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What are we fighting for? Islamism and the threat to liberal values
David KilcullenNovember 12, 2014

As prepared I want first to thank the Centre for Independent Studies for the opportunity...

Regulating for Quality in Childcare: The Evidence Base
Trisha JhaNovember 5, 2014PM142

The National Quality Agenda (NQA) endorsed by all states and territories in 2009 regulates childcare...

Public Money: Federal-State Financial Relations and the Constitutional Limits on Spending Public Money
Anne Twomey, Robert CarlingOctober 29, 2014OP138

It is uncontroversial that federal-state financial relations need reform, but it is necessary to understand...

The Enlightenment Made Us
Nick CaterOctober 23, 2014OP136

Nick Cater examines the Enlightenment ideals that helped shape our uniquely Australian culture. He argues...

The Age of Endarkenment
Brendan O'Neill, Nick CaterOctober 23, 2014OP137

Humans have never had it so good. We are wealthier, happier and more comfortable than...

A Quartet of Freedoms: Freedom of Religion, Speech, Association and Conscience
Jeremy Sammut, Peter Kurti, Robert ForsythOctober 16, 2014OP135

Political Rights, to which Australia is a signatory, gives high prominence to freedom of religion....

RBA’s lack of interest
Peter TulipFebruary 12, 2021IDEAS@THECENTRE

At last Friday’s Parliamentary hearing, the RBA’s performance was disappointing. It appeared reluctant to consider...

Kiwi undiplomacy
Leonard HongFebruary 12, 2021IDEAS@THECENTRE

“In archaeology, you uncover the unknown. In diplomacy you cover the known,” former United States...

The Reserve Bank needs accountability that only external scrutiny can provide
Peter TulipFebruary 11, 2021Pearls and Irritations

The RBA is failing to meet its statutory objectives. Underlying inflation has fallen below the...

Using political logic, quarantines, border closures and lockdowns may never end
Steven SchwartzFebruary 9, 2021Spectator

The recent knee-jerk lockdown has sparked more discussion about the ‘value’ of a human life....

Loudest voices come from the cities, not the bush
Jacinta Nampijinpa PriceFebruary 5, 2021The Australian

Our political leaders don’t live in the bush, they live in cities. Heads of Aboriginal...

Let them build solar panels
Glenn FaheyFebruary 5, 2021IDEAS@THECENTRE

While politically inconvenient, and sometimes imparting short-term pain for workers, labour market churn is crucial...

Trump capitalised on the growing divide: Tom Switzer
November 7, 2024
Donald Trump’s election victory stands as one of the most remarkable political comebacks in modern...
JBL Eberstadt
The Coming Global Depopulation
October 13, 2024
What could plunging birth rates mean for Australia?...
In Depth Q&A: Mearsheimer and Varghese disagree on US Grand Strategy, Ukraine, Russia and China.
November 7, 2023

PART 2. Following a lecture from Professor John Mearsheimer in Brisbane on Monday, 23 October....

Israel-Hamas, Ukraine-Russia and China: John Mearsheimer on why the US is in serious trouble!
October 31, 2023

PART 1. Professor John Mearsheimer addressed an audience in Brisbane on Monday, 23 October as...

katharine birbalsingh event at CIS on schools
The Michaela Way
Katharine BirbalsinghOctober 27, 2022

It’s no secret that Australian schools’ performance has been in decline for many years. That’s...

On Liberty EP75 China’s risky path to riches
Salvatore Babones, Rowan CallickNovember 17, 2021On Liberty

The Chinese Communist Party is at the peak of its power, entering its second century....

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