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After Bondi: What must the Royal Commission achieve
Lorraine FinlayApril 9, 2026OP213

Foreword On Tuesday 31 March 2026, the Centre for Independent Studies hosted a forum at...

Growth that Builds: Beyond the immigration blame game 
March 5, 2026PP63
This paper argues that Australia’s housing crisis is primarily a supply failure, not simply a...
Hours, Not Dollars: Rethinking the cost-of-living debate 
February 23, 2026AP102

Executive Summary Public debate about the ‘cost-of-living crisis’ often confuses nominal price increases with declining...

Overcoming Enmity and Restoring Tolerance. Antisemitism’s challenge for the civic compact
Damien FreemanFebruary 5, 2026AP99

Foreword When the Book of Genesis speaks of enmity between the serpent and the descendants...

Future No Longer Made in Australia: How we lost our low-cost electricity advantage
December 18, 2025IA154
Trouble has been brewing in Australia’s smelting paradise over the last two decades, as rising...
The Unworkable Solution: An Economic Assessment of a Cashflow Tax for Australia
November 6, 2025AP93

Executive Summary Australia faces persistent economic challenges. Productivity growth has slowed, business investment is uneven,...

Jobs for all idea is not a keeper
Glenn FaheyOctober 4, 2020The Australian

Of course the best form of welfare is a job, but that’s no justification for...

RBA ‘indolence’ and reform
Peter TulipOctober 2, 2020Ideas@theCentre

Last week Paul Keating blasted the Reserve Bank of Australia for its ‘indolence’ and ‘timidity’....

Why income tax cuts should be brought forward
October 2, 2020Ideas@theCentre

Heavy hints from ministers that planned personal income tax cuts will be brought forward in...

‘Little knowledge’ budget
October 2, 2020Ideas@theCentre

The dictum that “a little knowledge is a dangerous thing” rings very true in the...

Budget 2020: the overwhelming case for accelerated income tax cuts
October 1, 2020Spectator

Heavy hints from ministers that planned personal income tax cuts will be brought forward in...

Tax cut
Don’t believe the doubters: tax cuts are still the best long-term option to stimulate the economy
Peter TulipSeptember 26, 2020Canberra Times

In a year where so many things have been uncertain, it’s reassuring that at least...

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