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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...
RIP Reading Recovery
Jennifer Buckingham OAMSeptember 23, 2016Spectator Flat White

  Thanks to NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli, the deeply entrenched, multi-million dollar Reading Recovery...

Lack of accountability biggest issue in Indigenous affairs
Sara HudsonSeptember 23, 2016Spectator Flat White

  For too long governments have convinced themselves they are contributing to better Indigenous outcomes...

Focusing on the family
Trisha JhaSeptember 23, 2016Ideas@TheCentre

There’s been a lot of focus on early childhood development as the site of inequality...

FIVE from FIVE helps parents get children ready to read
Jennifer Buckingham OAMSeptember 23, 2016Ideas@TheCentre

One in five Australian children begin school with poor language skills. In disadvantaged areas, it’s...

No need for the justice reinvestment label to fight crime
Sara HudsonSeptember 23, 2016Ideas@TheCentre

There is no doubt we need strategies to tackle the high Indigenous crime rate but...

There’s no room for child marriages in Australia
Peter KurtiSeptember 22, 2016Daily Telegraph

Horrifying news of a spike in forced child marriages needs to prompt some serious questions...

Nick Cater – ‘What’s the Point of the ABC?’ – CIS Forum
May 9, 2014
Andrew West – ‘What’s the Point of the ABC?’ – CIS Forum
May 8, 2014
Andrew West – ‘What’s the Point of the ABC?’ – CIS Forum
May 8, 2014
Robert Carling on ‘The Business’ – Tax Expenditures
May 7, 2014
Robert Carling on ‘The Business’ – Tax Expenditures
May 7, 2014
Brendan O’Neill – Nannies, Nudgers & Naggers
May 1, 2014
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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