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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...

After the Riot: the Meaning for Multicultural Australia
Benjamin Herscovitch, Jeremy Sammut, Peter KurtiOctober 11, 2012IA135

Innocence of Muslims Among thinking Australians, these concerns are not a manifestation of inherent prejudice;...

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...

Australia’s Future Fiscal Shock
Robert CarlingSeptember 28, 2012IA134

Australia’s Future Fiscal Shock. Robert Carling is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Independent...

Australia’s Asia Literacy Non-Problem
Benjamin HerscovitchSeptember 5, 2012IA133

New large-scale Asia literacy programs are not necessary for Australia to prosper in the Asian...

Lindsay Society Melbourne Launch: address by Anthony Adair
Anthony AdairNovember 16, 2022CIS

Thank you for inviting me to say a few words at the Melbourne launch of...

Diamonds netball team
Visit Victoria’s bailout of Netball Australia turns activism into a political move
Simon CowanNovember 5, 2022CANBERRA TIMES

The saga of Netball Australia’s initial failed partnership with Hancock Prospecting, and its subsequent replacement...

Raise taxes
Why we can’t just raise taxes, as Stage 3 tax cut debate rages
Simon CowanOctober 22, 2022CANBERRA TIMES

We should take proposals to raise taxes seriously — not least because the Labor party...

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Discipline is the missing part of the school jigsaw
Glenn FaheyOctober 5, 2022DAILY TELEGRAPH

There’s no denying that Australian schools have a behaviour problem, but it could be turned...

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UK tax relief shows Thatcher’s spirit is alive, but can it survive?
Robert CarlingSeptember 29, 2022THE AUSTRALIAN

True believers in lower taxes and smaller government have had little to celebrate in a...

Maroondah Hospital
Maroondah Hospital and Beetaloo stories ignore Indigenous realities
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOSeptember 27, 2022SKY NEWS

Recently we’ve seen several breaking news stories covering Indigenous issues. From Victorian Aboriginals not feeling...

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Liberalism as fundamentalism
Robert Forsyth, Gordon MenziesFebruary 1, 2022Liberalism in Question
Rob and Gordon discuss issues arising from Gordon’s 2020 book Western Fundamentalism in which he...
Why liberalism is essential to the arts
Robert Forsyth, Simon Mordant AM AOJanuary 25, 2022Liberalism in Question

Rob and Simon discuss how important liberalism is as philosophy of freedom and equality, despite...

Liberalism says No to the Voice to Parliament!
Robert Forsyth, Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOJanuary 18, 2022Liberalism in Question

Rob and Warren discuss at length why Warren believes liberalism is good for indigenous Australians,...

Liberalism says Yes to the Voice to Parliament!
Robert Forsyth, Andrew BraggJanuary 11, 2022Liberalism in Question

Rob and Andrew discuss some of the provocative ideas in his recent book Buraadja; The...

Liberalism is scepticism of power
Robert Forsyth, Chandran KukathasJanuary 4, 2022Liberalism in Question

Rob and Chandran discuss Chandran’s journey from a young socialist to a thoughtful liberal. Chandran...

Liberalism needs conservatism too
Robert Forsyth, Hannes H. GissurarsonDecember 28, 2021Liberalism in Question

Rob and Hannes discuss everything from the pirate radio station he once ran to important...

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