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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.

The true lesson Aussies should learn from Trump’s victory
Simon CowanNovember 16, 2024CANBERRA TIMES

Since the US election result confirmed Donald Trump would re-enter the White House in triumph,...

How Trump made the biggest political comeback possible
Tom SwitzerNovember 6, 2024AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
The sad thing about this dispiriting election campaign is that it hasn’t clarified America’s problems,...
War on misinformation doomed to fail: tariffs a case in point
Simon CowanNovember 2, 2024CANBERRA TIMES

Experts in misinformation will no doubt be closely following the extraordinary claims being thrown around...

Property ownership key to closing the gap
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOOctober 26, 2024THE AUSTRALIAN

The debate around land reform on Indigenous traditional lands has been going on for decades,...

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Having an authority to rule on what is truth is deeply problematic
Simon CowanOctober 18, 2024CANBERRA TIMES

There is no better sign of the loss of faith in democracy than the belief...

White demographics did not drive the Voice vote
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOOctober 16, 2024AFR

It has been 12 months since the Voice Referendum was defeated and you have to...

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