.

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How one Australian State Built a Digital Government

by Victor Dominello

The New South Wales government leads the nation in service delivery. What can the rest of the country learn from them?

How one Australian State Built a Digital Government

by Victor Dominello

The New South Wales government leads the nation in service delivery. What can the rest of the country learn from them?

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Diversifying Australian Risk Capital

by Jessy Wu

Australian entrepreneurship isn’t hamstrung by the quantity of venture capital but by the kinds of risk capital available.

Diversifying Australian Risk Capital

by Jessy Wu

Australian entrepreneurship isn’t hamstrung by the quantity of venture capital but by the kinds of risk capital available.

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Issue 02 • October 2025

Technology Can Address Care Worker Shortages

by Jade Lin

Australia’s care sector is not set up to adopt new technologies that would improve its efficiency. It should be.

Technology Can Address Care Worker Shortages

by Jade Lin

Australia’s care sector is not set up to adopt new technologies that would improve its efficiency. It should be.

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Industrial Policy for Tech Workers

by Brandon Sheppard

Australia has the opportunity to become the best place in the world to build the companies of the future.

Industrial Policy for Tech Workers

by Brandon Sheppard

Australia has the opportunity to become the best place in the world to build the companies of the future.

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Issue 02 • October 2025

How one Australian State Built a Digital Government

by Victor Dominello

The New South Wales government leads the nation in service delivery. What can the rest of the country learn from them?

How one Australian State Built a Digital Government

by Victor Dominello

The New South Wales government leads the nation in service delivery. What can the rest of the country learn from them?

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Diversifying Australian Risk Capital

by Jessy Wu

Australian entrepreneurship isn’t hamstrung by the quantity of venture capital but by the kinds of risk capital available.

Diversifying Australian Risk Capital

by Jessy Wu

Australian entrepreneurship isn’t hamstrung by the quantity of venture capital but by the kinds of risk capital available.

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Technology Can Address Care Worker Shortages

by Jade Lin

Australia’s care sector is not set up to adopt new technologies that would improve its efficiency. It should be.

Technology Can Address Care Worker Shortages

by Jade Lin

Australia’s care sector is not set up to adopt new technologies that would improve its efficiency. It should be.

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Industrial Policy for Tech Workers

by Brandon Sheppard

Australia has the opportunity to become the best place in the world to build the companies of the future.

Industrial Policy for Tech Workers

by Brandon Sheppard

Our country gets better when good people do good work. Here are three stories of change, from those who made it happen.

Australia has the opportunity to become the best place in the world to build the companies of the future.

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Moving the Needle

by Myriam Robin + Michael Brennan + Brendan Coates + Katie Roberts-Hull

Event

24 Aug 2025

Moving the Needle

by Myriam Robin + Michael Brennan + Brendan Coates + Katie Roberts-Hull

Event

Our country gets better when good people do good work. Here are three stories of change, from those who made it happen.

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How Australia Banned Non-Competes

by Michael Brennan + Dan Andrews

There are many ingredients to reform. The story of banning non-competes offers lessons for future efforts.

How Australia Banned Non-Competes

by Michael Brennan + Dan Andrews

There are many ingredients to reform. The story of banning non-competes offers lessons for future efforts.

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The Price Children Pay for Exclusive Suburbs

by Katie Roberts-Hull

Diverse schools are a key tool for economic mobility. But current policy is making schools less, not more, diverse.

The Price Children Pay for Exclusive Suburbs

by Katie Roberts-Hull

Diverse schools are a key tool for economic mobility. But current policy is making schools less, not more, diverse.

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Issue 01 • July 2025

The Problem with Urban Planning

by Jonathan O'Brien

A professional monopoly is gatekeeping our growth. We need a new paradigm: planning at the speed of cities.

The Problem with Urban Planning

by Jonathan O'Brien

A professional monopoly is gatekeeping our growth. We need a new paradigm: planning at the speed of cities.

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The Abundance Agenda for Australia

by Andrew Leigh

Across housing, infrastructure, energy and research, Australia faces a common challenge: not a shortage of ambition, but a shortage of delivery.

The Abundance Agenda for Australia

by Andrew Leigh

Across housing, infrastructure, energy and research, Australia faces a common challenge: not a shortage of ambition, but a shortage of delivery.

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Issue 01 • July 2025

How Australia Banned Non-Competes

by Michael Brennan + Dan Andrews

There are many ingredients to reform. The story of banning non-competes offers lessons for future efforts.

How Australia Banned Non-Competes

by Michael Brennan + Dan Andrews

There are many ingredients to reform. The story of banning non-competes offers lessons for future efforts.

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The Price Children Pay for Exclusive Suburbs

by Katie Roberts-Hull

Diverse schools are a key tool for economic mobility. But current policy is making schools less, not more, diverse.

The Price Children Pay for Exclusive Suburbs

by Katie Roberts-Hull

Diverse schools are a key tool for economic mobility. But current policy is making schools less, not more, diverse.

Read →

The Problem with Urban Planning

by Jonathan O'Brien

A professional monopoly is gatekeeping our growth. We need a new paradigm: planning at the speed of cities.

The Problem with Urban Planning

by Jonathan O'Brien

A professional monopoly is gatekeeping our growth. We need a new paradigm: planning at the speed of cities.

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The Abundance Agenda for Australia

by Andrew Leigh

Across housing, infrastructure, energy and research, Australia faces a common challenge: not a shortage of ambition, but a shortage of delivery.

The Abundance Agenda for Australia

by Andrew Leigh

Australia is a country that talks often of reform, yet struggles to deliver it. At Inflection Points, we want to help change that.

Across housing, infrastructure, energy and research, Australia faces a common challenge: not a shortage of ambition, but a shortage of delivery.

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The Spirit of Progress

by Manning Clifford + Jonathan O'Brien

Editorial

06 July 2025