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Fix it or Fail: Why we must cut company tax now
Michael PotterOctober 4, 2016RR20

Australia needs to cut company tax to 25% to boost business investment, which is currently...

Early Childhood Intervention: Assessing the evidence
Trisha JhaSeptember 20, 2016Research Report 19

Early childhood interventions are programs that aim to improve a child’s development trajectory over the...

The Battle of Ideas: can the beliefs that feed terrorism be changed?
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Denis Dragovic, Tanveer Ahmed, Peter KurtiSeptember 19, 2016OP149

Defeating violent Islamic extremism has been a high priority for all western countries, including Australia,...

Mapping the Indigenous Program and Funding Maze
Sara HudsonAugust 23, 2016Research Report 18

There is much goodwill in Australia to improve Indigenous outcomes. However, too many programs are...

The Limits of Australian Anti-discrimination Law
Helen AndrewsAugust 3, 2016Research Report 17

Anti-discrimination law has existed in Australia for only fifty years, and yet in that comparatively...

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Homeland Truths: The Unspoken Epidemic of Violence in Indigenous Communities
Jacinta Nampijinpa PriceJuly 25, 2016OP148

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s speech is a powerful personal plea to stop the violence against women...

Debate about independent schools must move beyond stereotypes
Jennifer Buckingham OAMFebruary 1, 2016Sydney Morning Herald

When you mention ‘independent schools’, many people picture grand buildings, rolling lawns, and eye-watering tuition...

After Cologne: the great unquestioning of multicultural ideology
Jeremy SammutJanuary 30, 2016The Spectator

The New Year’s Eve mass-sexual assaults in Cologne, together with similar outrages in other parts...

‘Smoke and mirrors’ health policy
Jeremy SammutJanuary 29, 2016Ideas@TheCentre

Smoke signals suggest the Turnbull Government’s chief means of digging us out of the looming...

Death, taxes — and checkmate?
Patrick CarvalhoJanuary 29, 2016Ideas@TheCentre

American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin is famously quoted as saying that in life nothing is...

civics education, education, howard, australia, policy
Bigger government bad for growth
Michael PotterJanuary 29, 2016Ideas@TheCentre

Readers of Ideas would be pleased to know the latest research on the impact of...

A day to unite or divide the nation?
Sara HudsonJanuary 22, 2016Ideas@TheCentre

Australia Day means different things to different people. For some, it is a day for...

Reflecting Back: John Howard and Alexander Downer on Power, Alliances and Australia
John Howard OM AC, Alexander DownerFebruary 6, 2026

Alexander Downer and former Prime Minister John Howard join author Tony Parkinson and CIS Executive...

Reflecting Back: John Howard and Alexander Downer on Power, Alliances and Australia
John Howard OM AC, Tony Parkinson, Alexander Downer, Michael StutchburyFebruary 5, 2026
Drawing on their experience during the Howard government, Alexander Downer and former Prime Minister John...
A Case for Helpful Government Intervention | Emma Dawson
Emma Dawson, Robert ForsythFebruary 3, 2026

In this thought-provoking episode of Liberalism in Question, we welcome Emma Dawson, Executive Director of...

Indigenous Expectations are Skewed | Senator Kerrynne Liddle
Kerrynne Liddle, Robert ForsythJanuary 26, 2026

Join us on Liberalism in Question as Senator Kerrynne Liddle shares her insights on why...

Progressive Intolerance. The contemporary antisemitism landscape in Australia
Peter KurtiJanuary 23, 2026

The question this report poses is whether Australia’s progressive institutions are capable of the honest...

“People are just sick of it” | Alexander Downer
Robert Forsyth, Alexander DownerJanuary 19, 2026

In this episode of Liberalism in Question, former Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer joins us...

How loss of cheap energy pressures wage system | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburyNovember 27, 2025

You can listen to The Stutchbury Sessions on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM or listen...

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

You can listen to The Stutchbury Sessions on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM or listen...

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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