Articles

How to Model a Housing Market

Housing and land markets are unique. But with important adjustments, traditional models of supply and demand still apply.

By: Stuart Donovan, Kade Sorensen

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Published: 7/10/2026

Carbon Pricing’s Second Chance

Australia has been on a climate detour. Simpler policy could get us back on track, cutting costs, protecting households, and strengthening the country.

By: Ingrid Burfurd, Reuben Finighan

Slug: carbon-pricings-second-chance

Published: 6/21/2026

The Red Tape Impulse

The urge to regulate every risk away has tied our economy up in red tape knots. Better policy can tip the scales back.

By: Danielle Wood

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Published: 6/9/2026

Against ‘Affordable’ Housing

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.

By: Dominic Behrens, Ethan Gilbert

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Published: 5/16/2026

All of the above YIMBYism

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By: Stuart Donovan

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Published: 4/24/2026

Rewarding Effort in Taxing Times

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.

By: Allegra Spender

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Published: 3/11/2026

The Generous Country

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

By: Ryan Ginard

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Published: 3/11/2026

Rewiring Incentives

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.

By: Tim Nelson, Paula Conboy, Ava Hancock, Philip Hirschhorn

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Published: 3/11/2026

Liberal Foundations

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

By: Keith Wolahan

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Published: 2/23/2026