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Annals of Aid: Vanuatu and The United States Millenium Challenge Corporation

Helen HughesApril 5, 2006IA69

Vanuatu, with a population of 200,000, is a medium sized Pacific state that became independent...

The Ethic of Respect: A Leftwing Cause

Frank FieldMarch 9, 2006OP102

Frank Field argues that nineteenth century Christianity bequeathed us a “rich deposit of ethical values”,...

Farewell to Liberty, Equality and Fraternity: Is the Left still on the Left?

Dirk Maxeiner, Michael MierschMarch 3, 2006OP103

In this Occasional Paper translated by Wolfgang Kasper, two German analysts, Dirk Maxeiner and Michael...

Sensory Order and Economic Order: The links between human cognition and economic freedom in Hayek’s thought

Julie NovakMarch 1, 2006OP101

While Friedrich August von Hayek’s name will forever remain associated with economics, his original scholarly...

HELPless: How the FEE-HELP Loans System Lets Students Down and How to Fix it

Andrew NortonFebruary 27, 2006IA68

Australia pioneered repaying student loans through the tax system, the HECS scheme. In 2005, HECS...

Make Poverty History: Tackle Corruption

Wolfgang KasperJanuary 19, 2006IA67

The results of the latest international survey of corruption reveal huge international differences. Poor countries...

Anthony Albanese’s stage 3 tax cut blues

Simon CowanSeptember 10, 2022CANBERRA TIMES

The current uncertainty surrounding the Stage 3 tax cuts was both an entirely predictable and...

A remarkable 70-year reign

Tom SwitzerSeptember 9, 2022

Like so many people across the globe, we at CIS pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth...

‘Anti-racism’ makes it impossible to speak up about Aborginal domestic violence

Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOSeptember 7, 2022SKY NEWS

Northern Territory Supreme Court Justice Judith Kelly is not afraid to cause a stir by...

Indigenous Australia cannot be spoken for by a single Voice

Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOSeptember 6, 2022THE WEST AUSTRALIAN

No other Western constitution provides for an Indigenous “Voice”. Canada’s Constitution includes a simple statement...

Why the government has to make the case for stage 3 tax cuts

Robert CarlingSeptember 5, 2022FINANCIAL REVIEW

The Morrison government’s stage 3 income tax cuts— still almost two years away from their...

Do we really need an Indigenous ‘voice’ to parliament?

Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOSeptember 4, 2022EPOCH TIMES

While Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his minister for Indigenous affairs frolic together with...

A Short History of Liberalism in the Middle East | Joshua Landis

Robert ForsythJanuary 14, 2026

In this episode of Liberalism in Question, we dive deep into the complex and often...

Trump and the red wave | Dave Rubin

Robert Forsyth, Dave RubinJanuary 6, 2026

From Donald Trump to the lockdowns, Dave Rubin sits down with Robert Forsyth to discuss...

The Tradition of Liberty | Senator James Paterson

Robert Forsyth, James PatersonDecember 23, 2025

Senator James Paterson joins Liberalism in Question to discuss the core principles of classical liberalism...

The Tension Between Classical Liberalism and Conservatism | Gray Connolly

December 17, 2025

From surrogacy to free speech, Rob Forsyth and Gray Connolly discuss the differences between classical...

‘NIMBYism is a cancer’: Bragg outlines housing policy vision with Peter Tulip & Michael Stutchbury

Andrew Bragg, Peter Tulip, Michael StutchburyDecember 12, 2025

Senator Andrew Bragg and economist Peter Tulip join Michael Stutchbury for a wide-ranging conversation on...

Education Reform That Works: Insights from UK, New Zealand & Australia

Glenn Fahey, Nick Gibb, Jason Clare MPDecember 8, 2025

Three leading education ministers — Sir Nick Gibb (UK), Erica Stanford (New Zealand), and Jason...