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Katharine Birbalsingh: How progressive teaching is failing students
Katharine BirbalsinghNovember 15, 2022OP192

Katharine Birbalsingh has been described as ‘Britain’s meanest headmistress’ because of her use of detentions...

Lord Sumption speaks at the Centre for Independent Studies
Rule of Law in a Time of Crisis: a conversation with Lord Sumption
November 8, 2022OP191
Lord Sumption became what is widely regarded as a brilliant QC before he served as...
Generation Next: Unleashing youth aspiration and upward mobility
November 2, 2022RR44
Growing concerns have been expressed about the economic fortunes of young Australians. One of the...
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United States vs China-Russia Entente
October 18, 2022OP190

Foreword Since the 1980s, the Centre for Independent Studies has invited a world-acclaimed scholar, journalist...

The Territory Gap: comparing Australia’s remote Indigenous communities
August 25, 2022AP39

Executive Summary The absolute and relative deprivation experienced by Indigenous people in remote and very...

Myths That Undermine Maths Teaching
Elizabeth M. Hughes, Corey PeltierAugust 11, 2022AP38

Myths about learning and teaching maths continue to plague classroom practice despite consistent lack of...

Aston byelection
Aston a blow but far from an existential crisis for the Libs
April 3, 2023THE AUSTRALIAN

There are dangers in writing liberalism’s obituary. If politics is ultimately determined by living standards,...

TEACHING CRISIS
Finally, a game changer for improving teaching in Australia
Glenn FaheyMarch 27, 2023AFR

A new review into teacher training could be a game-changer in better preparing new teachers...

Jim Chalmers
Jim Chalmers must cut spending before raising taxes
Robert CarlingMarch 25, 2023CANBERRA TIMES

Before Treasurer Jim Chalmers courted controversy with his essay on “values-based capitalism”, he foreshadowed —...

Aboriginal poverty
The real things we can do to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOMarch 19, 2023SKY NEWS

Northern Territory internal police data obtained by The Guardian last week shows a significant drop...

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A sporting chance the voice becomes a wedge in society
March 15, 2023THE AUSTRALIAN

Australians take great pride in our sport. It is not only one of the most...

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Five things we can do to legislate against weasel-wording politicians
Scott PrasserMarch 14, 2023SKY NEWS

Speaking truth to people The Albanese administration’s recent surprise announcements about superannuation — like its...

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