Recent publications in Book
Project Western Australia: A Growth and Productivity Agenda for the Next Government
The need for sound economic reform never ends. But there has never been a more important time than now. In this important volume, John Hyde and Andrew Pickford pull together the most important priorities for the next government of...
Climate Change: The Facts
Australia needs an honest debate about the facts of climate change. Governments around the world are preparing to dramatically increase taxes, regulate energy supplies and limit individual choices to deal with climate change. But what do we really...
Liberty & Diplomacy: The challenges for Australian foreign policy in the 21st century
In this important work, Australia's leading foreign affairs analyst Tony Parkinson assesses the Howard government's record on foreign policy. By positioning Australia as a key player in the War on Terror and as a regional bulwark for stability and...
The Growth of Australia's Regulatory State: Ideology, accountability and the mega-regulators
Regulation is a political activity. It sets the framework for the market economy by defining the boundaries between private action and government action. Yet those boundaries are not fixed. Australian governments are growing the body of regulation...
Regulation of infrastructure: its development and effects
This volume has sprung from concerns about the Access Provisions of the Trade Practices Act. Part IIIA of the Trade Practices Act resulted from a perception in the 1990’s that the act was not...
The Tragedy of Planning: Losing the Great Australian Dream
A house provides us with a place of rest, a place for our possessions, and a place to raise our families. Not only this, but a house is often the largest investment we make during our lifetime. However housing is becoming unaffordable for more and...
Dry: In Defence of Economic Freedom Extended
"A person in the publishing trade from whom I sought advice with the publication of Dry: In Defence of Economic Freedom observed that it was 'A thesis not a book' and recommended that I should cut it by half. I accepted what I have no doubt was...
Media Regulation in Australia and the Public Interest
The Burning Continent: Forest Ecosystems and Fire Management in Australia
Reform and Recovery: An Agenda for the New Western Australian Government
The aim of this book is simple: it sets out to provide a policy manual for government in Western Australia. This is essentially a practical document, offering workable solutions to what have often become unworkable situations.