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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

Alcohol Policy and the Politics of Moral Panic
Luke MalpassMay 26, 2011PM118

Liquor reform has become a political hot potato in New Zealand. Social problems caused by...

Why Does Government Grow?
Stephen KirchnerApril 13, 2011PM117

This paper examines some of the stylised facts in relation to the growth of government...

Alcohol Restrictions in Indigenous Communities and Frontier Towns
Sara HudsonApril 6, 2011PM116

The double standards applied to the enforcement of liquor legislation have contributed to the alcohol...

Droughts and Flooding Rains: Water Provision for a Growing Australia
Rebecca GillMarch 31, 2011PM115

In the 2010 federal elections, the debate over Australia’s population surfaced once again. Groups concerned...

How! Not How Much: Medicare Spending and Health Resource Allocation in Australia
Jeremy SammutMarch 16, 2011PM114

This report traces the evolution of Australian health policy and its consequences across half a...

Indonesia’s Strategic Role in a Changing Southeast Asia
March 6, 2011FPA5

Indonesia, long thought of as a basket case, has emerged as one of the key...

Loss for education before polls closed
November 15, 2001The Canberra Times

Even before the polling booths closed on 10 November, the higher education interest groups had...

The next battle is against tribalism: Nation building will not succeed in post-Taliban Afghanistan
Helen HughesNovember 15, 2001The Australian

Nomadic tribes have been at war in Afghanistan, among themselves and with their neighbours,  since...

Central control dilutes quality
November 14, 2001The Australian

The recent Senate report, Universities in Crisis, declared that our universities are experiencing an ‘unmistakable...

In defence of traditional liberalism
Greg LindsayNovember 14, 2001The Independant

Recently in The Australian Financial Review a left-wing economist – for reasons difficult to fathom...

How ‘liberal’ is the Liberal Party?
Peter SaundersNovember 14, 2001ABC Radio

Last weekend, Australians re-elected John Howard’s Liberal Party for a third term in government. It...

Happiness, Kylie-style
Steven SchwartzOctober 26, 2001The Age

Just in case any of you are finding the world a little hard-to-bear at the...

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...

Old buildings and the housing crisis with Peter Tulip
Peter TulipMarch 4, 2026

Peter Tulip explains how several states have recently overhauled their planning legislation. However, the flaws...

Will AI Destroy us all? An Interview with Larry Marshall
Robert ForsythMarch 7, 2024Liberalism in Question

Dr. Larry Marshall is a scientist, technology innovator and business leader with more than 25...

How Woke Won – Joanna Williams Explains
Robert Forsyth, Joanna WilliamsFebruary 21, 2024Liberalism in Question

On this episode, Rob chats with Joanna Williams, author and former academic now running her...

What is the Science of Learning? By Trisha Jha.
Trisha JhaFebruary 21, 2024Research Collection

What is the Science of Learning? By Trisha Jha. Listen to all our research here:...

We need to restart dialogue between faith and reason for a new philosophy | David de Carvalho
February 12, 2024Liberalism in Question

David de Carvalho is the Executive Dean, Faculty of Education, Philosophy and Theology at The...

Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s Insightful Outlook
Robert Forsyth, Jacinta Nampijinpa PriceFebruary 6, 2024Liberalism in Question

In this enthralling episode of Liberalism in Question, host Rob Forsyth engages in a deep...

Fraser Nelson – Is liberalism suffocating in the UK?
Robert Forsyth, Fraser NelsonJanuary 30, 2024Liberalism in Question

In this engaging episode of “Liberalism in Question”, host Rob Forsyth dialogues with Fraser Nelson,...

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