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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

Marriage, Divorce and Family Justice
Barry MaleyJanuary 1, 1993PM25

Family Law in Australia fails to acknowledge and support the institutional character of marriage as...

Welfare State and the Problem of the Common
David ThomsonDecember 20, 1992OP43

Modern welfare states involve large –scale pooling of risks and resources by peoples of different...

Advertising Bans: Administrative Decisions or Matters of Principle?
John GrayDecember 1, 1992OP42

Whereas in modern times artistic and cultural freedoms have expanded, freedom of commercial expression has...

How Much Justice does a Society Need?
Kenneth MinogueNovember 15, 1992OP40

Hard-headed people often say that perfect justice is impossible, merely a dream. the philosopher Kant...

Why I Am Not a Conservative
F.A. HayekNovember 2, 1992OP41

Liberals who uphold the idea of a free society in which both economic and civil...

Criminal Choice. The Economic Theory of Crime
Cathy BuchananNovember 1, 1992PM24

In the past 20 years, crime has increased dramatically in Australia. Burglary rates are higher...

Government is no Santa: the costs of stimulus
John HumphreysNovember 30, 0001Online Opinion

The government stimulus might look good now, but the long term consequence will be upward...

Q&A: China, America and the World: Strategy & Economics in the Asian Century
August 5, 2011
China, America and the World: Strategy & Economics in the Asian Century
August 5, 2011
Big Ideas Forum – You Can’t Say That: Freedom of Speech & the Invisible Muzzle
August 5, 2011
The Annual Acton Lecture on Religion & Freedom: Q&A
August 5, 2011
The Annual Acton Lecture on Religion & Freedom
August 4, 2011
Q&A – Big Ideas Forum – You Can’t Say That: Freedom of Speech & the Invisible Muzzle
August 4, 2011
How loss of cheap energy pressures wage system | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburyNovember 27, 2025

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Dark Forces at Work? Sir Frank Lowy on the Return of Antisemitism | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburyOctober 10, 2025Liberalism in Question

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Iron, Ideas, and Abundance: Supply Side Mistakes and Lessons | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburySeptember 26, 2025

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Why Australians Vote for Big Government | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburySeptember 19, 2025

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Our Prosperity is Slipping Away | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburySeptember 16, 2025

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Protests, Polarisation and Immigration | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburySeptember 15, 2025

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