Ideas@TheCentre
A growing opportunity for Australia
When Kevin Rudd declared his support for the idea of a ‘Big Australia,’ it became one of the final nails in the coffin of his leadership.
Month: September 2011
Sydney Morning Herald
A few home truths on people and houses
Stop population growth, and solve the housing crisis.
Research reports
Why a Growing Australia is Nothing to Fear
A growing population presents us with challenges and opportunities.
Business Spectator
Wanted: a friendly EU break-up
The core problem of Europe is not that its banks are fragile, its governments heavily indebted and its economy stagnant.
Ideas@TheCentre
Patently absurd
Patents, far from protecting technological progress, have become a tool for blocking innovation.
Business Spectator
Housing sense in short supply
While the rest of the world wonders what the next phase of the GFC will bring; and while the rest of Europe discusses the future of their common currency; the …
Business Spectator
Wet ink on a euro death notice
The euro has been a moribund currency for years.
Speeches
MMP, made in Germany
German constituency MPs thus also lack the degree of personal independence that we would often find in countries with a first-past-the-post system.
Speeches
Global Fiscal Disasters and Recoveries: What Do They Mean for New Zealand and Australia?
There are good reasons to be very concerned about the future of the global economic and monetary order.
Other publications
Skilled arrivals work in Australia’s favour
How can it be that multiculturalism works in Australia and fails in Europe?