Federalism

Politics & Society

The Philippines is a test case for Asia’s new federalism

President Duterte promised to decentralise government in The Philippines in favour of a federal one. But will the upcoming parliamentary elections make it harder?

Politics & Society

A Constitution shaped by distance

Australia is a big country, and a continent remote from the rest of the world. But what role has this distance, both internal and external, played in Australia’s constitutional development?

Business & Economics

Cutting Australia’s states free

Fixing Federation is about more than any tinkering with income tax, it needs a hard cap on Commonwealth handouts and policy freedom for the States.

Business & Economics

Five ways to make state taxes fair and more efficient

State tax reform is a critical component of a national tax reform for prosperity - but this reform needs national co-ordination

Education

Improving education through federalism reform

It’s time to give the states and territories more say in how they run our schools

Politics & Society

How we can reinvigorate democracy

Are plebiscites the answer we have been searching for?