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10 CGT Myths Busted
Robert CarlingMarch 11, 2026IA155

The criticisms and characterisation of the 50% capital gains tax discount over many years have...

Growth that Builds: Beyond the immigration blame game 
Marian L. TupyMarch 5, 2026PP63
This paper argues that Australia’s housing crisis is primarily a supply failure, not simply a...
Reform of Heritage Legislation
Peter TulipFebruary 26, 2026PP62

Introduction Several states have recently overhauled their planning legislation. However, the flaws in their heritage...

Hours, Not Dollars: Rethinking the cost-of-living debate 
Marian L. TupyFebruary 23, 2026AP102

Executive Summary Public debate about the ‘cost-of-living crisis’ often confuses nominal price increases with declining...

Dead and buried. Why our green hydrogen hope is gone for good
Jude Blik, Aidan MorrisonFebruary 19, 2026AP101

Executive Summary Green hydrogen is often heralded as a cornerstone of Australia’s net zero ambitions,...

Drowning in a Sea of Diagnoses. How medicalising distress is overwhelming Australia’s mental health system and failing those most in need
Steven SchwartzFebruary 12, 2026AP100

Executive Summary At the centre of Australia’s mental health system lies a paradox. Government...

The end of austerity?
Simon CowanApril 19, 2013

All over the Internet, Keynesians are crowing that austerity has been debunked and high levels...

Why a forex foray could burn the Reserve
Stephen KirchnerApril 18, 2013The Business Spectator

With the Australian dollar trade-weighted index recently around 28-year highs, there have been calls for...

Federal micro-managers to rule the schools
Jennifer Buckingham OAMApril 16, 2013Australian Financial Review

Responses to the federal government’s school funding proposal have been less than enthusiastic. People have...

Milton Friedman was right about Japan
Stephen KirchnerApril 12, 2013

Surveying Japan at the end of 1997, Milton Friedman didn’t like what he saw. Writing...

Time for next generation DSP reform
Andrew BakerApril 12, 2013

Andrew Baker is a Policy Analyst at The Centre for Independent Studies and author of...

Margaret Thatcher – an extraordinary woman
Peter SaundersApril 10, 2013

In death, as in life, Margaret Thatcher sharply polarised opinion. This week she has been...

Reclaiming our classrooms from disruption
Tom Bennett, Glenn FaheyJune 28, 2022
CIS education program director Glenn Fahey and one of the world’s leading practitioners of classroom...
On Liberty EP92 Ethical farming: Fad or Future?
Salvatore BabonesJune 15, 2022On Liberty
Emma Hurst MLC, member of the NSW Upper House, joins host Salvatore Babones to discuss...
On Liberty EP91 Have the next generation lost interest in politics?
Salvatore Babones, Deyi WuJune 1, 2022On Liberty
President of the NSW Young Liberals, Deyi Wu joins host Salvatore Babones to discuss whether...
On Liberty EP90 Prime Minister Albanese and a Labor Government
Salvatore Babones, Janet AlbrechtsenMay 25, 2022On Liberty
This week we speak to Janet Albrechtsen, columnist for The Australian to discuss the 2022...
Ethics, values, and moral humility in a changing world
Margaret Somerville, Peter KurtiMay 24, 2022
CIS welcomed Margaret Somerville to discuss the ethics and autonomy of providing protection in the...
Ensuring Australia’s maths teaching adds up to success
Eddie Woo, Greg Ashman, Glenn Fahey, Jenny DonovanMay 19, 2022
Hear from two of Australia's leading mathematics educators, Eddie Woo and Greg Ashman, as they...
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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