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Our Prosperity is Slipping Away: Submission to Economic Reform Roundtable 
August 18, 2025AP87

 Introduction As Reserve Bank deputy governor Andrew Hauser noted last year, it can be...

Addressing Australia’s Productivity Problem. CORE Blueprint to Unshackle Productivity
Jim CoxAugust 14, 2025AP86

Introduction There is no one action that will lift Australia’s dwindling productivity growth; it is...

Events, Dear Boy. Any Government Can Be Derailed
Tom SwitzerAugust 11, 2025OP207

Foreword After an election result as sobering as May 3, 2025, there is a temptation...

The Productivity Problem. Australia’s Growth Slump Is Undermining Prosperity
Jim CoxAugust 7, 2025AP85

Executive summary Concern over Australia’s slow rate of productivity growth is justified as it is...

Leviathan on the Rampage: Government spending growth a threat to Australia’s economic future
Robert CarlingJuly 23, 2025AP84

Executive summary The rising trend of government expenditure in Australia has long been present but...

Sex and maths success: myths and interventions
David C. GearyJuly 17, 2025AP83

Executive summary Mathematical competencies at the completion of secondary school influence later educational and occupational...

Budget should abolish low-income tax offset by bringing forward cuts
Robert CarlingApril 25, 2021Financial Review

With two weeks to go to the budget, the informed reports, rumours and speculation have...

Why Australian educators should welcome teacher training review
Glenn FaheyApril 25, 2021Canberra Times

Tiresome and all-too-predictable resistance to reviewing teacher training is more proof the education system is...

It’s time to let individuals take control of their lives
Simon CowanApril 24, 2021Canberra Times

Back when he was Senate majority leader, US Republican senator Mitch McConnell was fond of...

Regulating social media at odd with what people want
Monica WilkieApril 22, 2021Quadrant Online

The discussion about what should and should not be ‘allowed’ on social media has been,...

A Solution Worse Than the Disease
Monica WilkieApril 22, 2021Quadrant Online

The discussion about what should and should not be ‘allowed’ on social media has been,...

Cancel culture is destroying our society
Tom SwitzerApril 16, 2021The Australian

As we approach the anniversary of the death of George Floyd, and the wave of...

rule of law, law, policy, Robert Menzies, lord sumption, lockdown, covid
Rule of Law in a time of crisis
Lord Sumption, Tom SwitzerOctober 20, 2022
CIS welcomed Lord Jonathan Sumption to Sydney thanks to the generous support of the Robert...
On Liberty EP101 Rising Nationalism amongst China’s youth
Tom Switzer, Yun JiangOctober 12, 2022On Liberty
China’s youths have become more nationalistic, especially compared to the previous generation. Many outside China...
The New Federal Liberal Party Economic Agenda
Angus Taylor, Tom SwitzerOctober 6, 2022
We welcomed Federal Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor to discuss the new economic agenda for the...
Debunking Maths Myths
Sarah Powell, Oliver Lovell, Jennifer Buckingham OAM, Glenn FaheySeptember 29, 2022
Leading mathematics teaching experts Sarah Powell and Ollie Lovell sat down with Glenn Fahey to...
On Liberty EP100 Liberty learnt over 100 episodes
Tom Switzer, Salvatore BabonesSeptember 28, 2022On Liberty
To celebrate 100 Episodes of On Liberty we flip the script and CIS executive director...
Can We Depend on Merit?
Steven Schwartz, The Hon Dr Gary Johns, Peter KurtiSeptember 22, 2022
Peter Kurti sat down with two distinguished CIS Adjunct Scholars, Professor Steven Schwartz and Dr...
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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