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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

Emissions Tax: The Least Worst Option
Luke MalpassJuly 16, 2009IA113

Following warnings from mainstream scientists, politicians around the world have rushed to implement a range...

Fatally Flawed:The Child Protection Crisis in Australia
Jeremy SammutJuly 8, 2009The Centre for Independent Studies

The real cause of the child protection crisis is the large number of ‘hard core’...

In Defence of Non-Government Schools
Jennifer Buckingham OAMJuly 2, 2009IA112

The Rudd Labor government has so far taken a hands-off approach to the issue of...

Schools of Thought: A Collection of Articles on Education
Jennifer Buckingham OAMJuly 1, 2009SP10

Over the last decade, schools policy in Australia has undergone significant changes. Jennifer Buckingham has...

The Folly of Criminalising Cartels
Jason SoonJune 3, 2009IA111

A cartel is an agreement between competitors not to compete. The most well-known and publicised...

Will China Fail: The Limits and Contradictions of Market Socialism 2nd Edition
John LeeMay 28, 2009PM96

Debates about China have been overloaded by the burden of interests rather than investigation, by...

NSW budget
First big policy test for NSW Labor is budget repair
Robert CarlingSeptember 17, 2023AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

The NSW budget on September 19 will be the first big policy test of the...

degrowth
Degrowth proponents wrong to claim capitalism causes climate change
Simon Cowan, Gene TunnySeptember 9, 2023CANBERRA TIMES

Degrowth push to abandon capitalism, growth and innovation in the name of ecological purity would...

Uluru Statement voice to parliament 16x9
10 ways the Yes camp is twisting the truth on the Indigenous voice to parliament
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOAugust 30, 2023THE AUSTRALIAN

Chris Kenny’s piece “Busting eight myths of the No Campaign” in ­Inquirer last weekend read...

IGR
Opportunity abounds in IGR. Can Chalmers and political class grasp it?
Simon Cowan, Matthew TaylorAugust 26, 2023CANBERRA TIMES

In a political world obsessed with the ultra-short term, the 2023 Intergenerational Report (IGR) launched...

Why do Yes campaigners fear public debate?
Tom SwitzerAugust 7, 2023THE AUSTRALIAN

Allow me to do some self-promotion: the Sydney-based public-policy research organisation I head, the Centre...

Chris Barrett 640x360
Labor shows hypocrisy in partisan political appointments
Simon CowanJuly 29, 2023CANBERRA TIMES

Many would be surprised at the coverage — and controversy — provoked by the appointment...

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Liberalism as fundamentalism
Robert Forsyth, Gordon MenziesFebruary 1, 2022Liberalism in Question
Rob and Gordon discuss issues arising from Gordon’s 2020 book Western Fundamentalism in which he...
Why liberalism is essential to the arts
Robert Forsyth, Simon Mordant AM AOJanuary 25, 2022Liberalism in Question

Rob and Simon discuss how important liberalism is as philosophy of freedom and equality, despite...

Liberalism says No to the Voice to Parliament!
Robert Forsyth, Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOJanuary 18, 2022Liberalism in Question

Rob and Warren discuss at length why Warren believes liberalism is good for indigenous Australians,...

Liberalism says Yes to the Voice to Parliament!
Robert Forsyth, Andrew BraggJanuary 11, 2022Liberalism in Question

Rob and Andrew discuss some of the provocative ideas in his recent book Buraadja; The...

Liberalism is scepticism of power
Robert Forsyth, Chandran KukathasJanuary 4, 2022Liberalism in Question

Rob and Chandran discuss Chandran’s journey from a young socialist to a thoughtful liberal. Chandran...

Liberalism needs conservatism too
Robert Forsyth, Hannes H. GissurarsonDecember 28, 2021Liberalism in Question

Rob and Hannes discuss everything from the pirate radio station he once ran to important...

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