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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

Shooting the Messenger: The Ban on Short Selling
John M. Green, Stephen Kirchner, Robert BianchiFebruary 1, 2010PF19

In September 2008, governments around the world instituted bans on the short sale of equity...

Closing the Accountability Gap: The First Step Towards Better Indigenous Health
Sara HudsonDecember 3, 2009PM105

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s pledge to ‘Close the Gap’ between Indigenous and non-Indigenous health outcomes...

Like the Curate’s Egg: A Market-based Response and Alternative to the Bennett Report
Jeremy SammutNovember 26, 2009PM104

The final report of the National Health and Hospital Reform Commission (NHHRC or the Commission),...

Reforming Capital Gains Tax: The Myths and Reality behind Australia’s Most Misunderstood Tax
Stephen KirchnerNovember 12, 2009PM103

Capital gains tax (CGT) has been a feature of the Australian tax system since 1985....

The importance of India: restoring sight to Australia’s strategic blind spot
John LeeNovember 5, 2009FPA2

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has invited leading politicians and opinion makers in the region to...

Invisible Hand versus Visible Fist: Securing the Future Wealth of Nations
P.J. O’RourkeNovember 1, 2009OP115

In the 25th John Bonython lecture, PJ O’Rourke presents his view of the economic and...

Back the plan and save Australia from hatred
Peter KurtiJuly 14, 2025DAILY TELEGRAPH
Our Jewish neighbours, colleagues and friends are facing harassment, threats and exclusion in ways this...
Deficit a worry and right-wing governments aren’t going to fix it
Simon CowanJuly 12, 2025CANBERRA TIMES
The CIS has been warning about the risks of debt and deficits for some time....
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Productivity stakes couldn’t be higher at roundtable
Gene TunnyJuly 4, 2025THE AUSTRALIAN
Productivity must trump politics in Labor’s second term...
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Arbitrarily increasing defence spending would be a waste of money
Simon CowanJune 28, 2025CANBERRA TIMES
Both sides of politics have allowed industry concerns and state government parochialism to dominate defence...
NSW budget must be adult in the room on sensible spending
Gene TunnyJune 24, 2025AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
The state’s debt levels remain high, with net debt currently around $110 billion and projected...
Any time someone tries to get ahead in Australia, the govt taxes them to the hilt
Simon CowanJune 14, 2025CANBERRA TIMES

It must have been a surreal experience for some this week. The Prime Minister was...

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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