• Opinion

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.

Education is another consumer choice
Greg LindsaySeptember 22, 2004The Australian Financial Review

Education is an issue in which everyone has a direct interest at some point in...

Land use rules erode freedom
Wolfgang KasperSeptember 16, 2004The West Australian

Environmental regulations threaten constitutional rights dating back to Magna Carta, Wolfgang Kasper argues. Unease over...

An election to be lost rather than to be won
Michael WarbySeptember 15, 2004The Newcastle Herald

The federal election campaign is on, so each side is attempting to outbid the other...

A new free-trade alliance
Wolfgang KasperSeptember 15, 2004The Australian Financial Review

In a recent Labour Day address, US President George Bush spoke of dismantling all trade...

Two cheers for Labor’s welfare reform
Peter SaundersSeptember 10, 2004The Australian

LET'S give a muffled cheer for Labor's family tax policy – or maybe even two,...

Only harsh medicine can save Nauru
Helen HughesAugust 31, 2004The Courier Mail

Nauru is an isolated 21 sq km Pacific island, more than 3,500 kms from Brisbane....

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