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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...

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...

10 CGT Myths Busted

Robert CarlingMarch 11, 2026IA155

The criticisms and characterisation of the 50% capital gains tax discount over many years have...

Less tax better for business

August 2, 2006The New Zealand Herald

Underwhelming as it may seem, the Government’s Business Tax Review re-opens a huge philosophical debate...

Choice is best for curriculum

Jennifer Buckingham OAMJuly 31, 2006The Age

School curricula and the standards of students seem to be constantly under fire, with discussion...

Schooled in freedom of choice

Jennifer Buckingham OAMJuly 27, 2006The Canberra Times

After years in the policy wilderness, support has been growing for school choice. Politicians on...

Reward key in educator quality equation

Jennifer Buckingham OAMJuly 19, 2006The Courier Mail

In almost every profession, people who are good at their job are paid more. This...

Power, ambition and a policy to match

July 11, 2006The Adelaide Advertiser

Australia performs at the top level in most any sport. This shouldn’t surprise people because,...

Breaking the cycle

Phil RennieJuly 5, 2006The Press

The tragic case of the Kahui twins has generated a lot of hand-wringing amongst critics,...

On Liberty EP49 Star Wars Day: Libertarian Edition

Monica Wilkie, Jordan Alexander HillMay 4, 2021On Liberty

Science fiction is often seen as the domain of – the nerds. But, the genre...

On Liberty EP48 Education or Enstupidation? English in the Curriculum

Salvatore Babones, Fiona MuellerApril 28, 2021On Liberty

How can students be expected to develop into intellectual adults if they are never exposed...

Government can’t prop up the economy forever!

Anjali NadaradjaneApril 22, 2021

Milton Friedman used to say that nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program....

On Liberty EP47 Magna Carta; 800 years of freedom.

Monica Wilkie, Zachary GormanApril 21, 2021On Liberty

The Magna Carta has become an enduring symbol of freedom, a triumph over power and...

On Liberty EP46 India and Australia: What Are the Opportunities?

Salvatore Babones, Natasha Jha BhaskarApril 14, 2021On Liberty

India is on everyone’s agenda here in Australia, but do we really understand the country...

Cancel Culture Crusades

Monica Wilkie, Peter Kurti, Claire LehmannApril 11, 2021

Many cultural forces continue to weed out books, tear down statues and shame celebrities, who...