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?