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Parliamentary Research Brief – September 2026

Digital duty of care draft laws a draconian assault on free speech...

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Parliamentary Research Brief – August 2026

How $688 billion of investment was lost Australia is declining as an...

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Parliamentary Research Brief – July 2026

CSIRO concedes net zero means higher prices The CSIRO’s annual GenCost report...

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Parliamentary Research Brief – June 2026

Australia’s not-so-skilled Skilled Migration Program New IPA analysis of government permanent visa...

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Parliamentary Research Brief – May 2026

Federal government abandons all pretence of fiscal restraint amidst destructive new tax...

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Parliamentary Research Brief – April 2026

Total Australian government debt sails past $1.6 trillion Many commentators are forecasting...

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Parliamentary Research Brief – March 2026

Poll shock reveals migrants back big migration cut A comprehensive new survey...

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Parliamentary Research Brief – Why Western Australia Needs Criminal Justice Reform

Western Australia’s criminal justice system is struggling under the weight of rising...

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Parliamentary Research Brief – Five Facts About The New South Wales Criminal Justice System

NSW holds more prisoners behind bars than any other state or territory:...

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Parliamentary Research Brief – Net Zero Puts 157,000 Jobs At Risk In Queensland

In April, the Queensland state government passed the Clean Economy Jobs Act...

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Parliamentary Research Brief – Overseas Arrivals In 2023 Exceeded One Million For First Time In Australia’s History

According to new data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on...

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Parliamentary Research Brief – Red Tape In Australian Laws Is Highest On Record

The total number of regulatory restrictions in laws enforced by the federal...

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Parliamentary Research Brief – Australia’s Economic Competitiveness In Continuing Decline

In the 2000s, Australia consistently ranked as one of the most competitive...

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Parliamentary Research Brief – The Free Speech Crisis In Australian Universities And How To Solve It

University hostility to freedom of speech has more than doubled since 2016...

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Parliamentary Research Brief – Why Western Australia Needs Criminal Justice Reform

Western Australia’s criminal justice system is struggling under the weight of rising...

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Parliamentary Research Brief – NSW Government Must Intervene Now To Save Eraring And Stop Power Price Increases

The increase in electricity prices in NSW and across the national electricity...

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