Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Reframing tax policy to reset the rules of the monopoly game

Monopolists and rentseekers have been running rings round the democratic fiscal state for decades. It is obvious to everyone that the game is rigged. But we still have a few more rolls of the...

Paddy Manning paints a vivid portrait of a man born into a world of enormous wealth and privilege, destined to live out his life...

Now that Rupert Murdoch is in his nineties, the question of succession has become unavoidable. His oldest son, Lachlan, would seem to be the heir-apparent, positioned to take charge of a global media empire...

Robo-debt: Liberals knew it was illegal before it started

David Mason was the first person to give advice about a thought bubble program that would become robo-debt. In an email, he called it for what it was: a program with no legal basis...

Jim Chalmers’ ‘restraint’ budget the first stage of a marathon for the treasurer

Jim Chalmers’ ‘restraint’ budget the first stage of a marathon for the treasurer Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra Jim Chalmers’ inaugural budget plants its feet as solidly as possible in the shifting sands of difficult and unpredictable...

Citizen’s Assembly

Picture this: It's summer holidays and you're sunning yourself on a beach when your phone pings. It's a text message, all caps, asking you to take part in your country's biggest democratic experiment in years. f...

How does the government’s long-awaited anti-corruption bill rate? An integrity expert breaks it down

How does the government’s long-awaited anti-corruption bill rate? An integrity expert breaks it down A J Brown, Griffith University The prospects of Australia securing a strong federal anti-corruption agency have taken a huge leap forward, with introduction...

At stake in the U.S.-China rivalry: The shape of the global political order

In just over 40 years, the People’s Republic of China has arisen from the political chaos and poverty of the Mao Zedong era to become a powerhouse on the world stage. Its unmistakable clout...

Is China Expansionist?

China’s emergence as a great power has prompted many fears that it will start to become aggressive and militaristic. But while European powers have acted this way historically, China’s own long history tells us...

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