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Magna Carta: Talisman of Liberty
Barry MaleyJune 26, 2015OP142

Eight hundred years ago, in 1215, an English king was confronted by rebellious barons –...

The Case for a New Australian Settlement: Ruminations of an Inveterate Economist
Wolfgang KasperJune 26, 2015OP141

Australia needs a cultural counter-revolution that appeals to the traditional Australian spirit of self-reliance and...

Australia’s Future in the Balance: Overcoming Antagonism & Reigniting Enterprise & Prosperity
Wolfgang Kasper, Paul KellyJune 25, 2015

Following economic reforms that began in 1983 and petered out around 2003, Australians enjoyed the...

Religion and the Roots of Liberal Democracy
Robert WoodberryJune 18, 2015

The CIS is pleased to welcome Professor Robert D Woodberry who is visiting Australia from...

Magna Carta: Celebrating 800 Years of Law and Liberty
James Spigelman, Christian PorterJune 15, 2015

On June 15th, 2015 celebrations will be held around the world to mark the 800th...

No Ordinary Garment: The Burqa and the Pursuit of Tolerance
Peter KurtiJune 11, 2015Research Report 5

Islam is asserting itself in new ways in Australia. Muslim groups are increasingly asking that...

Tearing down statues
Tearing down statues is the latest salvo in the anti-historical mission
Peter KurtiAugust 24, 2022SKY NEWS

The statue of 19th century Tasmanian premier, William Crowther, erected in 1889, is the latest...

Xi Jinpin
Xi: the loneliest man in the world
Salvatore BabonesAugust 14, 2022SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

Australia is in trouble with China — again. This week the Chinese ambassador in Canberra,...

TEACHING CRISIS
Are we really in a so-called teaching crisis?
Simon Cowan, Glenn FaheyAugust 13, 2022CANBERRA TIMES

No doubt you’ve heard stories by claiming we’ve got a massive shortage of teachers right...

voice to parliament
Push for a Voice to Parliament is a bureaucratic power grab to give Indigenous Australians rights they already have
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOAugust 9, 2022SKY NEWS

People ask me why I am opposed to the Uluru Statement from the Heart and...

Uluru Statement voice to parliament 16x9
Aboriginal Australians have heard the Voice before
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOAugust 2, 2022DAILY TELEGRAPH

A national body can’t speak for Aboriginal people as a group and Aboriginal people won’t...

Jim Chalmers
Labor and Treasurer Jim Chalmers have a long way to go to address inflation
Simon CowanJuly 30, 2022CANBERRA TIMES

This week’s economic statement from Treasurer Jim Chalmers has answered some pressing economic questions. First...

The Avoidable War
Kevin Rudd, Tom SwitzerDecember 1, 2022
We welcomed former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to discuss his book The Avoidable War: The...
On Liberty EP104 The Intergenerational challenge
Matthew Taylor, Salvatore BabonesNovember 23, 2022On Liberty
On the final On Liberty for 2022, Salvatore Babones returns to discuss the new CIS...
Indigenous Voting Rights in Australia
Neenah Robyn GrayNovember 21, 2022
CIS Research Assistant Neenah Gray discusses the voting rights of Indigenous Australians....
Indigenous Citizenship in Australia
Neenah Robyn GrayNovember 16, 2022
CIS Research Assistant Neenah Gray discusses Indigenous Citizenship in Australia....
Standing firm against identity politics
Mary Eberstadt, Peter KurtiNovember 10, 2022
American essayist, novelist, and author Mary Eberstadt joined Peter Kurti, Director of the CIS Culture,...
On Liberty EP103 Migrant communities in Australia
Ms Melissa Monteiro, Glenn FaheyNovember 9, 2022On Liberty
Guest host Glenn Fahey returns to discuss challenges facing new immigrants to Australia with Melissa...
Human rights that give us our humanity
Lorraine Finlay, Robert ForsythNovember 24, 2022Liberalism in Question

Rob chats to Lorraine Finlay, Human Rights Commissioner with the Australian Human Rights Commission, about...

That’s not democracy, this is democracy!
Roslyn Fuller, Robert ForsythNovember 17, 2022Liberalism in Question

On this episode Rob chats to author Roslyn Fuller. Liberals believe in the value of...

Challenges and opportunities for liberalism in Germany
Sabine Beppler-Spahl, Robert ForsythNovember 10, 2022Liberalism in Question

Speaking from Berlin, Sabine speaks with Rob about why she set up the Freiblickinstitut (Free...

Against tribalism. Take an empirical not emotional approach
Claire Lehmann, Robert ForsythNovember 3, 2022Liberalism in Question

Claire Lehmann, founding editor of Quillette sits down with Rob. Claire explains the philosophy of...

A theologian who thinks secularism is a very good thing
Mike Bird, Robert ForsythOctober 27, 2022Liberalism in Question

Rob talks to Mike Bird, the Academic Dean at Ridley Theological College Melbourne, on the...

Liberalism: the winner in the battle of ideas but the loser on the ground
Steven Schwartz, Robert ForsythOctober 20, 2022Liberalism in Question

On this episode Rob chats with former university vice-chancellor Steven Schwartz. Steven understands liberalism as...

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