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Early Numbers, Big Ideas. Fostering Number Sense in Young Children
Nancy C. Jordan, Nancy DysonJuly 10, 2025AP82

Introduction Numbers are an integral part of our daily lives, both inside and outside of...

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Economic challenges ahead for the government
Robert Carling, Gene Tunny, Peter TulipJune 19, 2025IA153

The re-elected federal government faces a long list of economic challenges, some of them created...

The ties that bind. Reconciling value pluralism and national identity
Peter KurtiJune 12, 2025AP81

Executive summary Australia’s multicultural democracy is under increasing pressure, not only from economic uncertainty but...

How to vandalise savings: the new superannuation tax
Robert CarlingJune 5, 2025IA152

Introduction The Albanese Labor government’s new tax geared to individuals’ total superannuation balances was unveiled...

Riches from Royalties: How Australia’s states and territories depend on mining
Gene TunnyMay 15, 2025PP61
Royalty payments by mining companies for extracting resources, including large volumes of fossil fuels, are...
Rooftop solar: paradise lost
Zoe Hilton, Michael Wu , Aidan MorrisonMarch 24, 2025AP80
Rooftop solar has been lauded by energy market bodies, policymakers, the media and environmental groups...
Are Health Star Ratings good for us?
Helen AndrewsApril 24, 2015

Food giant Kellogg’s has announced it will voluntarily sign on to the Health Star Rating...

Three pillars reform needed to fix pension
Simon CowanApril 24, 2015

There are three ‘pillars’ supporting retirement in Australia. Superannuation, the age pension and the family...

‘We get it already’: redundant public health campaigns do little
Helen AndrewsApril 23, 2015The Mandarin

The $26 million pro-immunisation package announced by Health Minister Sussan Ley this week has provided...

It’s time to face up to the Muslim fault line
Peter KurtiApril 21, 2015Daily Telegraph

We were given a stark reminder on the weekend that our nation faces a growing...

The evidence for immigration
Patrick CarvalhoApril 21, 2015ABC The Drum

Ahead of the upcoming Federal Budget, the recent Intergenerational Report has rekindled debate about the...

Cases for more local and overseas adoptions are different, but the same
Jeremy SammutApril 21, 2015ABC The Drum

International adoptions of foreign-born children in Australia have fallen to record lows. And the reasons...

Antisemitism Is Not a Jewish Problem, It’s an Australian Problem | Frydenberg, Finlay & Sackville
Peter Kurti, Michael Stutchbury, Josh Frydenberg, Lorraine Finlay, Ronald Sackville AO KCApril 10, 2026

Michael Stutchbury, Executive Director of the Centre for Independent Studies, opens this panel discussion with...

Australia’s Hate Speech Failure | Dimitri Burshtein
Dimitri BurshteinMarch 31, 2026

The tragic events at Bondi Beach on 14 December 2025 expose a deepening crisis in...

Behind Every Great Teacher Is a Great System | David Didau, Jenny Donovan & Trisha Jha
Trisha Jha, David Didau, Jenny DonovanMarch 20, 2026

David Didau — education consultant, teacher trainer, and author of Making Kids Cleverer and Intelligent...

Housing, handouts, and the Collapse of the Australian Dream
Parnell McGuinnessMarch 19, 2026

Over the past several decades, Australian society has undergone profound economic, social, and cultural change....

“The 50% discount is unfair” and other CGT myths | Robert Carling & Michael Stutchbury
Robert Carling, Michael StutchburyMarch 11, 2026

The criticisms and characterization of the 50% capital gains tax discount over many years have...

The Case for Optimism: More People, More Ideas, More Wealth | Marian Tupy
Marian L. Tupy, Michael StutchburyMarch 6, 2026

Marian Tupy — editor of HumanProgress.org, senior fellow at the Cato Institute, and co-author of...

Ron Manners on the Power of Individualism
Robert Forsyth, Ron Manners AONovember 7, 2024Liberalism in Question

In this episode of Liberalism in Question, we are joined by Australian businessman, entrepreneur, and...

The Sexual Revolution & the Role of Families in a Liberal Democracy | Mary Eberstadt
Robert Forsyth, Mary EberstadtOctober 24, 2024Liberalism in Question

In this compelling interview, Robert Forsyth engages in a deep conversation with Mary Eberstadt, acclaimed...

The Tension Between Freedom, Liberty, and Responsibility | David Kinley
Robert ForsythOctober 22, 2024Liberalism in Question

In this episode of Liberalism in Question, David Kinley, Chair of Human Rights Law at...

Turning Point: Australia after the Voice referendum
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AO, Damien FreemanOctober 16, 2024

Listen to this recording of our thought-provoking CIS event that explored the complexities of Australian...

The Rise of Activist Corporations: How activism agendas subsumed shareholder primacy by Peter Swan
Peter Swan AOOctober 14, 2024

The Rise of Activist Corporations: How activism agendas subsumed shareholder primacy by Peter Swan AO...

North Korea: The Origins of Its Unique Family Dictatorship | Nicholas Eberstadt
Robert Forsyth, Nicholas Eberstadt October 10, 2024Liberalism in Question

In this eye-opening interview, Robert Forsyth sits down with Nicholas Eberstadt, a leading expert on...

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