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United States vs China-Russia Entente
John BoltonOctober 18, 2022OP190

Foreword Since the 1980s, the Centre for Independent Studies has invited a world-acclaimed scholar, journalist...

The Territory Gap: comparing Australia’s remote Indigenous communities
Peter GregoryAugust 25, 2022AP39

Executive Summary The absolute and relative deprivation experienced by Indigenous people in remote and very...

Myths That Undermine Maths Teaching
Sarah Powell, Elizabeth M. Hughes, Corey PeltierAugust 11, 2022AP38

Myths about learning and teaching maths continue to plague classroom practice despite consistent lack of...

Teaching National Shame: History and citizenship in the school curriculum
Joanna WilliamsJuly 28, 2022OP189
This paper examines the impact of changing approaches to teaching history and citizenship on the...
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Defining Democracy Down: Political Judicialisation, Judicial Politicisation
Helen DaleJuly 21, 2022PP46
The overruling of Roe v Wade by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)...
Radical Conservatism: 
Tradition as a guide for managing change
Damien FreemanJuly 13, 2022OP188
This paper revisits conservative philosopher, Edmund Burke, to distil a “cast of mind” — a...
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...

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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