'An absolutely pleasant surprise': Why single mums are moving in together
06:59
Plagued by 18 months of blackouts, locals say $10m fix is long overdue
06:31
Iran war lays bare overlooked holes in Australia's sovereign capability
06:12
Breaking: Trump says agreement with Iran over end of war is 'largely negotiated'
05:45
Labor's tax defence is backfiring with young voters
05:00
As a kid, Thitiwoot wanted to name a dino. He never knew it'd be this big
05:00
Former actor Rachel Ward became a farmhand at 65 and found her purpose
04:58
'An absolutely pleasant surprise': Why single mums are moving in together
06:59
Plagued by 18 months of blackouts, locals say $10m fix is long overdue
06:31
Iran war lays bare overlooked holes in Australia's sovereign capability
06:12
Breaking: Trump says agreement with Iran over end of war is 'largely negotiated'
05:45
Labor's tax defence is backfiring with young voters
05:00
As a kid, Thitiwoot wanted to name a dino. He never knew it'd be this big
05:00
Former actor Rachel Ward became a farmhand at 65 and found her purpose
04:58
'An absolutely pleasant surprise': Why single mums are moving in together
06:59
Plagued by 18 months of blackouts, locals say $10m fix is long overdue
06:31
Iran war lays bare overlooked holes in Australia's sovereign capability
06:12
Breaking: Trump says agreement with Iran over end of war is 'largely negotiated'
05:45
Labor's tax defence is backfiring with young voters
05:00
As a kid, Thitiwoot wanted to name a dino. He never knew it'd be this big
05:00
Former actor Rachel Ward became a farmhand at 65 and found her purpose
04:58
'An absolutely pleasant surprise': Why single mums are moving in together
06:59
Plagued by 18 months of blackouts, locals say $10m fix is long overdue
06:31
Iran war lays bare overlooked holes in Australia's sovereign capability
06:12
Breaking: Trump says agreement with Iran over end of war is 'largely negotiated'
05:45
Labor's tax defence is backfiring with young voters
05:00
As a kid, Thitiwoot wanted to name a dino. He never knew it'd be this big
05:00
Former actor Rachel Ward became a farmhand at 65 and found her purpose
04:58
'An absolutely pleasant surprise': Why single mums are moving in together
06:59
Plagued by 18 months of blackouts, locals say $10m fix is long overdue
06:31
Iran war lays bare overlooked holes in Australia's sovereign capability
06:12
Breaking: Trump says agreement with Iran over end of war is 'largely negotiated'
05:45
Labor's tax defence is backfiring with young voters
05:00
As a kid, Thitiwoot wanted to name a dino. He never knew it'd be this big
05:00
Former actor Rachel Ward became a farmhand at 65 and found her purpose
04:58

Articles

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

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All of the above YIMBYism

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By: Stuart Donovan

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Published: 4/24/2026

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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

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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

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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

Slug: rewiring-incentives

Published: 3/11/2026

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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

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Announcing the $5,000 Inflection Points Writing Prize

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

By: Jonathan O'Brien, Manning Clifford

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Published: 2/14/2026

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Planning is the Bottleneck to New Housing

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

By: Brendan Coates

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Published: 11/8/2025

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Best Practice for Supply-Side Reform

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

By: Matthew Maltman

Slug: best-practice-for-supply-side-reform

Published: 11/9/2025

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A Higher Standard for Standards

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

By: Flavio Menezes

Slug: a-higher-standard-for-standards

Published: 11/9/2025

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