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Millennials and socialism: Australian youth are lurching to the left
Tom Switzer, Charles JacobsJune 20, 2018PP7

The 20th century’s failed experimentations with socialism serve as a strong lesson that, despite its...

Without Fear or Favour: Practising your Faith and your Profession
Debra MullinsJune 20, 2018OP165

The adequacy of religious freedom protections in Australia has been now reviewed by the Ruddock...

What the Gonski 2 Review got wrong
Jennifer Buckingham OAM, Blaise JosephJune 17, 2018PP6

The Gonski 2 Review into Australian schools failed to fulfill its terms of reference to...

Too Little; Too Late: Personal Income Tax Reform in Australia
Robert Carling, Matthew O’DonnellJune 13, 2018PP5

The main thrust of the Government’s proposed personal income tax changes announced in the 2018-19...

A Shy Hope in the Mind: Secularisation and the Diversity of Australia’s Religious Economy
Peter KurtiJune 12, 2018AP1

There are few facets of human society — whether political, social, or economic — that...

A Viable Option: A National Adoption Framework
Jeremy SammutJune 6, 2018PP4

Implementation of the National Child Protection Accountability Framework would correct the bias towards ‘early intervention...

Don’t Save the Charity Commission
Helen AndrewsOctober 3, 2014

An interesting letter arrived at the CIS office this week. Dr Andrew Leigh MP wrote...

The Prime Minister might be a feminist
Cassandra WilkinsonOctober 3, 2014

The Prime Minister has attracted some ire previously by calling himself a feminist. This week...

Comment: Human right to the dole is nonsense
Peter KurtiOctober 2, 2014Daily Telegraph

These days any political, social or economic problem is quickly cast as a human rights...

A balancing act: home schooling regulation
Jennifer Buckingham OAMSeptember 26, 2014

Most parents never progress beyond day-dreaming about home schooling, but it is becoming increasingly mainstream...

False conflation of classical liberalism
Cassandra WilkinsonSeptember 26, 2014

The phrase neo-Liberal gets thrown around a lot, most recently as a prefix to 'Abbott...

The truth about fact checkers
Matthew TaylorSeptember 26, 2014

The ABC’s Fact Check website was launched in August last year on a mission to...

Antisemitism Is Not a Jewish Problem, It’s an Australian Problem | Frydenberg, Finlay & Sackville
Peter Kurti, Michael Stutchbury, Josh Frydenberg, Lorraine Finlay, Ronald Sackville AO KCApril 10, 2026

Michael Stutchbury, Executive Director of the Centre for Independent Studies, opens this panel discussion with...

Australia’s Hate Speech Failure | Dimitri Burshtein
Dimitri BurshteinMarch 31, 2026

The tragic events at Bondi Beach on 14 December 2025 expose a deepening crisis in...

Behind Every Great Teacher Is a Great System | David Didau, Jenny Donovan & Trisha Jha
Trisha Jha, David Didau, Jenny DonovanMarch 20, 2026

David Didau — education consultant, teacher trainer, and author of Making Kids Cleverer and Intelligent...

Housing, handouts, and the Collapse of the Australian Dream
Parnell McGuinnessMarch 19, 2026

Over the past several decades, Australian society has undergone profound economic, social, and cultural change....

“The 50% discount is unfair” and other CGT myths | Robert Carling & Michael Stutchbury
Robert Carling, Michael StutchburyMarch 11, 2026

The criticisms and characterization of the 50% capital gains tax discount over many years have...

The Case for Optimism: More People, More Ideas, More Wealth | Marian Tupy
Marian L. Tupy, Michael StutchburyMarch 6, 2026

Marian Tupy — editor of HumanProgress.org, senior fellow at the Cato Institute, and co-author of...

Ron Manners on the Power of Individualism
Robert Forsyth, Ron Manners AONovember 7, 2024Liberalism in Question

In this episode of Liberalism in Question, we are joined by Australian businessman, entrepreneur, and...

The Sexual Revolution & the Role of Families in a Liberal Democracy | Mary Eberstadt
Robert Forsyth, Mary EberstadtOctober 24, 2024Liberalism in Question

In this compelling interview, Robert Forsyth engages in a deep conversation with Mary Eberstadt, acclaimed...

The Tension Between Freedom, Liberty, and Responsibility | David Kinley
Robert ForsythOctober 22, 2024Liberalism in Question

In this episode of Liberalism in Question, David Kinley, Chair of Human Rights Law at...

Turning Point: Australia after the Voice referendum
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AO, Damien FreemanOctober 16, 2024

Listen to this recording of our thought-provoking CIS event that explored the complexities of Australian...

The Rise of Activist Corporations: How activism agendas subsumed shareholder primacy by Peter Swan
Peter Swan AOOctober 14, 2024

The Rise of Activist Corporations: How activism agendas subsumed shareholder primacy by Peter Swan AO...

North Korea: The Origins of Its Unique Family Dictatorship | Nicholas Eberstadt
Robert Forsyth, Nicholas Eberstadt October 10, 2024Liberalism in Question

In this eye-opening interview, Robert Forsyth sits down with Nicholas Eberstadt, a leading expert on...

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