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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...

Federalism key to saving states from Medicare

Jeremy Sammut, David GadielJuly 21, 2017Ideas@TheCentre

If you thought the Gonski and NDIS ‘funding gaps’ were problems, the cost of schools...

Investors not to blame for rise in renters

Michael PotterJuly 21, 2017Ideas@TheCentre

The release of the latest Census figures has shown home ownership is down, and (unsurprisingly)...

Gonski 2.0: next step

Blaise JosephJuly 21, 2017Ideas@TheCentre

Phase 2.0 of Gonski 2.0 is now officially under way, with the announcement of the...

Fiscally fixing health and Medicare means state income taxes

David Gadiel, Jeremy SammutJuly 17, 2017AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

The old business adage warns there is no such thing as a free lunch. And...

Commissioner Tim’s Blind Eye

Jeremy SammutJuly 16, 2017Quadrant Online

According to Race Discrimination Commissioner Tim Soutphommasane, Australia remains a racist country because ethnic minorities...

IR’s Kodak moment

John SlaterJuly 14, 2017Ideas@TheCentre

The rise of automation will see a sizeable chunk of today’s workforce replaced by robots,...

The future does not belong to the axis of autocracy: Andrew Neil on a World in Disorder!

Andrew Neil, Michael StutchburyDecember 1, 2025

Veteran broadcaster Andrew Neil joins CIS Executive Director Michael Stutchbury for a conversation about the...

From $43B to $70B: The NBN Disaster and Off-Budget Deception

November 27, 2025

Ever wondered how governments keep massive spending hidden from the public eye? In this eye-opening...

Rebuilding the Open Society | Roger Partridge

Robert ForsythNovember 19, 2025

In this episode of Liberalism in Question, we dive into Roger Partridge’s provocative Quillette essay,...

Dave Rubin and Andrew Neil debate Trump, Free Speech, Conservatism & Net Zero!

Dave Rubin, Andrew Neil, Michael StutchburyNovember 13, 2025

Broadcaster Andrew Neil and commentator Dave Rubin ‪@RubinReport‬ join Michael Stutchbury for a wide-ranging conversation...

Peter Costello on the Legacy of Reform and the Road Ahead

Peter CostelloNovember 7, 2025

From economic reform and rising government spending to cultural shifts and the decline of liberalism,...

What do teachers believe about learning? | Trisha Jha

Trisha JhaNovember 6, 2025

This report presents findings from literature about what teachers believe about how students learn: the...