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Too much spending, not enough reform
Robert Carling, Tony Makin, Peter Tulip, Simon CowanOctober 9, 2020Ideas@theCentre

The Budget is very focused on the short-term, too heavy on spending and too light...

Closures undermined education
Glenn FaheyOctober 9, 2020Ideas@theCentre

New CIS research confirms the breadth of educational damage of school closures — especially troubling...

‘Benevolent’ surveillance
Monica WilkieOctober 9, 2020Ideas@theCentre

Governments have shown a disturbing desire to control the behaviour of their citizens with technology....

Bye-bye, oh sweet Eskimo Pie
Peter KurtiOctober 8, 2020Spectator

Stop right there and put down that chocolate-coated ice cream treat! It’s not just sugar...

Tax cuts fail to deliver the incentive they could have
Robert CarlingOctober 7, 2020Financial Review

Incentive, productivity, stimulus, equity, debt. These are the key words in assessing the federal budget’s...

Jobs for all idea is not a keeper
Glenn FaheyOctober 4, 2020The Australian

Of course the best form of welfare is a job, but that’s no justification for...

Trump capitalised on the growing divide: Tom Switzer
Tom SwitzerNovember 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.
John Mearsheimer, Peter Varghese, Tom SwitzerNovember 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!
John MearsheimerOctober 31, 2023

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

CIS Executive Director Tom Switzer’s interview with Professor Mearsheimer on ABC Radio Nationa, john mershiemer, tom switzer, russia, ukraiin, australia
John Mearsheimer: Will Israel and Ukraine derail the US pivot to Asia
John MearsheimerOctober 26, 2023
CIS Executive Director Tom Switzer’s interview with Professor Mearsheimer on ABC Radio National....
Annual Gala Dinner and John Bonython Lecture 2023
Jason Riley, Tom SwitzerSeptember 1, 2023

The Soul of Black Conservatism Jason Riley is a columnist at the Wall Street Journal,...

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