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.

After years of complaints about anti-social behaviour, syringe litter and crime, Yarra Council has voted to lobby the state to move the North Richmond injecting room.

Active democratic participation is the key to Australia’s next great flourishing. We should encourage it explicitly.

Chief statistician David Gruen says bureau did not censor anyone and is ‘trying to take the side of truth’ after misuse of overseas arrivals figures

One expert says a cyclist hit by a car travelling 50km/h has about a one-in-ten chance of surviving, while at 30km/h it was a nine-in-ten chance

New research highlights gaps between male and female students and private and government school students.

Dan Wang argues that America is a society of lawyers and China is an engineering state. What are we, and what does it mean for our policy?

Podcast Episode · Background Briefing · 14/08/2025 · 19m

An emotive debate about social housing will shift from the floor of the state Labor conference to Jim Chalmers’ Economic Reform Roundtable.

Queensland has tightly restricted the construction of townhouses and apartments for decades, and that’s the way it seems set to stay

Abundance has captured the attention of economists and politicians alike, but could a simple solution be sitting right under their noses?