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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

State of the Nation: An Agenda for Change 2004
Jennifer Buckingham OAMMay 5, 2004SP06

This book is now in its fourth edition. It offers independent views on Australia’s progress...

The Taxation of Shared Family Incomes
Terry DwyerApril 29, 2004PM61

Terry Dwyer’s paper makes a compelling case for recognising family income sharing for tax purposes,...

The Long Eye of the Law Closed Circuit Television, Crime Prevention and Civil Liberties
Caspar CondeApril 14, 2004IA48

Australian police are being asked to do more with less. More criminals, new laws, new...

Why We Must Reform the Disability Support Pension
Peter SaundersApril 6, 2004IA47

There has been a big increase in people claiming the Disability Support Pension (DSP) although...

The taxation of shared family incomes
Terry DwyerApril 1, 2004PM61

The amount of individual income tax we pay depends on two things—marginal tax rates and...

Lies, Damned Lies and the Senate Poverty Inquiry Report
Peter SaundersApril 1, 2004IA46

A recent Senate Report claims that ‘poverty’ in Australia is widespread and has been getting...

It is no sin to be rich
Samuel GreggMay 26, 2000Business review Weekly

A discussion of the morality of wealth is timely. In the past year, there has...

Schools Need to be Truly ‘Public’
Jennifer Buckingham OAMMay 7, 2000

Discussions about the future of education in Australia tend to be constricted by a narrow...

Beyond the Classroom: How Parents Influence Their Children’s Education
Alison RichMarch 15, 2000

In a society that demands a high level of education and skill for a successful...

Education fieldwork assistant
August 4, 1921

  Please apply by email to jblack@cis.org.au An opportunity exists to provide fieldwork assistance to...

Interactive Snapshot – Exposing the stealth tax: the bracket creep rip-off
December 10, 1900

SCROLL DOWN TO ACTIVATE THE GRAPHS Robert Carling and Michael Potter Bracket creep is automatically...

Beyond Romanticism: Questioning the Green Gospel
Samuel GreggNovember 30, 0001

Over the past forty years, environmentalism has emerged as one of the major political movements...

Australia’s Hate Speech Failure | Dimitri Burshtein
Dimitri BurshteinMarch 31, 2026

The tragic events at Bondi Beach on 14 December 2025 expose a deepening crisis in...

Behind Every Great Teacher Is a Great System | David Didau, Jenny Donovan & Trisha Jha
Trisha Jha, David Didau, Jenny DonovanMarch 20, 2026

David Didau — education consultant, teacher trainer, and author of Making Kids Cleverer and Intelligent...

Housing, handouts, and the Collapse of the Australian Dream
Parnell McGuinnessMarch 19, 2026

Over the past several decades, Australian society has undergone profound economic, social, and cultural change....

“The 50% discount is unfair” and other CGT myths | Robert Carling & Michael Stutchbury
Robert Carling, Michael StutchburyMarch 11, 2026

The criticisms and characterization of the 50% capital gains tax discount over many years have...

The Case for Optimism: More People, More Ideas, More Wealth | Marian Tupy
Marian L. Tupy, Michael StutchburyMarch 6, 2026

Marian Tupy — editor of HumanProgress.org, senior fellow at the Cato Institute, and co-author of...

Old buildings and the housing crisis with Peter Tulip
Peter TulipMarch 4, 2026

Peter Tulip explains how several states have recently overhauled their planning legislation. However, the flaws...

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Jason Riley – How Trump killed liberalism
Robert Forsyth, Jason RileyNovember 5, 2023Liberalism in Question

Jason Riley – How Trump killed liberalism. In this new special episode of ‘Liberalism in...

Do groups have rights? | Dr. Joel Harrison | Liberalism in Question S4E5
Robert ForsythOctober 31, 2023Liberalism in Question

What is “Post Liberalism”? Do you have to be a Christian to understand it? Can...

Six ways to Debunk Degrowth with Gene Tunny
Gene Tunny, Karla PincottOctober 30, 2023Liberalism in Question

Increasingly there are calls for degrowth, not just to abandon the pursuit of economic growth,...

Australian laws FAIL to protect freedom
Robert ForsythOctober 30, 2023Liberalism in Question

Patrick Parkinson is a Professor of Law at the University of Sydney and an internationally...

Are We Failing Our Kids?
October 27, 2023Liberalism in Question

Mr. Nicholas Sampson, the eighth headmaster of Cranbrook School, has been dedicated to preserving the...

Young voters are deserting the right with Matthew Taylor
Matthew TaylorOctober 17, 2023Liberalism in Question

There is growing evidence across the Anglosphere that Millennials and Generation Z are not showing...

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