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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

PNG in need for much more than money
Helen HughesAugust 14, 2002The Australian Financial Review

Papua New Guinea has become a dysfunctional state.  Per capita income is falling, public services...

The importance of staying single legally
Jennifer Buckingham OAMAugust 12, 2002The Newcastle Herald

The NSW Law Reform Commission proposes that, when unmarried couples who live together break up,...

A new start to the end of history
Francis FukuyamaAugust 3, 2002The Sydney Morning Herald

Francis Fukuyama first gained instant international fame by announcing The End of History in 1989....

The Parent Trap: Will paid maternity leave really lift the birthrate?
Jennifer Buckingham OAMJuly 20, 2002The Australian Financial Review

Heather Ridout, deputy chief executive of the Australian Industry Group, says government-funded basic maternity leave...

Now is the time for fecund thoughts
Jennifer Buckingham OAMJuly 18, 2002The Australian

It's easy to find reasons to put off having a baby. You want to travel...

Our leaders have a responsibility to uphold standards
Nicole BillanteJune 28, 2002The Australian

The name-calling and personal attacks so readily used by Australian politicians—such as Mark Latham's derogatory...

Elections 2019: Do Third Parties Really Matter?
Miranda Devine, Mark Latham, David Leyonhjelm, Greg WalshMarch 13, 2019

One of the major battlegrounds in the upcoming NSW state election will be for the...

The future of Liberalism
Amanda Stoker, Tom SwitzerMarch 8, 2019

Queensland LNP Senator Amanda Stoker visited the CIS for our first Leadership Lunch of 2019....

It’s your life you’ve got to figure out how to live it.
Dave Rubin, Monica Wilkie, Tom SwitzerMarch 5, 2019

Dave Rubin of the Rubin Report sat down with CIS Policy Analyst Monica Wilkie to...

NSW State election preview
Miranda Devine, Bob Carr, Nick GreinerFebruary 27, 2019

As NSW prepares for the March 23 election, the “premier state” is in reasonably good...

Leeward: A Memoir
Michael Kirby, Geoffrey Lehmann, Tom SwitzerFebruary 6, 2019

Join former High Court justice Michael Kirby and Geoffrey Lehmann for the launch of Leeward:...

Women in Politics
Ticky Fullerton, Karina Okotel, Eugenie Joseph, Kristina KeneallyJanuary 31, 2019

Our panel of speakers thrashed out the issues surrounding women in politics. Are setting affirmative-action...

Liberalism as fundamentalism
Robert Forsyth, Gordon MenziesFebruary 1, 2022Liberalism in Question
Rob and Gordon discuss issues arising from Gordon’s 2020 book Western Fundamentalism in which he...
Why liberalism is essential to the arts
Robert Forsyth, Simon Mordant AM AOJanuary 25, 2022Liberalism in Question

Rob and Simon discuss how important liberalism is as philosophy of freedom and equality, despite...

Liberalism says No to the Voice to Parliament!
Robert Forsyth, Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOJanuary 18, 2022Liberalism in Question

Rob and Warren discuss at length why Warren believes liberalism is good for indigenous Australians,...

Liberalism says Yes to the Voice to Parliament!
Robert Forsyth, Andrew BraggJanuary 11, 2022Liberalism in Question

Rob and Andrew discuss some of the provocative ideas in his recent book Buraadja; The...

Liberalism is scepticism of power
Robert Forsyth, Chandran KukathasJanuary 4, 2022Liberalism in Question

Rob and Chandran discuss Chandran’s journey from a young socialist to a thoughtful liberal. Chandran...

Liberalism needs conservatism too
Robert Forsyth, Hannes H. GissurarsonDecember 28, 2021Liberalism in Question

Rob and Hannes discuss everything from the pirate radio station he once ran to important...

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