Dear ,

It's been 25 years since Australia last had a recession. A record only bettered by the Netherlands. So we must be doing something right, right?

You might get some clues to just what we are doing at the launch of Only in Australia. This book should be a good antidote to Donald Horne's Lucky Country, as there is a lot more than luck to the Australian story.

Only in Australia is a collection of essays by prominent Australian thinkers including Geoffrey Blainey, Henry Ergas, JR Nethercote, and Nick Cater.

Launch will be on September 14, 2016 at 6:00 for 6:30. To book click here.

The book explores the Australian difference and how Australia's economic and social policy has diverged from the approach of other countries.

Australia seems to be following a 'special path' of its own that it laid down more than a century ago. Australia's distinctive bent is manifested in a tightly regulated labour market; a heavy reliance on means testing and income taxation; a geographical centralization of political power combined with its dispersal amongst autonomous authorities, and electoral singularities such as compulsory and preferential voting.

Admission includes one free drink and a cash bar thereafter.

When: Wednesday September 14, 2016, starting at 6:00 pm
Where: The Alliance Hotel, 320 Boundary Street, Spring Hill, Q 4000
Cost: $15 non-members, $10 AIP (includes first drink)
To book, click here.

Kind regards,

Graham Young
Executive Director
Australian Institute for Progress