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A House Divided: The AFRB and China’s Subnational Diplomacy in Australia

Salvatore BabonesNovember 12, 2020AP17

This paper examines China’s subnational diplomacy in Australia and the suitability of Australia’s Foreign Relations...

The Elite Embrace

Rowan CallickNovember 3, 2020OP177

After suffering pushback at home and abroad in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic, the...

The End of Monetary Policy?

Warren HoganOctober 29, 2020AP16

Monetary policy is not the answer to our economic problems; and central bank actions could...

Innovation in Australia

Matt RidleyOctober 22, 2020OP176

In the mid twentieth-century, half the world still lived in extreme poverty. Today, even corrected...

Parents’ perspectives on home-based learning in the covid-19 pandemic

Glenn Fahey, Blaise JosephSeptember 30, 2020AP15

School closures during the covid-19 pandemic temporarily shifted schooling from the classroom to the home....

RATIONALISING REGULATION: Helping the economy recover from the corona crisis

Gene Tunny, Ben ScottSeptember 23, 2020AP14

Australia’s anachronistic, inconsistent, and excessive regulatory landscape is an area of immense potential for growth-enhancing...

Poor way to detect poverty

Peter SaundersSeptember 5, 2007The Australian Finanacial Review

Someone at the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) is forgetting their Aesop. You will...

It’s always a case of another year, another excuse for not slashing Australia’s tax burden

Alex RobsonSeptember 5, 2007The Canberra Times

There is a famous gag in Charles Schulz’s Peanuts comic strip in which the very...

Extend a hand to an absent friend

Helen HughesSeptember 4, 2007The Australian

Although Sydney loves a party and gave world winners for the 2000 Olympics and the...

Health policy fails to target problem

Jeremy SammutSeptember 3, 2007The Canberra Times

The sound and fury accompanying Kevin Rudd's hospital reform plan means you might have missed...

Elections should be a way of holding political leaders to account for their actions

Gaurav SodhiAugust 29, 2007The Canberrra Times

It is a measure of the dysfunction of Papua New Guinea that elections marred by...

We are evolving into an over-regulated, over-governed, dumbed-down place

Peter SaundersAugust 24, 2007The Sydney Morning Herald

Here we go again. This time it's the Wesley Mission telling us we are all...

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...