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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

Future Submarine Project Should Raise Periscope for Another Look
Simon CowanOctober 24, 2012PM130

The Future Submarine Project – replacement of Australia’s 6 ailing Collins Class submarines with 12...

Leadership, Liberty and the Crisis of Authority
Frank FurediOctober 15, 2012OP125

Western societies have become obsessed with rule making. Instead of cultivating authoritative leadership, we rely...

Australia’s future fiscal shock
Robert CarlingSeptember 28, 2012

While Treasurer Wayne Swan goes back to the drawing board to conjure up a wafer-thin...

What’s New with Anti-Semitism?
Paul Kelly, Peter Kurti, Philip MendesAugust 13, 2012PF24

In 2011, criticism of Israeli government domestic policy intensified in Australia with the emergence of...

How the NSW Coalition Should Govern Health: Strategies for Microeconomic Reform
David Gadiel, Jeremy SammutJuly 11, 2012PM128

In an ever-tightening fiscal environment, the focus of NSW health policy must be the microeconomic...

Indigenous Education 2012
Helen Hughes, Mark HughesJune 27, 2012PM129

In 2008, governments reduced their Indigenous literacy and numeracy target from ‘fix the problem in...

Countering Indigenous educational disadvantage
Lorraine HammondMarch 26, 2021Ideas@TheCentre

For decades, and despite best intentions and considerable resourcing, there’s sadly been limited evidence of...

Alles Gute, Mathias Cormann!
Fiona MuellerMarch 26, 2021Ideas@TheCentre

While not a product of Australian education, former Finance Minister, Mathias Cormann, is an exemplar...

Bubble talk is babble
Zachary LaniganMarch 26, 2021Ideas@TheCentre

Despite popular hysteria from talking heads, we’re not in the midst of a housing bubble....

A fix for our new house price madness
Peter TulipMarch 22, 2021Spectator

A common objection to the idea that planning restrictions make housing unaffordable is that some...

Superannuation policies must not crimp saving
Robert CarlingMarch 21, 2021Canberra Times

The Morrison government is close to deciding whether to pick another political fight by cancelling,...

Retirement review’s misleading figures
March 19, 2021IDEAS@THECENTRE

The Retirement Income Review (RIR) conclusions are based heavily on the assertion of a $40...

On Liberty EP11 The role of Government
Salvatore Babones, Lindsay ShepherdJune 11, 2020On Liberty

Salvatore Babones spoke with Lindsay Shepherd. Lindsay has been covering the anti-lockdown protests and is...

Trump and America in Crisis
June 8, 2020

CIS Executive Director, Tom Switzer interviews George Will and asks is America in Crisis? A...

On Liberty EP10 Lessons to prevent the next pandemic
Salvatore Babones, Matt TrauJune 4, 2020On Liberty

Salvatore Babones is joined by Professor Matt Trau, Professor of Chemistry at The University of...

On Liberty EP9 Forgotten Freedom No More
Salvatore Babones, Robert ForsythMay 28, 2020On Liberty

Salvatore Babones is joined by Robert Forsyth, Senior Fellow at CIS and previous Anglican Bishop...

Mitigating the New Cold War
Alan DupontMay 25, 2020

The downhill slide in relations between China and the US is a dangerous development. The...

On Liberty EP8 The importance of the USA and Australia relationship
Salvatore BabonesMay 21, 2020On Liberty

Salvatore Babones was joined by April Palmerlee, CEO of the AmCham, the American Chamber of...

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