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An independent catalogue of research articles, methodology briefs and institute position pieces — for academics, lawyers, policymakers, journalists and the public. Summaries are public. Full articles are free for members. No party affiliation. Open methodology.

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In review
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Thought leadership
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Institute position · Permanent

Thought leadership

Standing position pieces for academics, legal practitioners and policy professionals — on civic data, evidence-based policy, housing analytics and independent census research across Australian and US contexts.

Lead research article · SOCII-RT-004

Resource tax

Reforming PRRT: Ending the Industry Gaming of Australia's Petroleum Resource Rent Tax

The legislated 40% was never repealed — it was made unreachable. A measurement fix, not a rate change.

A policy brief showing why the 2023–24 PRRT reforms cannot deliver the 40% Parliament legislated. The distortion is in the profit calculus, not the rate — and a common-sense repair measures the resource honestly through an independent valuation body without tearing up a single contract.

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Research articles

Dated publications in chronological order — defence, housing, census, resource policy and public methodology.

  1. June 2026
    Resource taxReforming PRRT: Ending the Industry Gaming of Australia's Petroleum Resource Rent Tax

    A policy brief showing why the 2023–24 PRRT reforms cannot deliver the 40% Parliament legislated. The distortion is in the profit calculus, not the rate — and a common-sense repair measures the resource honestly through an independent valuation body without tearing up a single contract.

    SOCII-RT-004
  2. June 2026
    Defence & securityWhy Capitalism Won: The Declassified 3rd World War

    A long-form, fully source-cited exploration of eight decades of American aggression and unmatched violence across the global south — coups, proxy wars, economic strangulation, assassinations and mass civilian bombardment waged against leftist and non-aligned governments to ensure the success of capitalism at the expense of all others — spanning more than eighty countries and assembled entirely from declassified records, congressional investigations and formal UN and judicial findings.

    SOCII-DEF-007
  3. Jan 2026
    Defence & securityAUKUS at Scale: An Independent Ledger of Australia's Largest Defence Commitment

    A standing, independent ledger of AUKUS commitments, milestones and disclosures — built so journalists, researchers and citizens can follow the program without losing context across multiple parliaments.

    SOCII-DEF-002
  4. Nov 2025
    HousingAIM-HR: An Open Model for Australian Housing Reform

    The methodology and public reference scenarios behind AIM-HR — an open-source model that lets researchers, councils and advocates test housing-reform options without relying on closed institutional analyses.

    SOCII-HSG-003
  5. Aug 2025
    Resource taxThe Right 25%: A Public-Interest Model for Pricing Australia's Gas

    A position paper proposing a non-deductible 25% levy on physical extraction volume × published benchmark price, designed to minimise avoidance surface area and end the cycle of underpriced resource exports.

    SOCII-RT-001

In review & forthcoming

  • A-GIC: Methodology for an Independent Australian Census Layer· 22 April 2026
  • Open Civic Methodology: Why Public Tools Must Be Publicly Auditable· 1 July 2026

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