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Fiscal Illusion: How Big Government Makes Tax Look Small
Sinclair DavidsonOctober 1, 2007PM81

Rather than focusing on any particular tax or level of government, Sinclair Davidson in this...

Tax Earmarking. Is It Good Practice?
Robert CarlingJuly 16, 2007PM75

This monograph critically analyses the use of earmarked (or ‘hypothecated’) taxes in Australia.  

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The Organisation of Residential Aged Care for an Ageing Population
Warren HoganJuly 2, 2007PM76

At the heart of this paper is the re-assertion of the need for a system...

Lands of Shame: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ‘Homelands’ in Transition
Helen HughesJune 30, 2007SP09

Some 90,000 of Australia’s 500,000 Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders live appallingly deprived lives in...

Taming New Zealand’s Tax Monster
Phil RennieMay 15, 2007IA87

Since 2000 the amount of tax paid by New Zealanders has increased from $32 billion...

The Government Giveth and the Government Taketh Away: Tax Welfare Churning and the Case for Welfare State Opt-Outs
Peter SaundersMay 14, 2007PM74

Australians are more prosperous than ever before, so the number of people needing government assistance...

CIS Nanny State Awards for 2025
Peter KurtiDecember 11, 2025SPECTATOR FLAT WHITE
Each year, CIS gathers the most ridiculous examples of intrusioninto our lives, to find the...
School child reading book
Turning up a first step to success
Trisha JhaDecember 4, 2025DAILY TELEGRAPH
The best that can be said about the latest national attendance data is that things...
Black market lit up by backfiring ciggies tax
Michael StutchburyDecember 2, 2025DAILY TELEGRAPH

Jacking up the price of a product usually ensures that less of it is sold....

Tip from a friend: Australia’s economy is in a slow race to ruin
Michael StutchburyNovember 29, 2025THE AUSTRALIAN
Sometimes it takes outsiders to say the obvious but unwelcome things: high spending, low growth...
Why the war on wokeness is actually killing conservatives in Australia
Simon CowanNovember 29, 2025CANBERRA TIMES
Australian conservatives — however much they might be impressed by the way MAGA has fought...
Hanson’s burqa antics dodges hard questions on multiculturalism
Peter KurtiNovember 27, 2025AFR

Eight years after her first burqa stunt, Pauline Hanson pulled it out of the wardrobe...

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...

Liberalism’s remarkable Australian Story
Robert Forsyth, David KempDecember 21, 2021Liberalism in Question

Rob and David discuss the remarkable story of ‘the liberal project’ in Australia. David has...

Economic liberalism under threat
Robert Forsyth, Simon CowanDecember 14, 2021Liberalism in Question

Rob and Simon discuss why, despite the unparalleled success of international liberalism in lifting people...

The heart of liberalism
Robert Forsyth, Henry ErgasDecember 7, 2021Liberalism in Question

In a wide-ranging discussion, Rob and Henry explore the heart of the liberal project. Liberalism...

Liberalism questioned
Robert Forsyth, Peter KurtiFebruary 2, 2021Liberalism in Question

Rob discusses liberalism with Peter Kurti, director of the Culture, Prosperity and Civil Society Program...

Liberalism is best understood by studying its origins
Robert Forsyth, Simon HainesJanuary 26, 2021Liberalism in Question

Professor Simon Haines is a distinguished scholar, teacher and author, and a passionate advocate for...

The university as a crucial institution in the liberal community
Robert Forsyth, Michael SpenceJanuary 19, 2021Liberalism in Question

Rob discusses issues of liberalism and the university with then Vice Chancellor of the University...

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