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The Boundaries of Life’s Responsibilities- Community and Nation in a Global Environment
Gary SturgessJuly 1, 1996OP57

Globalisation means increasing international influence on domestic life. Australians are selling and buying more on...

A Private Education for All
Mark HarrisionFebruary 1, 1996OP56

Though everyone recognises the importance of education to the nation’s future, many lack confidence in...

Civic Capitalism – An Australian Agenda for Institutional Renewal
Nick GreinerMay 1, 1995OP54

A new political middle ground is forming around the idea that successful societies depend on...

The Political Economy of Freedom
Michael OakeshottNovember 1, 1994OP52

Michael Oakeshott’s depth, insight and lucid writing style have brought him a wide audience. While...

The Moral Sense: An Essay
James Q. WilsonAugust 1, 1994OP50

What are the sources of moral order? This is an important question when violence, dishonesty,...

Literature and Freedom
Mario Vargas LlosaFebruary 1, 1994OP48

In this CIS Occasional Paper, Mario Vargas Llosa highlights the mutually beneficial relationship between literature...

The Downsides of the JobKeeper Redux
Robert CarlingJuly 15, 2021Epoch Times

It did not take long for commentators to label the revised joint Commonwealth and state...

Inside the Great Siege of Sydney
Robert CarlingJuly 14, 2021Spectator

The current Covid-19 restrictions on normal life in Sydney and surrounds have been portrayed as...

Greater Sydney Lockdown: The Least-Worst Option?
Peter KurtiJuly 12, 2021Epoch Times

Loss of liberty is the price now being paid by the people of New South...

The gilded cage down under
Robert CarlingJuly 9, 2021Weltwoche

In the Covid-19 era, Australia stands out. It has recorded infections (nearly 31,000) and deaths...

US abandons Afghanistan to totalitarian hell
July 8, 2021The Australian

Afghans who have worked closely with either the US or its allies are now in...

Truancy the Roadblock to Closing the Indigenous Achievement Gap
Glenn FaheyJuly 8, 2021Epoch Times

The decision to remove attendance targets for Indigenous students shows how policymakers have the wrong...

On Liberty EP44 Australia’s Groundwater Crisis in the Making
Grahame Campbell, Salvatore BabonesMarch 24, 2021On Liberty

The dry continent is home to massive groundwater resources, but we don’t even know how...

On Liberty EP43 How big is big enough government?
Glenn FaheyMarch 17, 2021On Liberty

“The goal should be to shrink, focus and improve the state.” We welcomed Adam Smith...

On Liberty EP42 How an unprecedented presidency changed everything.
Salvatore BabonesMarch 10, 2021On Liberty

Donald Trump turned America on its head and shocked the world, taking an isolationist approach...

25 years since John Howard’s landslide election victory
John Howard OM ACMarch 9, 2021

4, March 2021 marked the 25th anniversary of the Howard Coalition government’s election. In honour...

On Liberty EP41 The Paradox of Prosperity
Salvatore BabonesMarch 3, 2021On Liberty

Does prosperity depend on discipline, rational planning, and strict adherence to scientific principles? Or is...

On Liberty EP40 Biden shows he is no Barack Obama
Salvatore Babones, John LeeFebruary 24, 2021On Liberty

We welcomed former CIS scholar John Lee. Recently writing in The Australian, John highlighted the...

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