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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

Milton Friedman: A Tribute
Maurice NewmanDecember 4, 2007OP106

Nobel-Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman died in late 2006. In March 2007, the CIS hosted a...

Exploring a Carbon Tax for Australia
John HumphreysNovember 6, 2007PM80

It is not a foregone conclusion that we need a carbon trading scheme or a...

The Coming Crisis of Medicare: What the Intergenerational Reports should say, but don’t, about health and ageing
Jeremy SammutNovember 1, 2007PM79

Economic growth is not going to generate the revenue we need to provide the health...

Child Care: Who Benefits?
Jennifer Buckingham OAMOctober 24, 2007IA89

Arguments for the public funding of child care rest on the claim that it is...

Tax Competition: Much To Do About Very Little
Sinclair DavidsonOctober 15, 2007PM78

Sinclair Davidson challenges the notion of ‘harmful’ international tax competition. He argues that in the...

Kava and after in the Nhulunbuy (Gulf of Carpenteria) Hinterland
Helen HughesOctober 8, 2007IA88

Worldwide, people strive to educate their children, to work, to own or rent a decent...

Time to fit the crime
Barry MaleyFebruary 2, 2001The Courier Mail

The first duty of government is to protect the citizen’s person and property, and to...

A Fair Go for all Schools
Jennifer Buckingham OAMJanuary 24, 2001The Herald Sun

It is possible to deceive people without telling lies. In support of their campaign against...

The Paradox of Australian Liberalism
Greg MelleuishJanuary 22, 2001The Australian Financial Review

In colonial Australia the majority of people called themselves liberals and saw liberalism as the...

Pass the Bucks
January 12, 2001The Courier Mail

The idea that Australia’s universities are dumbing down is gaining currency. The latest argument is...

Children Missing in the Young Country
Barry MaleyJanuary 9, 2001The Courier Mail

To keep the level of Australia’s population steady, without immigration, an average of 2.1 births...

Commercialising highways
Robert W. PooleNovember 20, 2000

Most people consider the modern auto-highway system a great success. In the United States, automobiles...

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...

Making Maths Teaching Count
Sarah Powell, Toni Hatten-Roberts, Glenn FaheyApril 12, 2024

In this episode, we delve into the concerning decline of proficiency in mathematics among Australian...

The Science of Learning
Trisha JhaApril 8, 2024What You Need to Know About

The science of learning represents an opportunity to design instruction in a way that is...

Australia’s 100+ Taxes
April 3, 2024What You Need to Know About

Leading economists Robert Carling and Warren Hogan discuss our true tax burden, which is higher...

Can Humanity Sustain Its Growth? Marian Tupy Analyzes Resource Availability.
Robert Forsyth, Marian L. TupyApril 3, 2024Liberalism in Question

In this episode, Rob chats with Marian Tupy, the editor of Human​Progress.org, a senior fellow...

Sherelle Jacobs – The Western World at a Tipping Point.
Robert ForsythMarch 25, 2024Liberalism in Question

On this episode, Rob engages in a compelling conversation with Sherelle Jacobs, a columnist for...

Greedflation: Inflation with an Agenda – With Warren Hogan
March 12, 2024What You Need to Know About

Warren Hogan is an eminent economist, and the founder of EQ Economics, a Sydney-based micro...

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