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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

Economics, Faith and Moral Responsibility
Robert SiricoAugust 1, 1993OP46

In this CIS Occasional Paper, Robert Sirico defends the institutions of the free and open...

Lessons from the Freiburg School: The Institutional Foundations of Freedom and Prosperity
Wolfgang KasperJuly 1, 1993OP44

West Germany’s post-war economic success was based on the ideas of the ‘Freiburg School,’ a...

Advertising Bans: Administrative Decisions or Matters of Principle?
John GrayDecember 1, 1992OP42

Whereas in modern times artistic and cultural freedoms have expanded, freedom of commercial expression has...

From Welfare State to Welfare Society
Michael JamesJuly 1, 1992OP38

The legitimacy of the welfare state has survived the shift in recent years towards smaller...

Freedom, Tradition, Conservatism
Frank MyerJune 1, 1992OP39

The demise of socialist dogma has brought to the fore some underlying tensions between its...

Equalising People: Why Social Justice Threatens Liberty
David GreenDecember 1, 1991OP37

Socialists of all parties have learned to live with markets because they want the prosperity...

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Make civics education great again
January 11, 2024SPECTATOR - FLAT WHITE

The unveiling of the 2003 Howard Government Cabinet records last week is more than...

The political winners and losers of 2023
Simon CowanDecember 30, 2023CANBERRA TIMES

The political winners and losers of 2023 Once again it is the time of year...

WESTERN CIVILISATION
Instead of facing up to moral decline, the West is lowering its standards
December 30, 2023THE AUSTRALIAN

At any time in history, society tolerates behaviour that earlier had been considered deviant, abnormal...

Voice to parliament
National cabinet’s zero-sum game is hurting Australia
Robert Carling, Simon CowanDecember 16, 2023CANBERRA TIMES

While the name has changed over the decades from Premiers Conference to COAG to National...

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ACT inquiry into teaching foundations must focus on solutions
Trisha JhaDecember 4, 2023CANBERRA TIMES

It is a testament to the energy and dedication of teachers that hundreds of them...

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Henry Kissinger was an inconsistent opportunist
December 2, 2023AFR

No one involved in US politics, apart from a few presidents, has been subjected to...

Is Society Broken?
April 28, 2016
Five From Five launch – Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham
April 18, 2016
Five From Five launch – Dr Kerry Hempenstall
April 18, 2016
Five From Five launch – NSW Minister of Education Adrian Piccoli
April 14, 2016
‘Shovel-Ready’ the Right Test? Sensible Objectives for Commonwealth Infrastructure Policy
April 14, 2016
Building the Future
February 16, 2016
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