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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...

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...

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Push for a Voice to Parliament is a bureaucratic power grab to give Indigenous Australians rights they already have
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOAugust 9, 2022SKY NEWS

People ask me why I am opposed to the Uluru Statement from the Heart and...

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Aboriginal Australians have heard the Voice before
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOAugust 2, 2022DAILY TELEGRAPH

A national body can’t speak for Aboriginal people as a group and Aboriginal people won’t...

Jim Chalmers
Labor and Treasurer Jim Chalmers have a long way to go to address inflation
Simon CowanJuly 30, 2022CANBERRA TIMES

This week’s economic statement from Treasurer Jim Chalmers has answered some pressing economic questions. First...

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Gay-pride jersey paradox: enforcing ‘tolerance’ and ‘diversity’ is simply intolerant and divisive
Tom Switzer, Peter KurtiJuly 29, 2022SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

Rugby league is one of Australia’s great spectator sports, and for spectators the game offers...

Attitude to history has moved from pride to shame
Joanna WilliamsJuly 29, 2022THE AUSTRALIAN

Think of the great Enlightenment philosophers — Hume, Hegel or Kant — and what comes...

Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price maiden speech
Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s maiden speech
Jacinta Nampijinpa PriceJuly 27, 2022HANSARD

Thank you, Madam President. I am immensely honoured to be standing here before you as...

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...

Ron Manners on the Power of Individualism
Robert Forsyth, Ron Manners AONovember 7, 2024Liberalism in Question

In this episode of Liberalism in Question, we are joined by Australian businessman, entrepreneur, and...

The Sexual Revolution & the Role of Families in a Liberal Democracy | Mary Eberstadt
Robert Forsyth, Mary EberstadtOctober 24, 2024Liberalism in Question

In this compelling interview, Robert Forsyth engages in a deep conversation with Mary Eberstadt, acclaimed...

The Tension Between Freedom, Liberty, and Responsibility | David Kinley
Robert ForsythOctober 22, 2024Liberalism in Question

In this episode of Liberalism in Question, David Kinley, Chair of Human Rights Law at...

Turning Point: Australia after the Voice referendum
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AO, Damien FreemanOctober 16, 2024

Listen to this recording of our thought-provoking CIS event that explored the complexities of Australian...

The Rise of Activist Corporations: How activism agendas subsumed shareholder primacy by Peter Swan
Peter Swan AOOctober 14, 2024

The Rise of Activist Corporations: How activism agendas subsumed shareholder primacy by Peter Swan AO...

North Korea: The Origins of Its Unique Family Dictatorship | Nicholas Eberstadt
Robert Forsyth, Nicholas Eberstadt October 10, 2024Liberalism in Question

In this eye-opening interview, Robert Forsyth sits down with Nicholas Eberstadt, a leading expert on...

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