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Restraining Leviathan: Small Government in Practice
Michael James, Hugh Collins, J.J. Pincus, Patrick Minford, Cliff Walsh, Peter Swan AO, A.J. Moran, Ian Harper, Wolfgang Kasper, Chris Trengove, Keith Trace, Peter Forsyth, Scott Prasser, John D. Craig, James Cox, Robin O'Hair, Geoffrey Brennan, George WintertonOctober 1, 1987PF6

Foreword This collection seeks to increase our understanding of the scope and opportunities we have...

Beyond the Current Pessimism
Ray BallAugust 5, 1987OP18

Professor Ray Ball gives a personal interpretation of the historical roots of Australia’s economic malaise....

Takeovers and Corporate Control: Towards a New Regulatory Environment
Peter DoddJuly 1, 1987PF5

In much economic and political discourse, the word ‘market’ is used in a very general...

Australian Takeovers: The Evidence 1972-1985
Peter Dodd, R.R Officer, Steven BishopApril 16, 1987PM12

 

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How Much Government
Michael JamesAugust 16, 1986PM11

Why does government continue to grow despite the declared wishes of politicians of all parties?

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The Enemies of Progress
Ralph HarrisJuly 4, 1986OP16

Why is it that politicians of all parties still shrink from giving enterprise, competition and...

US should reconsider financial aid for Vanuatu
December 8, 2005The Australian Financial Review

Vanuatu is among a select group of countries eligible for hundreds of millions of dollars...

Self-help beats handout state
Peter SaundersDecember 6, 2005The Australian

Peter Costello's suggestion that bad parents should lose their welfare payments has provoked a predictable...

Simpler tax is easy, but where’s the political courage?
John HumphreysNovember 30, 2005The Australian

Reform is good. Sometimes, revolution is better. Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has announced his intention...

Individuals can make a difference in the face of global threats
Miranda DarlingNovember 22, 2005The Canberra Times

There are few countries in the world where the threat of a potential avian flu...

Africa needs free markets, not aid, to flee poverty
November 10, 2005The Canberra Times

All-star economist Jeffrey Sachs recently made a fly-by presentation in Sydney, calling for a new...

Tax competition promotes good policy
November 10, 2005The Australian Financial Review

Beginning with the 1998 publication of Harmful Tax Competition: an Emerging Global Issue, the Paris-based...

NSW After the Pandemic
Gladys Berejiklian, Tom SwitzerJuly 1, 2020

In the battle of ideas, the Centre for Independent Studies is like a munitions factory,...

On Liberty EP13 Cancel Culture knows no limits
Salvatore Babones, James AllanJune 25, 2020On Liberty

“It is becoming clear that cancel culture knows no limits. Old, incredibly valuable pieties at...

On Liberty EP12 Five from Five Update
Salvatore Babones, Jennifer Buckingham OAMJune 18, 2020On Liberty

We were pleased to have Dr Jennifer Buckingham to On Liberty. Jennifer is director of...

NSW After the Pandemic
Dominic Perrottet, Simon CowanJune 15, 2020

Former NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet joins CIS research director Simon Cowan to discuss the aftermath...

On Liberty EP11 The role of Government
Salvatore Babones, Lindsay ShepherdJune 11, 2020On Liberty

Salvatore Babones spoke with Lindsay Shepherd. Lindsay has been covering the anti-lockdown protests and is...

Trump and America in Crisis
George F. Will, Tom SwitzerJune 8, 2020

CIS Executive Director, Tom Switzer interviews George Will and asks is America in Crisis? A...

Human rights that give us our humanity
Lorraine Finlay, Robert ForsythNovember 24, 2022Liberalism in Question

Rob chats to Lorraine Finlay, Human Rights Commissioner with the Australian Human Rights Commission, about...

That’s not democracy, this is democracy!
Roslyn Fuller, Robert ForsythNovember 17, 2022Liberalism in Question

On this episode Rob chats to author Roslyn Fuller. Liberals believe in the value of...

Challenges and opportunities for liberalism in Germany
Sabine Beppler-Spahl, Robert ForsythNovember 10, 2022Liberalism in Question

Speaking from Berlin, Sabine speaks with Rob about why she set up the Freiblickinstitut (Free...

Against tribalism. Take an empirical not emotional approach
Claire Lehmann, Robert ForsythNovember 3, 2022Liberalism in Question

Claire Lehmann, founding editor of Quillette sits down with Rob. Claire explains the philosophy of...

A theologian who thinks secularism is a very good thing
Mike Bird, Robert ForsythOctober 27, 2022Liberalism in Question

Rob talks to Mike Bird, the Academic Dean at Ridley Theological College Melbourne, on the...

Liberalism: the winner in the battle of ideas but the loser on the ground
Steven Schwartz, Robert ForsythOctober 20, 2022Liberalism in Question

On this episode Rob chats with former university vice-chancellor Steven Schwartz. Steven understands liberalism as...

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