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Our media releases, opinion pieces, commentary, videos and audio podcasts are available in this section. Our experts are able to comment on a range of policy areas amd issues. Please contact our Communications Director, Karla Pincott via phone 0407 716 752 or email kpincott@cis.org.au

Israel Folau, Rugby Australia and how tolerant should we be of intolerance?
May 13, 2019SPECTATOR: FLAT WHITE

The Israel Folau case has brought up a crucial question our society has asked before,...

Something amiss in live-and-let-live Australia
May 10, 2019AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

Found guilty of a serious breach of his contract with Rugby Australia (RA), Israel Folau...

Could China make the world safer for autocracy?
May 10, 2019Ideas@TheCentre

How can a liberal democratic country like Australia engage with an increasingly illiberal and authoritarian...

Tunnelling under federalism principles
May 10, 2019Ideas@TheCentre

As an election campaign issue, federalism doesn’t rate a mention. But commitments are being made...

School suspensions not always bad
May 10, 2019Ideas@TheCentre

Schools should have high expectations for student behaviour. And the harsh reality is that this...

You can’t advertise that
May 3, 2019Ideas@TheCentre

The Queensland government has announced it will ban junk food advertising at government-owned sites such...

Trump capitalised on the growing divide: Tom Switzer
November 7, 2024
Donald Trump’s election victory stands as one of the most remarkable political comebacks in modern...
JBL Eberstadt
The Coming Global Depopulation
October 13, 2024
What could plunging birth rates mean for Australia?...
In Depth Q&A: Mearsheimer and Varghese disagree on US Grand Strategy, Ukraine, Russia and China.
November 7, 2023

PART 2. Following a lecture from Professor John Mearsheimer in Brisbane on Monday, 23 October....

Israel-Hamas, Ukraine-Russia and China: John Mearsheimer on why the US is in serious trouble!
October 31, 2023

PART 1. Professor John Mearsheimer addressed an audience in Brisbane on Monday, 23 October as...

katharine birbalsingh event at CIS on schools
The Michaela Way
Katharine BirbalsinghOctober 27, 2022

It’s no secret that Australian schools’ performance has been in decline for many years. That’s...

GST carve-up does not reward state reform excerpt
October 25, 2016
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