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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

Tax Reform – For Economic Growth or Bigger Government?
Robert CarlingDecember 14, 2010PF20

The report on Australia's Future Tax System (the 'Henry review') was released by the government...

Private Housing on Indigenous Lands
Helen Hughes, Mark Hughes, Sara HudsonNovember 17, 2010PM113

Almost 20% of Australia and almost 50% of the Northern Territory are Indigenous lands. Yet...

No Quick Fix: Three Essays on the Future of the Australian Hospital System
Jeremy SammutOctober 21, 2010SP11

Reestablishing local hospital boards is wrongly described as a ‘quick fix’ for the problems in...

Populate and Perish? Modelling Australia’s Demographic Future
Oliver Marc HartwichOctober 7, 2010PM112

Although population growth has been one of the most hotly debated topics in recent months,...

The Rise of Religious Schools in Australia
Jennifer Buckingham OAMSeptember 16, 2010PM111

More than 1.1 million students (out of a total student population of 3.4 million) attend...

The Power and the Responsibility: Child Protection in the Post-Welfare State Era
Jeremy SammutSeptember 8, 2010OP117

Government-run child protection services in Australia are plagued by systemic problems including a misguided emphasis...

Change the date but celebrate the day
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOJanuary 24, 2024AFR

Last year Australians gave a very clear message, resoundingly rejecting the Albanese Voice and ignoring...

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What does and doesn’t work when it comes to maths anxiety?
Glenn FaheyJanuary 24, 2024ABC

Rising levels of ‘maths anxiety’ should worry educators and policymakers. But misinformation about the issue...

maths anxiety
How maths anxiety could be holding you back
David C. GearyJanuary 23, 2024CANBERRA TIMES

The mathematical competencies of students have a long-term influence on their employability and wages in...

DP World
Alarm bells ringing on the waterfront (again)
Andrew BlythJanuary 20, 2024SPECTATOR FLAT WHITE

In the throes of a four-month waterfront dispute featuring the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union...

Don’t worry, the supermarkets have not been taken over by woke activists
Simon CowanJanuary 13, 2024CANBERRA TIMES

Woolworths Group has announced it will not stock Australia Day merchandise ahead of January 26,...

civics education, education, howard, australia, policy
Make civics education great again
Andrew BlythJanuary 11, 2024SPECTATOR - FLAT WHITE

The unveiling of the 2003 Howard Government Cabinet records last week is more than...

Reflecting Back: John Howard and Alexander Downer on Power, Alliances and Australia
John Howard OM AC, Tony Parkinson, Alexander DownerFebruary 5, 2026
Drawing on their experience during the Howard government, Alexander Downer and former Prime Minister John...
Evidence vs Ideology: Why the Science of Learning Matters?
Doctor Carl Hendrick, Doctor Simon Breakspear, Glenn FaheyJune 26, 2025

As Australian student outcomes decline and education inequality persists, a growing movement is challenging the...

Trump capitalised on the growing divide: Tom Switzer
Tom SwitzerNovember 7, 2024
Donald Trump’s election victory stands as one of the most remarkable political comebacks in modern...
JBL Eberstadt
The Coming Global Depopulation
Nicholas Eberstadt October 13, 2024
What could plunging birth rates mean for Australia?...
In Depth Q&A: Mearsheimer and Varghese disagree on US Grand Strategy, Ukraine, Russia and China.
John Mearsheimer, Peter Varghese, Tom SwitzerNovember 7, 2023

PART 2. Following a lecture from Professor John Mearsheimer in Brisbane on Monday, 23 October....

Israel-Hamas, Ukraine-Russia and China: John Mearsheimer on why the US is in serious trouble!
John MearsheimerOctober 31, 2023

PART 1. Professor John Mearsheimer addressed an audience in Brisbane on Monday, 23 October as...

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