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The Looming Iceberg: Australia’s post-pandemic debt risk

Robert CarlingJanuary 28, 2021PP35

After many years with low public debt, Australia is seeing a much higher debt burden...

Worlds Apart: Remote Indigenous disadvantage in the context of wider Australia

Jacinta Nampijinpa PriceJanuary 25, 2021PP34

Remote and very remote Indigenous communities have become victims of a ‘wicked problem’. A combination...

The New President: What Biden’s Foreign Policy Agenda Means for Australia

Salvatore BabonesJanuary 19, 2021OP178

Joe Biden comes to the presidency amid great expectations for a return to normalcy in...

Victims of failure – how the COVID-19 policy response let down Australians

Monica WilkieDecember 9, 2020AP18

The government response to COVID-19 has imposed restrictions on Australians unseen in peacetime. As Australians...

Planning restrictions harm housing affordability

Peter TulipDecember 3, 2020PP33

Planning restrictions reduce the supply of housing and hence raise its price. This paper summarises...

Dollars and Sense: Time for smart reform of Australian school funding

Glenn FaheyDecember 1, 2020RR40

Australia is among the world’s highest-spending countries on schooling. Yet, the educational return on this...

In the Asian century, Washington must still offer leadership

John LeeNovember 9, 2010Crikey

As Owen Harries, one of Australia’s most eminent foreign affairs thinkers once reminded me, experts...

Education is only way out of ghettos

Sara HudsonNovember 9, 2010The Australian

Alison Anderson, an independent in the NT parliament, attributes her success to strong family and...

Disability payment should not be de facto dole

November 9, 2010The Australian

Australia is the second best place in the world to live. That's the conclusion the...

Collective apathy: alcohol and child abuse in the NT

Sara HudsonNovember 9, 2010ABC News

The NT Government’s recent report on child protection, ‘Growing them Strong, Together ‘blames the three...

Population bomb still a fizzer 40 years on

Oliver Marc HartwichNovember 8, 2010The Australian

More than 40 years ago, American biologist Paul Ehrlich sketched a doomsday scenario for planet...

Why Europe is the wrong model for paid parental leave

November 5, 2010Online Opinion

You'd have to be living under a rock not to notice that the big tax...

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...

Angus Taylor at CIS: Economic Reform, Immigration, and Australia’s Cost of Living Crisis

Angus Taylor, Michael StutchburyFebruary 19, 2026

Speaking at his first address outside Canberra since being elected Leader of the Opposition by...

Education Reform in Australia | Jennifer Buckingham

Robert Forsyth, Jennifer Buckingham OAMFebruary 17, 2026

Join us on Liberalism in Question for an enlightening discussion with Dr. Jennifer Buckingham, former...

The hidden truth behind soaring power bills | Zoe Hilton

Zoe HiltonFebruary 13, 2026

Were you hoping your electricity bills would go down anytime soon? Well, think again! A...

Australia’s Liberal Odyssey: Tracing Freedom’s Path

Robert Forsyth, Greg MelleuishFebruary 10, 2026

In this thought-provoking episode of Liberalism in Question, we delve into the rich tapestry of...

Our Civic Compact is Shattered

Peter KurtiFebruary 10, 2026

Explosive 316% Jump in Antisemitic Attacks: Could This Be the End of Australia’s Harmony? Dive...