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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...
There is nothing modern about euthanasia
Helen AndrewsJuly 25, 2014ABC The Drum

The decision by the Medical Board of Australia to suspend Dr Philip Nitschke, who has...

Hockey’s tax receipts don’t reveal the deficit
Robert CarlingJuly 22, 2014The Australian

The tax return season comes around with monotonous regularity, but this year for the first...

Beijing sinks South China Sea code of conduct
Benjamin HerscovitchJuly 21, 2014China Spectator

Beyond being a shrewd military strategist, the ancient Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu was also a...

Liberty or licence
Peter SaundersJuly 18, 2014

As every libertarian knows, John Stuart Mill's essay On Liberty argued that people should be...

Mentioning the war doesn’t discredit government’s deft diplomacy
Benjamin HerscovitchJuly 18, 2014

For the last two weeks, Canberra has been buffeted by Asia's great power politics. During...

Welfare review flags significant reforms for public housing
Matthew TaylorJuly 18, 2014

Last year the Australian government commissioned a welfare review to identify improvements that could be...

Q&A – Leadership, Liberty and the Crisis of Authority – The 2011 John Bonython Lecture
November 17, 2011
Q&A – Leadership, Liberty and the Crisis of Authority – The 2011 John Bonython Lecture
November 17, 2011
Leadership, Liberty and the Crisis of Authority
Frank FurediNovember 16, 2011

Professor Frank Furedi, a respected UK-based sociologist, author and media commentator discusses leadership from a...

The Decade-Long Binge: How Government Squandered Ten Years of Economic Prosperity
November 14, 2011
Not So Super: Reform Options for Australia’s Superannuation System
November 6, 2011
Czech President Addresses Consilium
November 1, 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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