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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...

Reduce Indigenous incarceration rates? Not so fast

Sara HudsonApril 14, 2016Daily Telegraph Rendezview

The Australian Bar Association is right in stating that the over-representation of Aboriginal people in...

Democracy Knot on for Marriage Equality Movement

Jeremy SammutApril 9, 2016The Spectator

When is a question not an invitation to discuss? When Guardian Australia holds a forum...

If an alarm goes off and no one hears it, did it make a sound?

Sara HudsonApril 8, 2016Ideas@TheCentre

The murder of remote area nurse, Gayle Woodford, has triggered an outcry of public concern....

Trawling the trolls

Theodore DalrympleApril 8, 2016Ideas@TheCentre

I am no respecter of persons, particularly politicians, but even politicians are human — more...

Label it protectionist

Trisha JhaApril 8, 2016Ideas@TheCentre

When it comes to policy decisions, ‘consultation’ is probably one of the most misused words...

Turnbull government must not delay personal income tax cut

Robert CarlingApril 6, 2016The Australian

A cut in company income tax in next month’s budget would be welcome and long...

What would Adam Smith say?? PJ O’Rourke

June 1, 2009