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State Taxation and Fiscal Federalism: A Blueprint for Further Reform

Robert CarlingNovember 3, 2006PM73

This paper identifies major structural flaws in our current taxation system and develops a set...

Vision or Fiction? Prospects of Regional Integration in the South Pacific

Stephan FreitagOctober 25, 2006IA76

Following the formation of the European Union, regional economic integration has been sought as path...

Why Tax Cuts Are Good for Growth

Phil RennieOctober 18, 2006IA75

Economic growth involves a number of factors, which are often difficult to isolate. Tax cuts...

How to Fix a Leaky Tax System

Phil RennieSeptember 14, 2006IA74

Raising the top rate of tax to 39% for income over $60,000 has made New...

Should Australia and New Zealand Open Their Doors to Guest Workers From the Pacific? Costs and Benefits

Helen HughesSeptember 4, 2006PM72

Should Australia and New Zealand depart from their long term immigration policies to provide work...

Tackling Literacy in Remote Aboriginal Communities

Kirsten StorryAugust 31, 2006IA73

There is an alarming educational gap facing remote Aboriginal communities. The gap in literacy between...

It’s time for a return to duty, not rights

Samuel GreggAugust 30, 2000The Australian Financial Review

"The moral foundation of political economy is not the satisfaction of appetite, but the fulfillment...

Stop Subsidising a Failure

August 9, 2000The Australian Financial Review

John Quiggin is a well- known microeconomic reform sceptic, and in these pages last week...

A degree of uncertainty

July 19, 2000The Courier Mail

We often hear about a crisis in our universities, but the crisis is older and...

Why Learning is a Hard Haul Without a Dad

Alison RichJuly 15, 2000The Age

Research over the last few years has shown that, on average, children from sole parent...

Global Warming Raises Political Temperature

Barry MaleyJuly 5, 2000The Courier Mail

The National Party convention at Tweed Heads a few weeks ago made clear its opposition...

Picking Winners

Wolfgang KasperJuly 3, 2000The Evening Post

In a recent article in The Evening Post (19/6/00), Michael Wilson advocated the selective promotion...

Grounded Liberty: Liberalism’s Moral Roots | Michael Bird

Robert ForsythJune 18, 2025

Robert Forsyth interviews Dr. Michael Bird, who reflects on the relationship between liberalism and Christianity....

The science of learning will set students free | Glenn Fahey

Robert Forsyth, Glenn FaheyJune 13, 2025

Robert Forsyth interviews Glenn Fahey, director of the education program at the Centre for Independent...

In Defence of Jordan Peterson | Rohan McHugh

Robert ForsythJune 4, 2025

Robert Forsyth speaks with Rohan McHugh, who contends that the liberal tradition’s “contest of ideas”...

The Incoming Executive Director of CIS: Michael Stutchbury

June 3, 2025

The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Stutchbury...

Robert ForsythMay 21, 2025

In this episode, we delve into the controversial world of the Intellectual Dark Web (IDW)...

Free Trade vs Tariffs: Jobs, Security, and the Cost of Living

Trisha JhaMay 14, 2025

Leading economists, historians, and policy experts delve into the complex world of tariffs, free trade,...