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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...
Childcare: a case study in regulatory capture
Trisha JhaFebruary 21, 2014

In recent weeks, the media has been saturated with solutions to the childcare problems Australia...

Alcoa exposes false promises of protectionism
Simon CowanFebruary 21, 2014

In June 2012, the Australian and Victorian governments announced a $40+ million assistance package to...

A coalition of the willing on IR reform
Alexander Philipatos, Jeremy SammutFebruary 18, 2014ABC The Drum

The Abbott Government is dealing with the unfinished business of the nation's transition from 'Fortress...

Like it or not, national character owes much to the mother country
Nick CaterFebruary 15, 2014The Australian

It is safe to assume that the academics responsible for the Australian Curriculum would disagree...

Time to scrap the charity commission
Helen AndrewsFebruary 15, 2014Open Forum
The truth about poverty – from a certain point of view
Matthew TaylorFebruary 14, 2014

Adam Creighton, economics correspondent at The Australian, recently wrote of Australia’s ‘addiction to welfare‘...

Professor Suri Ratnapala – Freedom of Speech Symposium
April 1, 2015
Professor Suri Ratnapala – Freedom of Speech Symposium
April 1, 2015
Professor Suri Ratnapala – Freedom of Speech Symposium
April 1, 2015
NSW State Treasurer Andrew Constance – Leadership Lunch
March 25, 2015
NSW State Treasurer Andrew Constance – Leadership Lunch
March 25, 2015
NSW State Treasurer Andrew Constance -media edit
March 24, 2015
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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