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Our media releases, opinion pieces, commentary, videos and audio podcasts are available in this section. Our experts are able to comment on a range of policy areas amd issues. Please contact our Communications Director, Karla Pincott via phone 0407 716 752 or email kpincott@cis.org.au

Defending the Dual Citizen Ban
Simon CowanMay 31, 2018PP3

The High Court has rightfully resisted calls to read subjective elements into section 44(i) in...

Why We Need NAPLAN
Blaise JosephMay 13, 2018RR36

The National Assessment Plan – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is a crucial national assessment, but...

Let Money Speak
Simon CowanApril 25, 2018PP2

The government’s proposal to ban foreign donations and limit political contributions from charities is a...

Cutting income tax: can we add the bacon to the hamburger and milkshake tax cuts?
Robert CarlingApril 15, 2018PP1

The key problems in personal income tax are excessive marginal rates and an increasing overall...

Red tape and Australia’s economic malaise
Michael PotterFebruary 7, 2018OP164

Australia is in a period of economic malaise. GDP per person has been growing slowly...

What’s happened to the University?
Frank Furedi, Marguerite Johnson, Steven SchwartzFebruary 5, 2018OP163

Trigger warnings, cultural appropriation and safe spaces. Who decided to bestow guardian status to Australian...

Two cheers for Labor’s welfare reform
Peter SaundersSeptember 10, 2004The Australian

LET'S give a muffled cheer for Labor's family tax policy – or maybe even two,...

Only harsh medicine can save Nauru
Helen HughesAugust 31, 2004The Courier Mail

Nauru is an isolated 21 sq km Pacific island, more than 3,500 kms from Brisbane....

Lies & Statistics
Peter SaundersAugust 28, 2004The Australian Financial Review

A report from the Australian Council of Social Service claims the problem of welfare dependency...

Time to take the politicking out of pricing
August 23, 2004The Australian Financial Review

The ALP’s fiery attacks on Dr Nelson’s higher education reforms hide how similar their policies...

Sick phosphate island in need of a remedy
Helen HughesAugust 20, 2004The Courier Mail

Nauru is a 21 sq kms island near the equator, more than 3,000 kms from...

A workable way out of the welfare trap
Lawrence MeadAugust 18, 2004The Australian

IN the past decade, the US reduced its welfare rolls by more than 60 per...

Reclaiming our classrooms from disruption
Tom Bennett, Glenn FaheyJune 28, 2022
CIS education program director Glenn Fahey and one of the world’s leading practitioners of classroom...
On Liberty EP92 Ethical farming: Fad or Future?
Salvatore BabonesJune 15, 2022On Liberty
Emma Hurst MLC, member of the NSW Upper House, joins host Salvatore Babones to discuss...
On Liberty EP91 Have the next generation lost interest in politics?
Salvatore Babones, Deyi WuJune 1, 2022On Liberty
President of the NSW Young Liberals, Deyi Wu joins host Salvatore Babones to discuss whether...
On Liberty EP90 Prime Minister Albanese and a Labor Government
Salvatore Babones, Janet AlbrechtsenMay 25, 2022On Liberty
This week we speak to Janet Albrechtsen, columnist for The Australian to discuss the 2022...
Ethics, values, and moral humility in a changing world
Margaret Somerville, Peter KurtiMay 24, 2022
CIS welcomed Margaret Somerville to discuss the ethics and autonomy of providing protection in the...
Ensuring Australia’s maths teaching adds up to success
Eddie Woo, Greg Ashman, Glenn Fahey, Jenny DonovanMay 19, 2022
Hear from two of Australia's leading mathematics educators, Eddie Woo and Greg Ashman, as they...
How loss of cheap energy pressures wage system | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburyNovember 27, 2025

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Dark Forces at Work? Sir Frank Lowy on the Return of Antisemitism | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburyOctober 10, 2025Liberalism in Question

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Iron, Ideas, and Abundance: Supply Side Mistakes and Lessons | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburySeptember 26, 2025

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Why Australians Vote for Big Government | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburySeptember 19, 2025

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Our Prosperity is Slipping Away | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburySeptember 16, 2025

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Protests, Polarisation and Immigration | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburySeptember 15, 2025

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