In this special state election issue: We compare the 2012 Queensland election policies of the ALP and LNP in four key areas Brisbane Institute subscribers have nominated as important to them:  education, health, transport and infrastructure, and environment; while Institute CEO Karyn Brinkley laments the lack of deep policy debate and the dearth of big [...]

In this issue: How Clean and Green is Coal Seam Gas? Rights of Nature Rising Incentives for Parents to Pay for Schooling How Clean and Green is Coal Seam Gas? There are conflicting claims about the greenhouse friendly nature of coal seam gas in Australia. In this article, Colin Hunt finds that the differences turn [...]

In this issue: The Retail Duopoly and the Competition Regulator Notes From the Tax Forum Everyone is in a Minority Now Biodiversity as Art The Retail Duopoly and the Competition Regulator Little seems to stand in the way of the duopolistic power of Coles and Woolworths. Regulatory authorities such as the ACCC are supposed to [...]

In this issue: ‘Alarmed But Not Alert’ – Australia’s Counter Terrorism Laws Ten Years On For Kids’ Sake Are We Really That Kind of Nation? Changing Australia’s Drinking Culture ‘Alarmed But Not Alert’ – Australia’s Counter Terrorism Laws Ten Years On Expansive new laws have emerged as a response to the terrorist attacks of September [...]