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The Open Front Door Tourism, Border Control and National Security
William MaleyJanuary 14, 2004IA42

Terrorists could easily exploit a serious weakness in Australia’s border protection regime. While the Howard...

Boys’ Education – Research & Rhetoric
Jennifer Buckingham OAMJanuary 1, 2004OP89

There is significant evidence that boys have been experiencing educational disadvantage. In this paper, Jennifer...

Poor Laws (3) How to Reform the Award System and Create More Jobs
Kayoko TsumoriNovember 10, 2003IA41

Despite the hype about enterprise bargaining and the individualisation of employment arrangements since the early...

Christian Morality and Market Capitalism. Friends or Foes?
Ian HarperOctober 21, 2003OP87

In the 5th Annual CIS Acton Lecture on Religion & Freedom, Ian Harper explores the...

How To Reduce Long Term Unemployment
Peter SaundersSeptember 11, 2003IA40

More than half the people claiming unemployment allowances in Australia have been on benefits for...

Reforming Divorce Law
Barry MaleySeptember 1, 2003IA39

Marriage has evolved from a relatively stable bond to a highly uncertain one. High divorce...

Euthanasia Looks to Conquer Final Frontier in Australia
Peter KurtiOctober 20, 2021Epoch Times

Supporters of voluntary assisted dying (VAD) are keen to push New South Wales (NSW) across...

Powell a great soldier-statesman and also a realist
Tom SwitzerOctober 19, 2021The Australian

Colin Powell was not only a great soldier-statesman. He also was a great man, one...

Want to improve housing affordability? Here’s the solution
Peter TulipOctober 19, 2021Sydney Morning Herald

State and federal governments give billions of dollars to first-home buyers, ostensibly to improve affordability....

The Long Road Ahead for NSW Property Tax Reform
Robert CarlingOctober 13, 2021Epoch Times

Dominic Perrottet’s elevation from treasurer to Premier of New South Wales (NSW) has brought attention...

From Fear to Freedom? Liberty in the Age of COVID-19
Peter KurtiOctober 13, 2021Epoch Times

As the first tranche of COVID-19 restrictions lifted earlier this week, the people of New...

Morrison should call Queensland’s hospital bluff to blast open borders
Robert CarlingOctober 12, 2021Australian Financial Review

Most Commonwealth-state interactions in our federation ultimately come down to an argument about money. In...

Antisemitism Is Not a Jewish Problem, It’s an Australian Problem | Frydenberg, Finlay & Sackville
Peter Kurti, Michael Stutchbury, Josh Frydenberg, Lorraine Finlay, Ronald Sackville AO KCApril 10, 2026

Michael Stutchbury, Executive Director of the Centre for Independent Studies, opens this panel discussion with...

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...

The Impact of the Shadow Carbon Price
Karla PincottJuly 1, 2024What You Need to Know About

The federal, state and territory Energy Ministers have introduced a shadow carbon price for the...

The Art of Opposition
Tom Switzer, Andrew Blyth, John Howard OM ACJuly 1, 2024

Oppositions hold governments to account, raise issues of public concern, represent aggrieved citizens, propose alternative...

Is the market more efficient than the government? | Robert Carling
Robert Forsyth, Robert CarlingJuly 1, 2024Liberalism in Question

#auspol #freemarket #economics Robert Carling is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies....

The six fundamental flaws underpinning the energy transition
Karla Pincott, Aidan MorrisonJuly 1, 2024What You Need to Know About

The Australian Government wants to transition our electricity system to net zero carbon emissions by...

Being a Rational Optimist in a Woke World | Matthew Ridley
Robert Forsyth, Matt RidleyMay 7, 2024Liberalism in Question

Matthew Ridley is a British science writer, journalist and businessman. He is known for his...

How to Build Low-Cost Nuclear: Lessons from the world
Aidan MorrisonApril 13, 2024Research Collection

How to Build Low-Cost Nuclear: Lessons from the world by Aidan Morrision. First published on...

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