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The Faulty Arguments Behind Australia’s Corporate Tax
Sinclair DavidsonAugust 23, 2008PM87

In Australia, the primary function of taxation is to finance government spending. Its secondary objectives...

The Bipolar Pacific
Helen HughesAugust 21, 2008IA98

Australians have become accustomed to bad news from the Pacific islands. Conflict in the Solomon...

Declaring Dependence, Declaring Independence: Three Essays on the Future of the Welfare State
Peter SaundersAugust 1, 2008OP111

In a time when governments are running up enormous welfare bills and intrusively regulating everyday...

Child Care and the Labour Supply
Jennifer Buckingham OAMJuly 23, 2008IA97

Child care is said to be a public good because it supposedly has developmental and...

Adam Smith – A Primer
Eamonn ButlerJuly 4, 2008OP110

Despite his fame, there is still widespread ignorance about the breadth of Adam Smith’s contrinbutions...

CDEP: Help or Hindrance? The Community Development Employment Program and its Impact on Indigenous Australians
Sara HudsonJuly 2, 2008PM86

Established more than thirty years ago, the Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) program has expanded...

Postcolonial guilt-trippers are doing more harm than good
Peter KurtiApril 9, 2022The Australian

Two years ago, the Australian ­winter was marred by vandalism of statues commemorating notable figures...

The new national school curriculum should be celebrated
Glenn FaheyApril 6, 2022Canberra Times

Australia’s educators and policymakers now have a less cluttered, clearer, and more knowledge-based school curriculum,...

A Budget That Voters Want? We’ll Find Out
Peter TulipApril 5, 2022Epoch Times

The most striking feature of Tuesday’s 2022-23 federal budget is how well the Australian economy...

Religious Believers in Australia Get Protections, Not Freedom
Peter KurtiNovember 23, 2021Epoch Times

Time appeared to be running out for the Australian government to deliver on its 2019...

We really don’t want to have to deal with runaway inflation
Simon CowanNovember 20, 2021Canberra Times

Last week it was revealed that US Consumer Price Index rose by more than 6%...

Ties between Delhi and Canberra crucial to Indo-Pacific security
C. Raja MohanNovember 11, 2021Spectator

The relationship between India and Australia has grown rapidly in recent years, underpinned by a...

On Liberty EP15 JobKeeper or RecoveryPreventer?
Salvatore Babones, Glenn FaheyJuly 9, 2020On Liberty

Salvatore Babones spoke with Glenn Fahey, Fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies, working across...

On Liberty EP14 Trying times, federal politics in an age of political outrage
Salvatore Babones, Scott PrasserJuly 2, 2020On Liberty

Earlier in 2020, Prime Minister Scott Morrison was under fire for his handling of the...

NSW After the Pandemic
July 1, 2020

In the battle of ideas, the Centre for Independent Studies is like a munitions factory,...

On Liberty EP13 Cancel Culture knows no limits
Salvatore Babones, James AllanJune 25, 2020On Liberty

“It is becoming clear that cancel culture knows no limits. Old, incredibly valuable pieties at...

On Liberty EP12 Five from Five Update
Salvatore Babones, Jennifer Buckingham OAMJune 18, 2020On Liberty

We were pleased to have Dr Jennifer Buckingham to On Liberty. Jennifer is director of...

NSW After the Pandemic
Simon CowanJune 15, 2020

Former NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet joins CIS research director Simon Cowan to discuss the aftermath...

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