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Moving the Needle: lessons from successful reforms
Our country gets better when good people do good work. Here are three stories of change, from those who made it happen.
Aug 24 • 
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The Abundance Agenda for Australia
Across housing, infrastructure, energy and research, Australia faces a common challenge: not a shortage of ambition, but a shortage of delivery.
Aug 5
Introducing the Inflection Points Podcast
The home of in-depth policy discussion for a bigger, better Australia
Aug 5 • 
Jonathan O’Brien
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How Australia Banned Non-Competes
There are many ingredients to reform. The story of banning non-competes offers lessons for future efforts.
Aug 3
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July 2025

The Price Children Pay for Exclusive Suburbs
Diverse schools are a key tool for economic mobility. But current policy is making schools less, not more, diverse.
Jul 29 • 
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The Problem with Urban Planning
A professional monopoly is gatekeeping our growth. We need a new paradigm: planning at the speed of cities.
Jul 28 • 
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Jonathan O’Brien
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What we learned from rail gauges
A strong point of view well-written can move the needle on policy.
Jul 20 • 
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Manning Clifford
, and 
Jonathan O’Brien
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Welcome to Inflection Points
Inflection Points is the home of long-form policy writing for a bigger, better Australia. Today we launch Issue 01, free for all to read.
Jul 13 • 
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