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Social Justice, Socialism and Democracy: Three Australian Lectures
F.A. HayekJanuary 5, 1979OP2

“The term “social justice” is today generally used as a synonym of what used to...

Liberty, Equality and Unhappiness
Lauchlan ChipmanSeptember 26, 1978OP1

The first in the series of Occasional Papers. Professor Chipman uses in experience in the...

Wage-Price Control: Myth and Reality
Sudha R. Shenoy, Samuel Brittan, Michael R. Darby, Lee Eckermann, Malcolm Fisher, Milton Friedman, C. Jackson Grayson, Horst Mendershausen, Michael Parkin, Peter Samuel, Robert SchuettingerFebruary 1, 1978R1

The Centre for Independent Studies was set up with the object of providing a stream...

Nuclear risk powers fear rather than debate
Oliver Marc HartwichJuly 28, 2009The Herald Sun

When it comes to risks such as swine flu and nuclear accidents, we're often no...

Beds not bureaucrats can ease health crisis
Jeremy SammutJuly 28, 2009The Australian

It’s a quarter of a century since Medicare was established but no one is celebrating....

Stimulating government jobs
Robert CarlingJuly 27, 2009ABC News

Tripe isn’t most people’s idea of an appealing breakfast, certainly not mine. But readers of...

The enduring gender gap in education
Jennifer Buckingham OAMJuly 24, 2009

In 2000, the Howard government initiated a parliamentary inquiry into the education of boys in...

Stimulus advertising only supports MPs’ jobs
Robert CarlingJuly 24, 2009

Tripe isn’t most people’s idea of an appealing breakfast, certainly not mine. But readers of...

No time for a media-shy central banker
Stephen KirchnerJuly 24, 2009Australian Financial Review

By all accounts, Ben Bernanke is a shy and unassuming man. Yet this Sunday, the...

Antisemitism Is Not a Jewish Problem, It’s an Australian Problem | Frydenberg, Finlay & Sackville
Peter Kurti, Michael Stutchbury, Josh Frydenberg, Lorraine Finlay, Ronald Sackville AO KCApril 10, 2026

Michael Stutchbury, Executive Director of the Centre for Independent Studies, opens this panel discussion with...

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...

Will AI Destroy us all? An Interview with Larry Marshall
Robert ForsythMarch 7, 2024Liberalism in Question

Dr. Larry Marshall is a scientist, technology innovator and business leader with more than 25...

How Woke Won – Joanna Williams Explains
Robert Forsyth, Joanna WilliamsFebruary 21, 2024Liberalism in Question

On this episode, Rob chats with Joanna Williams, author and former academic now running her...

What is the Science of Learning? By Trisha Jha.
Trisha JhaFebruary 21, 2024Research Collection

What is the Science of Learning? By Trisha Jha. Listen to all our research here:...

We need to restart dialogue between faith and reason for a new philosophy | David de Carvalho
February 12, 2024Liberalism in Question

David de Carvalho is the Executive Dean, Faculty of Education, Philosophy and Theology at The...

Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s Insightful Outlook
Robert Forsyth, Jacinta Nampijinpa PriceFebruary 6, 2024Liberalism in Question

In this enthralling episode of Liberalism in Question, host Rob Forsyth engages in a deep...

Fraser Nelson – Is liberalism suffocating in the UK?
Robert Forsyth, Fraser NelsonJanuary 30, 2024Liberalism in Question

In this engaging episode of “Liberalism in Question”, host Rob Forsyth dialogues with Fraser Nelson,...

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