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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

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...

After the Wall – Reflections on the Legacy of 1989
John Lee, Lee Duffield, Martin Krygier, Oliver Marc HartwichSeptember 8, 2010OP116

The fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 brought the Cold War to an...

HELPing themselves to a free education
January 21, 2011

'Uni bludgers rack up debt,' screamed a headline in last Monday's Herald Sun newspaper. The...

Cooperation and the Chinese Hydra
John LeeJanuary 20, 2011The National Interest

In President Hu Jintao’s visit, China-watchers see an opportunity to mend ties with Washington after...

Belgium’s debt bomb is ticking
Oliver Marc HartwichJanuary 20, 2011Business Spectator

Belgium is famous for its waffles, chocolates and beers. But it seems that the country...

How the U.S. Can Manage Expectations of U.S.-China Talks
John LeeJanuary 19, 2011Time Magazine

When people visit China these days, they invariably come back impressed by how diverse the...

Women’s work, or just another day in the office?
January 14, 2011

Are you back at work after the summer holidays but would rather be at home?...

Shopping for a solution
Robert CarlingJanuary 14, 2011

The raging controversy over online overseas shopping highlights the benefits of the internet in promoting...

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...

Nuclear for Australia with William Shackel
Robert ForsythJanuary 23, 2024Liberalism in Question

On this episode Rob chats with 17-year-old founder of Australia’s first youth-lead campaign for nuclear...

John Mearsheimer on the Battle Between Liberalism vs Nationalism
Robert Forsyth, John MearsheimerJanuary 16, 2024Liberalism in Question

In this episode, Rob chats with John Mearsheimer, the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor...

Alleged politicisation of the public sector.
Karla Pincott, Scott PrasserDecember 15, 2023

In this special episode, Dr Scott Prasser and Prof John McMillan debate over the politicisation...

How wasteful spending pushes up major infrastructure costs
Grahame Campbell, Karla PincottDecember 5, 2023

A large amount of taxpayers’ money, state and federal, is expended on large scale infrastructure...

Howardism, ideals and power
Robert Forsyth, Andrew BlythDecember 5, 2023Liberalism in Question

Howardism, ideals and power. Andrew Blyth was manager of the John Howard Prime Ministerial Library...

The Stealth Tax
Matthew Taylor, Karla PincottNovember 28, 2023Liberalism in Question

Bracket creep chips away at living standards, especially those of younger generations, a new Issue...

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