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In Conversation with Marian L. Tupy
Marian L. TupyApril 16, 2026OP103

Introduction This publication covers edited extracts from three Marian L Tupy presentations as 2026 Max...

After Bondi: What must the Royal Commission achieve
Josh Frydenberg, Lorraine Finlay, Ronald Sackville AO KC, Peter KurtiApril 9, 2026OP213

Foreword On Tuesday 31 March 2026, the Centre for Independent Studies hosted a forum at...

Humankind and the infinite resource base
Marian L. TupyApril 2, 2026OP212

This paper examines the human ability to expand our resource base into infinity. Given human...

The Legislative Fantasy. Hate Speech, Culture, and Institutional Failure
Dimitri BurshteinMarch 26, 2026AP103

Foreword The Bondi Beach attack of 14 December 2025 forced a reckoning that many Australians...

Generation Trapped. Housing, handouts, and the collapse of young Australians’ life satisfaction
Parnell Palme McGuinnessMarch 19, 2026RR52

Executive summary Over the past several decades, Australian society has undergone profound economic, social, and...

Why We Should Not Increase Capital Gains Tax
Robert CarlingMarch 11, 2026PP64
Debate about capital gains tax rarely occurs in isolation. It typically emerges during periods of...
Restrictions hinder housing affordability
Peter TulipOctober 23, 2020Ideas@theCentre

Restrictions on new building are one of the main reasons housing is so expensive, especially...

Cashless in Alice
Jacinta Nampijinpa PriceOctober 22, 2020Spectator

Income Management and the Cashless Debit Card (CDC) have long faced opposition from those who...

Our clever country deserves better than two-speed education
Glenn FaheyOctober 18, 2020Canberra Times

AUSTRALIA’S two-speed education system has been tolerated for too long – with recent research showing...

Trump defeat will transform US in way we haven’t seen in decades
Tom SwitzerOctober 17, 2020Sydney Morning Herald

Whenever seasoned observers of American politics predict an emphatic Joe Biden victory on November 3,...

Budget squibbed on reform
Simon CowanOctober 16, 2020Ideas@theCentre

The biggest story of the 2020 budget is not, surprisingly, the 12-figure record deficit. It...

American decline: is this time different?
Sue WindybankOctober 16, 2020Ideas@TheCentre

US political scientist Samuel Huntington is best known for his 1993 ‘clash of civilisations’ thesis,...

Professor James Allan – Human Rights in Civil Society
March 24, 2011
Professor James Allan – The Job of Judges in Democratic Societies
March 24, 2011
Craig Emerson MP at the CIS
March 18, 2011
How! Not How Much: Medicare Spending and Health Resource Allocation in Australia
March 14, 2011
Jessica Brown – Indonesia’s Strategic Role in a Changing Southeast Asia
March 6, 2011
Malaysian Dilemma: The Enduring Cancer of Affirmative Action with Dr John Lee
February 20, 2011
How loss of cheap energy pressures wage system | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburyNovember 27, 2025

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Dark Forces at Work? Sir Frank Lowy on the Return of Antisemitism | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburyOctober 10, 2025Liberalism in Question

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Iron, Ideas, and Abundance: Supply Side Mistakes and Lessons | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburySeptember 26, 2025

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Why Australians Vote for Big Government | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburySeptember 19, 2025

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Our Prosperity is Slipping Away | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburySeptember 16, 2025

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Protests, Polarisation and Immigration | The Stutchbury Sessions
Michael StutchburySeptember 15, 2025

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