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The Past is the Future for Public Hospitals: An Insider’s Perspective on Hospital Administration
John R. GrahamOctober 8, 2009PM102

There is no bigger issue facing the Australian health system than what to do about...

Ending the Churn: A Tax/Welfare Swap
John HumphreysOctober 7, 2009PM100

The Australian welfare system—including health, education and handouts—costs more than $250 billion per year. Some...

Educating The Disadvantaged
Jennifer Buckingham OAMOctober 1, 2009IA116

Every child can succeed at school if education providers take the right approach. Educating the...

Family on the Edge: Stability and Fertility in Prosperity and Recession
Barry MaleySeptember 16, 2009PM101

Over the last 40 years or so, there have been great changes in the Australian...

KiwiRail: Doomed to Fail?
Luke MalpassSeptember 10, 2009IA115

Government ownership cannot and will not ‘fix’ rail in New Zealand.  Luke Malpass argues that...

Supersize New Zealand : A Collection of Essays on How to Improve New Zealand’s Public Policy
Luke MalpassSeptember 9, 2009PF17

This collection of essays from the Centre for Independent Studies show that increased regulation and...

TEACHING CRISIS
Are we really in a so-called teaching crisis?
Simon Cowan, Glenn FaheyAugust 13, 2022CANBERRA TIMES

No doubt you’ve heard stories by claiming we’ve got a massive shortage of teachers right...

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Push for a Voice to Parliament is a bureaucratic power grab to give Indigenous Australians rights they already have
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOAugust 9, 2022SKY NEWS

People ask me why I am opposed to the Uluru Statement from the Heart and...

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Aboriginal Australians have heard the Voice before
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOAugust 2, 2022DAILY TELEGRAPH

A national body can’t speak for Aboriginal people as a group and Aboriginal people won’t...

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Labor and Treasurer Jim Chalmers have a long way to go to address inflation
Simon CowanJuly 30, 2022CANBERRA TIMES

This week’s economic statement from Treasurer Jim Chalmers has answered some pressing economic questions. First...

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Gay-pride jersey paradox: enforcing ‘tolerance’ and ‘diversity’ is simply intolerant and divisive
Peter KurtiJuly 29, 2022SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

Rugby league is one of Australia’s great spectator sports, and for spectators the game offers...

Attitude to history has moved from pride to shame
Joanna WilliamsJuly 29, 2022THE AUSTRALIAN

Think of the great Enlightenment philosophers — Hume, Hegel or Kant — and what comes...

From Pandemic to Prosperity
May 18, 2020

The fact is that, unless the intellectual case for market reforms and free trade is...

On Liberty EP7 Learning from home isn’t fair or sustainable
Salvatore BabonesMay 14, 2020On Liberty

Salvatore Babones is joined by Blaise Joseph, Research Fellow in education and a former secondary...

Has China Won? Mahbubani vs Mearsheimer
May 11, 2020

At a time when tensions are running high, CIS Executive Director Tom Switzer asked Has...

On Liberty EP6 How can we repair the economic damage that has been done?
Salvatore Babones, Judith SloanMay 7, 2020On Liberty

Salvatore Babones speaks with Judith Sloan, contributing economics editor at The Australian. They’ll focus on...

On Liberty EP5 Lockdown and indigenous communities
Salvatore Babones, Jacinta Nampijinpa PriceApril 30, 2020On Liberty

Salvatore Babones speaks with Jacinta Price, Director of the Indigenous Program at the Centre for...

On Liberty EP4 Australian pharmaceutical CEO on challenges during Covid-19
Salvatore BabonesApril 23, 2020On Liberty

Salvatore Babones speaks with James McBrayer, CEO of the listed medical technology company Cyclopharm and...

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