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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

Good Teachers Where They Are Needed
Jennifer Buckingham OAMOctober 19, 2005IA64

Allowing qualified professionals to become teachers through school-based education has the potential to reduce Australia’s...

The Economics of Indigenous Deprivation and Proposals for Reform
Helen HughesSeptember 23, 2005IA63

The 450,000 Australian Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders who make up Australia’s Indigenous population fall...

Smothered by the Security Blanket. Risk, Responsibility and the role of Government
Caspar CondeSeptember 19, 2005OP95

To what extent can the government manage risk in our society without smothering self-responsibility and...

The Free Market Case Against Voluntary Student Unionism (But for Voluntary Student Representation)
Andrew NortonAugust 31, 2005IA62

Introducing ‘voluntary student unionism’ (VSU) into Australia’s universities would do two things: It would make...

Alliance: The View from America
Dan Blumenthal, Doug Bandow, Kurt Campbell, Peter BrookesAugust 25, 2005OP96

The Occasional Paper aims to ‘de-parochialise’ the debate in Australia by asking how Americans think...

The Costs of Taxation
Alex RobsonAugust 21, 2005PM68

Taxation generates various administrative, evasion, compliance and rent-seeking costs. The Australian Taxation Office employs over...

Are we prepared for the next pandemic?
Steven SchwartzFebruary 25, 2025SPECTATOR FLAT WHITE
Australia has taken steps to prepare for avian flu. But preparedness isn’t a one-time event....
Amid all the hype about DOGE, we should be watching closely
Simon CowanFebruary 22, 2025CANBERRA TIMES
We should all be very watchful, given what governments would get up to with our...
How not to waste Gonski school funding
Trisha JhaFebruary 19, 2025AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
Additional federal money may unfortunately extend and expand inefficient and ineffective practices rather than lift...
How Starmer’s Labour Party went from victory to chaos
Simon HefferFebruary 14, 2025AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
The UK chancellor is going to have to do one of two things for political...
This is pure snake oil. And a diversion from policies that made our lives better
Robert Carling, Simon CowanFebruary 8, 2025THE CANBERRA TIMES

There was much sound and fury in Australia, and among our allies, when China introduced...

Time to say bye-bye to the wokerati’s bullying tactics
Simon HefferFebruary 1, 2025THE AUSTRALIAN

On Australia Day, Sydney’s Circular Quay, between the magnificent Harbour Bridge and the Opera...

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...

Reforms to teacher education
Karla Pincott, Glenn FaheySeptember 26, 2023Liberalism in Question

Below is an excerpt from Glenn Fahey’s article: The proposed overhaul to teacher training will...

Peter Tulip ‘How to Think Like an Economist’ | Liberalism in Question S4E2
September 26, 2023Liberalism in Question

Should Michael Jordan mow his own lawn? What is the role of the Reserve Bank?...

A Classical Liberal Argument for Voting ‘Yes’ on the Voice Referendum – Liberalism in Question S4E1
September 13, 2023Liberalism in Question

Is a YES vote the upcoming referendum on the Voice to Parliament compatible with liberal...

Politicisation – the attack on merit and our way of life
Scott Prasser, Karla PincottSeptember 6, 2023Liberalism in Question

Below is an excerpt from Scott Prasser paper, which can be read here. Types of...

Rental and Housing Affordability with Peter Tulip
Peter Tulip, Karla PincottAugust 30, 2023Liberalism in Question

Rental and Housing Affordability with Peter Tulip: We need to relax zoning restrictions to allow...

Heeding Expert Advice with Peter Kurti
Peter Kurti, Karla PincottAugust 24, 2023Liberalism in Question

During the Covid-19 pandemic, state and territory leaders afforded great responsibility for decisions about managing...

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