State Of Independence

South Australia is well positioned to repeat its postwar boom once this COVID-19 pandemic has blown over. By Alex Antic.

Nick Cater, COVID-19, Business and EconomyFred PawleMay 8, 2020

Let's Get Frack To Work

No less an authority than the CSIRO has given fracking the green light. We’re going to need it if we want to bounce back from this COVID-19 lockdown. By Nick Cater.

Energy and Environment, Nick CaterFred PawleMay 4, 2020

When The Pain Persists

It’s time to cure Australia of its reliance on foreign-made medicines. By Tim James.

Health, Tim JamesFred PawleMay 2, 2020

Rent Seekers

The Victorian Government has taken stay-at-home orders to a new level, targeting people who don’t own their home. By James Mathias.

COVID-19, James MathiasFred PawleMay 2, 2020

Tyranny Of Pestilence

The Chinese Communist Party’s refusal to accept responsibility for COVID-19 is no surprise to anybody who has watched it suppress freedom in Hong Kong. By Nick Cater.

COVID-19, World, Nick CaterFred PawleMay 2, 2020

Striking An Oil Bargain

Energy Minister Angus Taylor has scored a good deal to restore Australia’s commitment to fuel reserves, despite what his critics say. By Will Jefferies.

Energy and EnvironmentFred PawleApril 24, 2020Will Jefferies, Future Leader Initiative

Expensive Models

Apocalyptic predictions have, not for the first time, proven to be exaggerated. Heeding them would have been costly and counterproductive. By Nick Cater.

COVID-19, Nick CaterFred PawleApril 20, 2020

Burying The Answer

In the fight against COVID-19, computer modelling is the first casualty. By Nick Cater.

COVID-19, Nick CaterFred PawleApril 18, 2020

But Fear Itself

Unlike most of the media, Stoic philosophers knew this pandemic was coming, and can offer simple advice about how to survive it. By Fred Pawle.

COVID-19, Culture, Fred PawleFred PawleApril 18, 2020

No Award For Inaction

COVID-19 has exposed the poor health of our national wage system, and workers and small business owners are paying for it with their jobs and enterprises. By James Mathias.

COVID-19, Unions, James MathiasFred PawleApril 17, 2020

Watercooler LIVE

Nick Cater talks to Tony Shepherd, Brendan O’Neill and Tamsin Lawrence about productivity, the rise of authoritarianism and workplace flexibility in a crisis.

COVID-19Fred PawleApril 17, 2020

Eyes On Enterprise

The COVID-19 pandemic is not a Trojan Horse for bigger government, the Prime Minister has said, in keeping with his party’s founding principles. By Tim James.

COVID-19, Tim JamesFred PawleApril 17, 2020

A Better Gap Year

Rebuilding our economy and nation after the pandemic restrictions have been lifted will be a challenge. Why not conscript bored youths for the task? By Will Jefferies.

COVID-19, CultureFred PawleApril 17, 2020Will Jefferies, MRC Intern, Future Leader Initiative

Passing The Test

Unlike in Europe, the safest place for the elderly in Australia is in an aged-care facility. This will be news to those who say the industry is in ‘crisis’. By Nick Cater.

COVID-19, Nick Cater, RetirementFred PawleApril 13, 2020

Switching Tracks

We must start protecting the economy as well as those vulnerable to COVID-19. Failing to do so will cause more unnecessary hardship. By Nick Cater.

COVID-19, Nick CaterFred PawleApril 10, 2020

Hey Big Spender

The COVID-19 crisis has forced Australia to finally face an uncomfortable truth: our governments are too cavalier with our money. By Tim James.

COVID-19, Tim James, Public ServiceFred PawleApril 10, 2020

Birth Of A Nation

The MRC launches the third volume in Dr David Kemp’s five-volume series about the history of Australian liberalism. Restricted by COVID-19, the launch becomes a live webinar.

Liberal PartyFred PawleApril 8, 2020

Keep Your Distance

While Jacinda Ardern takes a sledgehammer to the NZ economy, Scott Morrison relies on social responsibility to minimise the damage. By Nick Cater.

COVID-19, Nick CaterFred PawleApril 7, 2020