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Families Freedom and Education: Why School Choice Makes Sense
Jennifer Buckingham OAMJune 24, 2002PM52

Parents have been demonstrating their increasing lack of faith in the public education system for...

The Art of Corporate Governance: a return to first principles
Samuel GreggJune 23, 2002PM51

  Foreword Over the past ten years, the language of business life has become increasingly...

Families, Fertility and Maternity Leave
Barry MaleyJune 12, 2002IA24

Sound family policy is being side-tracked by the concentration on the role of maternity leave...

Understanding America
Owen HarriesApril 4, 2002OP80

Our most urgent need is to understand America – both in terms of what it...

Has History Restarted Since September 11?
Francis FukuyamaApril 3, 2002OP81

Francis Fukuyama argues that the fracture line over globalisation could turn out to be a...

Poor Statistics: Getting the Facts Right About Poverty in Australia
Peter SaundersApril 3, 2002IA23

In January, CIS published a short paper, Poor Arguments, which showed that a Smith Family/NATSEM...

Pros and Cons of a Bill of Rights
Samuel GreggMay 29, 2001The Canberra Times

As historians look back on the 20th century, some will note the assertion of rights-claims...

Talking Trash: When Standards are set by the Underclass
Charles MurrayMay 23, 2001The Sydney Morning Herald

Many elites in the United States are disavowing what is best in our culture and...

The Ascendancy of Economic Rationalism
Wolfgang KasperApril 2, 2001Show Cause

A spectre is haunting the world – the spectre of economic rationalism. All the powers...

GDP stands the test of time
Helen HughesMarch 15, 2001The Australian Financial Review

Ed Mishan, a leading English economist, writing when Simon Kuznets was complaining about the shortcomings...

Bilateral trade pact the way to go
Wolfgang KasperMarch 13, 2001The Australian Financial Review

The government is actively seeking a bilateral free-trade agreement with the US. Foreign Minister Alexander...

Smaller government the answer for Fiji
Wolfgang KasperMarch 6, 2001The Sydney Morning Herald

Fiji has scored rather poorly since independence on economic growth, security and social harmony. The...

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...

Liberalism and the ‘Broad Church.’
Robert Forsyth, John Howard OM ACDecember 1, 2020Liberalism in Question

In a wide ranging conversation, Rob chats to former prime minister John Howard AC about...

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