1994–2008 Newsletter
Historic newsletters from 1994 to 2008. Typically prefixed by “No.”.
March 2001
No. 26 March 2001
Warning Bells for Academic Freedom by Pamela Kinnear Hard Questions About Soft Marking – Claims go to Senate by Clive Hamilton Use and Abuse of Job Statistics: The Need for New Employment Measures by Richard Denniss Asking the Right Questions on Employment by The Hon. Cheryl Kernot MP Why Federal/State Finances Matter by Julie Smith
December 2000
No. 25 December 2000
The Genuine Progress Indicator 2000 by Richard Denniss Tribute to Max Neutze by Clive Hamilton Corporate Welfare by John Howe Redefining Efficiency: Microeconomic reform in the electricity industry by Richard Denniss Where to for Climate Change Policy? by Clive Hamilton
September 2000
No. 24 September 2000
Mutuality in a Market Society by Pamela Kinnear Pearson on Welfare Dependency by Clive Hamilton Subsidising the Health of the Rich by Julie Smith Green Power: Taxing concern? by Richard Denniss
June 2000
No. 23 June 2000
Charities, Political Parties and the GST by Julie Smith Taxing Mothers’ Milk by Julie Smith Will Australia Ratify the Kyoto Protocol? by Clive Hamilton
March 2000
No. 22 March 2000
Regulating Blood by Clive Hamilton Taxing Charity by Julie Smith The Cost of Downsizing by Max Neutze Community Indicators for Quality of Life
December 1999
No. 21 December 1999
Investigating Crimes Against Humanity in East Timor by Spencer Zifcak Dr Kemp’s Leaked Cabinet Submission by Julie Wells and Clive Hamilton Australia Tops the Developed World in Greenhouse Gas Emissions per Capita Native Title and Anglo-Australian Land Law Compared by Ed Wensing Aluminium Smelting and Climate Change by Hal Turton BOOK REVIEW: Corporate propaganda: Getting
September 1999
No. 20 September 1999
Australian Quality of Life by Richard Eckersley Business Tax and the Environment by Hal Turton Do Indigenous Australians Get What They Deserve? by Max Neutze Is John Howard Killing the ANZAC Spirit Editorial by Clive Hamilton
June 1999
No. 19 June 1999
Cruel Accounting by Kenneth Davidson Crime and Restorative Justice by Heather Strang The Ethics of Tax Reform by Clive Hamilton Competing Interests by Ann Nevile The Australia Institute and the GST by Hal Turton
March 1999
No. 18 March 1999
Do Aborigines Get It Easy? by Max Neutze Heroin on Trial by Gabrielle Bammer & Bob Douglas The Dark Side of the Australian Dream by Clive Hamilton Mr Reith’s Unreliable Allies GST Package and Mortality
December 1998
No. 17 December 1998
The Third Way Roy Green In Search of the Fourth Way Clive Hamilton Labor’s New Population Policy Lincoln Day Is Social Capital Being Retrofitted by the Right? Stephen Leeder Privatising Electricity A modern cargo cult? Institute Notes
September 1998
No. 16 September 1998
Hansonism and the Erosion of Social Capital by Eva Cox Australia at the Crossroads by Bernie Fraser Greenhouse Policy in Disarray by Clive Hamilton The Multilateral Agreement on Investment by Patricia Ranald The GST and the Environment Major Institute study
June 1998
No. 15 June 1998
Institute’s new growth Tax reform for all of us? Julian Disney Government’s risky aged care strategy Odette Waanders Accountability in Government Clive Hamilton The MUA v Patricks – it doesn’t have to be this way Tim Todhunter Institute Notes
March 1998
No. 14 March 1998
Howard plan resurrects terra nullius Ed Wensing Australia’s climate change “victory’ a poisoned chalice Clive Hamilton Tax Reform, the GST and Women Julie Smith Asia’s Crisis: Lessons for Australia Fred Argy Institute Notes Comings & goings Accountability in Government Conference Forthcoming papers
December 1997
No. 13. December 1997
Gambling:- are Governments Addicted? Julie Smith Lies, Damned Lies and Economic Modelling Clive Hamilton Competition in Social Care Delivers Less to Consumers Elizabeth Morgan Ecological sustainability and social justice A new social policy framework for Australia? Institute Notes Accountability in Government Conference Public Lecture Series: Noel Pearson Aged Care research Welcome to Fred Argy Publications
September 1997
No. 12 September 1997
GPI: New Measure of National Well-being Major Institute study Institute finds koalas contribute $1.1 billion to tourism! Institute commissioned study Conference Spotlights: Competition Policy Pat Ranald Institute Notes Gambling project Social policy and ecologically sustainable development (ESD) Welcome to… Publications A European View of Globalisation Book Review Christine Fletcher
June 1997
No. 11 June 1997
Ecological Tax Reform would clean up Australia Major Institute study WIK: a ten point response Ed Wensing and John Sheehan Native Title: implications for land management Are markets possible in social policy? Follow up to the tax summit Institute Notes Gaming and tax Redistributing work Genuine Progress Indicator Publications Book Review John Ralston Sau
March 1997
No 10 March 1997 – Human Rights Issue
Human Rights are Non-Negotiable by Mick Dodson Interview with Human Rights Commissioner Chris Sidoti by Marilyn Chalkley
December 1996
No. 9 December 1996
The Politics of Tax Reform by Clive Hamilton Deficiencies in the current tax system by Julie Smith Tax Summit Snap Shot The Tax summit from here by Elizabeth Morgan The Tobin Tax: an idea before its time by Gareth Evans Institute Notes Jose Ramos Horta to give Institute lecture The Gambling Project Public Service Reforms
July 1996
No. 8 July 1996
Manufacturing a fiscal crisis by Clive Hamilton Jabiluka: mining the ghosts What should governments do? Auditing the Audit Commission Coalition calls for radical employment plan Institute Notes Welcome to Elizabeth Morgan Justice Michael Kirby speaks to the Institute Book Review
March 1996
No. 7 March 1996
Compulsory Super – welfare for the affluent by Julie Smith Social Contract versus contracting out by Clive Hamilton Can we afford to care? by Tim Costello Biodiversity Council says forest policy “unscientific” The Election Recent media releases Book Review
December 1995
No. 6. December 1995
Logging and Water Study The Democratic Audit by Marilyn Chalkley Australia’s Population Future by Lincoln Day Marrying Ecology and Economics on Aussie Soil by Steve Dodds Institute Notes
September 1995
No. 5. September 1995
When Privatisation Becomes Fiscal Scandal by Clive Hamilton Preserving Biological Diversity by John Langmore Little Battlers in Foreign Lands by Phil Cleary News from the Board Board of Directors Profile
June 1995
No. 4. June 1995
Ethics and the Role of Government by Clive Hamilton Marian Sawer debates Citizenship Private Provision of Infrastructure by Max Neutze Patrick Troy reviews Public Goods, Public Enter-prise, Public Choice Board of Directors Profile Obituary
February 1995
No. 3. February 1995
The Greenhouse Policy Debate by Hugh Saddler Evaluating the Economics of the Greens by Steve Dodds The Whitlam Institute Board of Directors Profiles
October 1994
No. 2. October 1994
Does Privatisation Pay? by John Quiggin Privatisation by Clive Hamilton Rod Pickette on The Future of Work The Victoria Foundation Board of Directors Profiles
July 1994
No. 1. July 1994
The Importance of Community by Andrew Hopkins Genesis of The Australia Institute “Trash Fights Back’ — The Australia Institute Launched by Justice Kirby Review of Work for All Board of Directors Profiles
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