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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...

Growth that Builds: Beyond the immigration blame game 
Marian L. TupyMarch 5, 2026PP63
This paper argues that Australia’s housing crisis is primarily a supply failure, not simply a...
Hours, Not Dollars: Rethinking the cost-of-living debate 
Marian L. TupyFebruary 23, 2026AP102

Executive Summary Public debate about the ‘cost-of-living crisis’ often confuses nominal price increases with declining...

Overcoming Enmity and Restoring Tolerance. Antisemitism’s challenge for the civic compact
Damien FreemanFebruary 5, 2026AP99

Foreword When the Book of Genesis speaks of enmity between the serpent and the descendants...

Future No Longer Made in Australia: How we lost our low-cost electricity advantage
December 18, 2025IA154
Trouble has been brewing in Australia’s smelting paradise over the last two decades, as rising...
Reframing an Ancient Hatred: the intersection of left-wing antisemitism and anti-Zionism
Julie ClaridgeDecember 11, 2025
Anti-Zionism has evolved to create a further mutation of antisemitism, cloaking bias and discrimination in...
Why Republicans are sceptical about funding Ukraine
Tom SwitzerMarch 7, 2024SPECTATOR UK

When US policy-makers supported Nato expansion in the 1990s, it was widely believed that America,...

A noble exit: When stepping down is a profound act of service
Steven SchwartzMarch 6, 2024SPECTATOR FLAT WHITE

In the grand, gold-leafed halls of American politics, where the only thing older than the...

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Maths show supermarkets not to blame for cost-of-living crisis
Robert CarlingFebruary 28, 2024AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

Supermarkets have clearly become the poster children for alleged ‘price gouging’ behaviour in the cost-of-living...

Time for Marles to steer HMAS Defence
Andrew BlythFebruary 27, 2024SPECTATOR

The announcement by Defence Minister Richard Marles to restructure Navy’s surface fleet — by integrating...

The West’s bid to expand NATO eastwards was a mistake
Tom SwitzerFebruary 24, 2024THE AUSTRALIAN

For the people of Ukraine, the failure of Western nations to help them defeat Russia...

The government clearly doesn’t understand the consequences of its actions
Simon Cowan, Gene TunnyFebruary 24, 2024CANBERRA TIMES

Despite strenuous protests from the business community, it is hardly surprising that Workplace Relations Minister...

Minor Parties, Major Impact!
June 5, 2014
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June 4, 2014
Bob Day: Minor Parties, Major Impact!
June 4, 2014
Alex Philipatos on ‘Withholding Dividends: Better ways to make the public sector efficient’
May 29, 2014
Tony Shepherd: Towards Responsible Government Q&A
May 22, 2014
Tony Shepherd: Towards Responsible Government
May 22, 2014
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