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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...

Growth that Builds: Beyond the immigration blame game 
Marian L. TupyMarch 5, 2026PP63
This paper argues that Australia’s housing crisis is primarily a supply failure, not simply a...
Promises, Performance, and Prospects: Essays on Political Economy 1980-1998
Barry MaleyMarch 11, 2006Policy

Promises, Performance, and Prospects: Essays on Political Economy 1980-1998 By Antonio Martino Reviewed by Barry...

US aid group throws Vanuatu’s privileged political elite a lifeline
Helen HughesMarch 7, 2006The Canberra Times

Vanuatu (population 200,000) has been generously supported by aid in cash and technical assistance since...

Learn to serve the public
Jennifer Buckingham OAMMarch 2, 2006The Australian

About two short decades from now, there will be more non-government schools than state schools....

Don’t water down this initiative
Malcolm TurnbullMarch 1, 2006The Australian Financial Review

A key part of the national water initiative (NWI) is promoting the efficient operation of...

Strong case for tax cuts
Peter SaundersFebruary 28, 2006The Courier Mail

The Government believes we are, by international standards, a "low tax country" and now the...

Polity’s place in a polite society
Frank FieldFebruary 28, 2006The Australian

In Britain , the politics of behaviour is replacing the politics of class. Tony Blair’s...

CIS Occasional Interviews: Daniel Pipes
September 23, 2011
CIS Occasional Interviews: Robert Carling
September 23, 2011
Q&A: Trans-Atlantic Fiscal Follies: The Sequel
September 22, 2011
ABC News 24 The Drum
September 21, 2011
CIS Occasional Interviews: Ricardo Lopez Murphy
September 13, 2011
CIS Occasional Interview – Emile Hokayem
September 5, 2011
Against simplistic ideology—even liberalism as a simplistic ideology
Robert Forsyth, Parnell McGuinnessJanuary 12, 2021Liberalism in Question

Parnell McGuinness is a columnist at the Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Financial Review, and is...

Yes, Classical Liberalism is under threat
Robert Forsyth, Glenn FaheyJanuary 5, 2021Liberalism in Question

Glenn Fahey is a Research Fellow in Education Policy at the CIS. Previously Glenn has...

Why liberalism needs a new social contract to be renewed
Robert Forsyth, Tim WilsonDecember 29, 2020Liberalism in Question

Rob interviews Tim Wilson, who at the time of recording was MP for Goldstein, about...

“We can’t allow our liberalism to be historically blind.”
Robert Forsyth, Stan GrantDecember 22, 2020Liberalism in Question

Stan Grant an experienced journalist, thinker and writer has thought deeply about liberalism to which...

Unashamedly upbeat about liberalism— “More Fukuyama than Fukuyama.”
Robert Forsyth, Salvatore BabonesDecember 15, 2020Liberalism in Question

In an energetic discussion of both sociology and history Salvatore Babones, Associate Professor of Sociology...

Liberalism—both a prejudice to freedom and a delicate flower.
Robert Forsyth, Ian HarperDecember 8, 2020Liberalism in Question

Rob chats with Professor Ian Harper, member of the Reserve Bank Board and dean of...

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