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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

Why Small Business Is Not Hiring: Regulatory Impediments to Small Business Growth
Jason SoonFebruary 10, 1999IA6

Small business makes an important contribution to the Australian economy, accounting for 42 percent of...

The Road Not Taken- Hayek’s Slippery Slope to Serfdom
Neil McInnesNovember 1, 1998OP65

In 1944 Friedrich Hayek published The Road to Serfdom, a warning against the totalitarian dangers...

Freedom of Speech in the Constitution
Nicholas AroneyOctober 13, 1998PM40

In recent years, the decisions and methods of the High Court of Australia have been...

Rear Vision on Trade Policy: Wrong Way, Go Forward
Ron DuncanSeptember 25, 1998IA5

Pig farmers seeking to stop imports of pork into Australia are standing candidates in 15...

The Last Refuge: Hard and Soft Hansonism in Contemporary Australian Politics
Chandran KukathasSeptember 21, 1998IA4

The arrival of Pauline Hanson's One Nation on the Australian political scene has been the...

Tax Injustice: Keeping the Family Cap-in-Hand
Lucy SullivanJuly 10, 1998IA3

There is a growing awareness of financial pressure on the family, together with anomalies in...

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...

Democracy’s Dark Shadow
George WeigelOctober 24, 2000The Australian Financial Review

The collapse of communist regimes in east central Europe in the revolution of 1989, followed...

On Liberty EP34 Is China’s rise unstoppable?
Salvatore BabonesNovember 19, 2020On Liberty

While the rest of the world was obsessing over the U.S. elections, China-watchers were digesting...

On Liberty EP33 Superannuation has Failed
Salvatore BabonesNovember 12, 2020On Liberty

Superannuation has failed in its original goal: helping Australians to achieve financial independence in retirement....

On Liberty EP32 Four more years or Democratic landslide?
Salvatore BabonesNovember 5, 2020On Liberty

Salvatore Babones hosts Morrow for an On Liberty episode not to be missed: Four more...

On Liberty EP31 Down to the Line US Elections 2020
Salvatore BabonesOctober 29, 2020On Liberty

We welcomed Tom Switzer, CIS Executive Director. Salvatore Babones hosts seasoned US political commentator Tom...

Does Hong Kong Have a Future?
Salvatore BabonesOctober 23, 2020

Australia seeks to attract “key businesses and global super talent to Australia”, in the words...

On Liberty EP30 Is religion cherished in Australia?
Salvatore BabonesOctober 22, 2020On Liberty

We welcomed Sophie York, barrister, law lecturer, and board director. Sophie believes, “religious freedom is...

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