Against 'Affordable' Housing

It’s not the same as social housing, and it doesn’t help those most in need. Australia is spending big on ‘affordable’ housing—but we shouldn’t.

May 16 • Inflection Points

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Dominic Behrens: Against ‘Affordable’ Housing

Australia is spending big on ‘affordable’ housing—but we shouldn’t.

May 16 • Jonathan O’Brien, Inflection Points, and Dominic Behrens

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2026 Budget Review: Matt Bowes, Jessy Wu, & Manning Clifford

It’s not quite a whole block of chocolate. But it’s a start.

May 14 • Jonathan O’Brien, Manning Clifford, Jessy Wu, and Inflection Points

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Alain Bertaud: Australia’s world-leading urban design

How Australian cities convinced Alain Bertaud that urban design should have featured in his magnum opus.

May 7 • Jonathan O’Brien

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March 2026

Pitches for our $5,000 writing prize close in 10 days

If you’d like feedback before committing to writing a full submission, now is the time to send us your idea.

Mar 17 • Inflection Points, Jonathan O’Brien, and Manning Clifford

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Fixing Australian Philanthropy: Why DGR Reform Matters

A live collaboration with Effective Altruism Australia.

Mar 11 • Jonathan O’Brien

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Issue 04: Renewing Outdated Systems (ft. Allegra Spender, Tim Nelson & more)

Our fourth edition, with essays from Allegra Spender and the NEM Review Panel, focuses on renewing outdated systems in support of a more prosperous…

Mar 11 • Inflection Points

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February 2026

Liberal Foundations

The party of the forgotten people has itself been forgotten in the suburbs it once called home. This structural failure demands a structural response.

Feb 22 • Inflection Points

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Keith Wolahan: renewing the Liberal Party’s foundations

The former Liberal member for Menzies reflects on how the Liberals lost the cities, and what they must do to win them back.

Feb 22 • Inflection Points and Jonathan O’Brien

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Announcing the $5,000 Inflection Points Writing Prize

Plus—paid subscriptions, DGR event in Melbourne, and more

Feb 15 • Jonathan O’Brien

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Technology Can Address Care Worker Shortages

Australia’s care sector is not set up to adopt new technologies that would improve its efficiency. It should be.

Feb 4 • Inflection Points and Jade Lin

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January 2026

Matthew Maltman: Better stories about supply

Listen now | Policymakers often suffer from a cognitive blind spot: we intuitively think like consumers rather than producers.

Jan 8 • Inflection Points

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