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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

UNCTAD and the North-South Dialogue
October 4, 1984OP9

It is common for governments of wester industrialised nations (the ‘North; in the title) to...

Chaining Australia: Church Bureaucracies and Political Economy
Geoffrey BrennanAugust 1, 1984R6

If we lived in a perfect world, church bodies would not have gotten together to...

Occupational Regulation and the Public Interest
Robert Albon, Greg LindsayMarch 1, 1984R5

Restrictions on entry into a profession or occupation raise the incomes of practitioners by limiting...

Democracy in Crisis
Michael JensenOctober 5, 1983OP8

Is there are conflict between unlimited political democracy and a Market economy? Michael C. Jensen...

The Resource Rent Tax. A Penality of Risk Taking
John Bowers, Ray BallAugust 16, 1983PM5
Free to Shop
Geoff HogbinMay 18, 1983PM 4

Shopping hours and standards in Australia are far behind those of other countries. The trend...

Building Prosperity
Wolfgang KasperNovember 30, 0001

In this special publication, Wolfgang Kasper reviews Australia’s economic development over the past two decades...

Gulliver Unbound: Can American Rule of World?
Joseph JoffeNovember 30, 0001OP85

Twenty first century America is the Gulliver of our times. It dominates the international sphere...

Swap obstacles for teachers
Jennifer Buckingham OAMNovember 30, 0001The Australian

We need new methods to make maths teaching more appealing to the right type of...

Lessons from across the Tasman where policy strength has brought economic growth
November 30, 0001The National Business Review

A new political leader is promising some radical ideas. Massive tax cuts, reduced government spending...

Not bedfellows, but a political attraction
Tanveer AhmedNovember 30, 0001

As a new year begins, the combination of Saddam Hussein's execution, the annual pilgrimage to...

Why Kevin Rudd’s ‘security community’ will annoy Asia
John LeeNovember 30, 0001National Business Review

New Zealand places a lot of emphasis on multilateralism and a rules-based foreign policy. Last...

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...

The Strange, Recent But Understandable Triumph of Liberalism in Australia | Bob Catley
Robert Forsyth, Mr Bob CatleyAugust 31, 2024Liberalism in Question

The Australian nation began as one of the world’s first social democracies. Today its political...

Jimmy Lai’s son speaks out about his father’s imprisonment | Sebastian Lai & Caoilfhionn Gallagher
Robert ForsythAugust 1, 2024Liberalism in Question

Jimmy Lai, a British citizen, owner of the independent newspaper Apple Daily and pro-democracy and...

Why the 2023 Voice Referendum Failed | Damian Freeman
Robert Forsyth, Damien FreemanJuly 18, 2024Liberalism in Question

Reflecting on his pivotal role in the development of a proposal to recognise Australia’s Indigenous...

American Liberalism and the Middle East | Bret Stephens
Robert Forsyth, Bret StephensJuly 5, 2024Liberalism in Question

Watch here: https://youtu.be/y9v7xJQCfow What would have happened if Israel did nothing on October 8th? Can...

Why Australia Needs Universal Early Numeracy Screening
Kelly NorrisJuly 3, 2024What You Need to Know About

International data have repeatedly shown many Australian school students struggle with mathematics. Around 10% of...

Counting the Cost: Subsidies For Renewable Energy
Michael Wu July 1, 2024Research Collection

Counting the Cost: Subsidies For Renewable Energy By Michael Wu. For all references and graphs,...

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