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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

The Organisation of Residential Aged Care for an Ageing Population
Warren HoganJuly 2, 2007PM76

At the heart of this paper is the re-assertion of the need for a system...

Lands of Shame: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ‘Homelands’ in Transition
Helen HughesJune 30, 2007SP09

Some 90,000 of Australia’s 500,000 Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders live appallingly deprived lives in...

The Government Giveth and the Government Taketh Away: Tax Welfare Churning and the Case for Welfare State Opt-Outs
Peter SaundersMay 14, 2007PM74

Australians are more prosperous than ever before, so the number of people needing government assistance...

Religion and Politics: Contemporary Tensions
Paul KellyMay 12, 2007OP105

Religion is becoming more important in Australian politics and this will pose fresh opportunities and...

History as the Story of Liberty: A Globalised Western Civilisation
Arthur HermanMay 5, 2007OP104

The most dynamic forces in the world today are all Western cultural forces. Everywhere you...

State Taxation and Fiscal Federalism: A Blueprint for Further Reform
Robert CarlingNovember 3, 2006PM73

This paper identifies major structural flaws in our current taxation system and develops a set...

UK and French elections highlight flaws of fixed-term parliamens
Scott PrasserJuly 12, 2024SPECTATOR FLAT WHITE

Earlier this year, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Business Council of Australia suggested Australia...

Déjà vu in Australian higher education
Steven SchwartzJuly 4, 2024SPECTATOR FLAT WHITE

History repeats itself, often with a sense of irony only those with long memories can...

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The Smart Energy Council makes two basic mistakes
Alex BaintonJuly 2, 2024SPECTATOR FLAT WHITE

The Energy Minister has claimed the Coalition’s seven proposed nuclear sites will barely make a...

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Tax cuts + inflation = 80% of Aussies worse off by end of decade
Simon Cowan, Matthew TaylorJune 29, 2024CANBERRA TIMES

The contrast between this week’s high inflation figures with the long-awaited commencement of the Stage...

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Nothing pretty about a post-pandemic budget
Robert CarlingJune 21, 2024SPECTATOR FLAT WHITE

The New South Wales Budget tabled this week completes the series of 2024-25 budgets from...

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Schools are finally getting back to what works best
Trisha Jha, Simon CowanJune 15, 2024CANBERRA TIMES

This week Victoria finally embraced the evidence on how kids learn to read, and the...

We Need to Reform
October 9, 2015
Reaffirm the need for feminist projects
October 2, 2015
It might mock men, but it does down women
October 2, 2015
Grievance Feminism is a Threat to Serious Feminist & Humanitarian Issues
October 2, 2015
Threat to Serious Feminist Issues
October 2, 2015
Rohan Mead – Health Innovation
October 1, 2015
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