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The Wasatia Movement: Moderation & Tolerance in Islam
Mohammed DajaniJune 4, 2015

Dr Mohammed Dajani, founder of the Wasatia Movement, discussed the formation of Al Wasatia, the...

What are We Fighting For? Islamism and the Threat to Liberal Ideas
David KilcullenMay 3, 2015OP140

Counterinsurgency expert and military strategist Dr David Kilcullen delivered The Centre for Independent Studies’ 2014...

Fatal Shore or Land of Opportunity?
Andrew Tink, David Hunt, Michael PembrokeMay 3, 2015OP139

This volume brings together two presentations and the introductions from an event hosted by the...

Towards a more competitive Medicare: The case for deregulating medical fees and co-payments in Australia
David GadielMay 3, 2015Research Report 1

GPs have been willing to bulk bill for over 80% of GP consultations, but where...

Right or Rort? Dissecting Australia’s Tax Concessions
Robert CarlingMay 3, 2015Research Report 2

While action is needed to correct structural budget deficits, the criticism of tax concessions has...

The rise of China’s imperial president
Kerry Brown, Peter Cai, Benjamin HerscovitchApril 13, 2015

Chinese President Xi Jinping has emerged as the Middle Kingdom’s most powerful strongman since paramount...

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Robodebt royal commission highlighted flawed processes
Simon CowanMarch 11, 2023CANBERRA TIMES

If you haven’t been playing close attention, you might have missed the disturbing findings coming...

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Chalmers’ purpose for superannuation is to unite it to Labor’s worldview
Simon CowanFebruary 25, 2023CANBERRA TIMES

The super wars are back! Well … strictly speaking, they never left us. But after...

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Control of information the name of the game for ‘yes’ Voice campaign
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOFebruary 17, 2023Sky

The Voice campaign depends on accurate and unbiased information being given to the public. The...

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Indigenous Voice to Parliament vote at risk due to bad faith
Simon CowanJanuary 28, 2023CANBERRA TIMES

For a project supposedly based in a call for goodwill and respect, the Indigenous Voice...

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Annoy the Woke Left, Celebrate Australia Day
January 25, 2023WALL STREET JOURNAL

Americans are familiar with the woke left: noisy activists who feel the need to rewrite...

Australian schools are failing
Why Australian schools are failing
Glenn FaheyJanuary 23, 2023FINANCIAL REVIEW

A new Productivity Commission report confirms what’s long been known: Australian schools are failing on...

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