Inflection Points publishes long-form writing and research that engages with the institutions, analysis, and reforms required to build a bigger, better Australia. Our nation's potential is vast, and yet it remains largely unrealised. Too often, our national dialogue settles for the incremental or hypothetical. So often, reformers are dying the death of a thousand roundtables.
Inflection Points exists to disrupt Australian policy parochialism. Our pro-growth agenda is focused on material reforms and recommendations, aimed at moving the needle of Australia policy toward a better future for all, driven by our nation's leading policy thinkers and doers.
The inflection point of view
We bring a rigorous, unapologetically pro-growth perspective to Australian policy. Our opinionated editorial view is built on three key principles.
We believe in abundance. We believe in an abundant Australia, where prosperity is expansive, inclusive, and continually growing. To confront the challenges of tomorrow, economic growth will inevitably be at the centre of many, if not all, of our solutions.
We are committed to an Australia for all. We support an Australia that makes its egalitarian aspirations a reality. As one of the most equal and mobile wealthy societies globally, we must ensure that our abundance continues to reach those who need it most. Central to this vision is a fair, global, and multicultural Australia that engages with its region.
We value depth and long-term thinking. We champion long-form policy writing because complexity demands depth. Australia’s policy challenges cannot be distilled into soundbites, let alone the associated solutions. Inflection Points pieces provide concrete insights, analysis, and recommendations with the potential to move Australian policymaking forward.
Our focus points
Today, there are a handful of areas which we believe offer the most promise for building Australian prosperity. In light of this, most of the content we commission is focused on four themes:
Increasing state capacity. Countless pieces show a strong link between state capacity and citizen outcomes. Given this, we’re looking for ways to improve Australia’s already strong public sector capability, accountability, and delivery, empowering governments to meet today’s challenges even more effectively.
Building infrastructure and housing. Housing and infrastructure costs in Australia are higher than they should be. We’re interested in ideas that help to unlock new housing supply, upgrade transport and energy systems, and deliver new infrastructure to support a growing population.
Supporting productivity growth. Productivity growth in Australia has been its slowest in sixty years, yet it remains critical for improving living standards. We’re keen to hear about smart reforms that can boost economic dynamism. This means pieces focused on tax, regulation, tech adoption, industrial policy, education, and more.
Enabling human flourishing. Social connection in Australia has declined rapidly in past decades, and critical government services are becoming more costly to deliver. We welcome ideas that strengthen education, health, migration, and social support systems.
As Australia’s context evolves—and as progress is made on these challenges—we too will evolve our focus. Where we believe a novel topic deserves attention, we will dedicate appropriate space for discussion of it. If you are interested in contributing, check out our pitch page.
Our editorial commitment
We are biased towards publishing pieces that call for specific action. While it is easy to be vague and trivially correct, we believe it is better to be specific and contentious, even where conclusions are non-obvious or controversial.
In this context, our commitment is to rigorously fact-check the analysis which leads to policy conclusions. Where we misstep, we will acknowledge these issues by publishing a correction. Correspondence can be submitted via our pitch page.
