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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...

Sorry, but ‘Covid-zero’ can’t be our new normal
Simon CowanJune 19, 2021Canberra Times

As Victoria surfaces slowly from its latest lockdown, it’s become increasingly clear just how difficult...

It’s nowhere near curtains for oil
Tom SwitzerJune 15, 2021The Australian

Great efforts are under way to decarbonise the global economy. It’s not just that Western...

Yes, in our backyards: how to give the kids a fair crack at home ownership
Peter TulipJune 11, 2021Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney and Melbourne are now the third and sixth least affordable housing markets in the...

What Comes After Australia’s V-Shaped Economic Recovery?
Robert CarlingJune 9, 2021The Epoch Times

The flow of economic data has so far made June a good news month for...

A cultural imbalance: the draft curriculum disserves Western traditions and values
Fiona MuellerJune 9, 2021Education HQ

Australia’s first Prime Minister believed in free, compulsory and ‘unsectarian’ education, backing the 1880 NSW...

The right must be more than a critic on critical theory
Simon CowanJune 5, 2021Canberra Times

It has been difficult to knock the Coronavirus crisis off the front page of the...

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