The mental health system may be making us sicker
Australia has a mental health crisis, but not the one we think. Despite decades of soaring expenditure, our national mental …
Improving Student Behaviour in Schools
Join CIS in Sydney on Thursday, 7 May for the launch of new research on improving student behaviour, with Tom Bennett OBE, Manisha Gazula and Blaise Joseph.
Bondi’s profound meanings
I introduced our profoundly-insightful ‘After Bondi’ event on Wednesday evening by asking how the Middle East war connects with the …
Coverage of CIS event on antisemitism Royal Commission and Parnell McGuinness paper
Former royal commissioner casts doubt on antisemitism, Bondi Beach terror attack inquiry timeline — ABC “It is not possible to …
Humankind and the infinite resource base
This paper examines the human ability to expand our resource base into infinity. Given human ingenuity and the free markets, …
Australia’s Hate Speech Failure | Dimitri Burshtein
The tragic events at Bondi Beach on 14 December 2025 expose a deepening crisis in Australian civil society, and one …
Covenantal Democracy: Maintaining Civil Society in an Age of Identity
Join us for the 23rd Acton Lecture at the Centre for Independent Studies on Tuesday 16 June 2026, 6:00pm–7:30pm, 131 Macquarie Street, Sydney.
Rachael Kohn
Rachael Kohn AO, FRSN is an author, commentator and an award-winning producer and broadcaster. She has written three books, edited …
Four lessons from the energy crisis of 1970s
I was in Canberra this week, in part to hear International Energy Agency head Fatih Birol warn that today’s oil …
Media on Parnell McGuinness and Marian Tupy papers, Peter Tulip housing views, Aidan Morrison fuel price views
Economists found a ‘give up’ cliff. Young Australians are teetering — Australian Financial Review The vibe shift isn’t isolated to …