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Opinion pieces written by CIS researchers on current issues in their area of expertise are published in major media, adding creditable debate to conversations of national importance.

Campuses shouldn’t be safe spaces to breed intolerance
Steven SchwartzMarch 22, 2025THE AUSTRALIAN
A curious trend has taken hold: the re-segregation of student housing, common areas, and even...
Indexation would end the stealth tax of bracket creep 
Gene TunnyMarch 17, 2025AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
In Australia, bracket creep has become a silent but significant burden on taxpayers, eroding real...
Why have we fallen for the ‘cheap renewables’ magic tricks?
Aidan MorrisonMarch 17, 2025THE AUSTRALIAN

The jury is in on the government’s power price promise. Instead of a $275 reduction...

Identity politics, enclaves, undermine common values
Peter KurtiMarch 12, 2025DAILY TELEGRAPH

Hastily-convened citizenship ceremonies around the nation raised suspicions that the federal government was trying to...

Time to do away with this insidious tax hurting us all
Simon CowanMarch 8, 2025CANBERRA TIMES
Bracket creep is caused by the inflation and its interaction with our progressive tax system....
Trump’s goal to end Ukraine war makes moral sense
Tom SwitzerMarch 4, 2025THE AUSTRALIAN

Friday’s heated exchange in the White House was surely a regrettable moment in American diplomatic...

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