• 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.

Lies & Statistics
Peter SaundersAugust 28, 2004The Australian Financial Review

A report from the Australian Council of Social Service claims the problem of welfare dependency...

Time to take the politicking out of pricing
August 23, 2004The Australian Financial Review

The ALP’s fiery attacks on Dr Nelson’s higher education reforms hide how similar their policies...

Sick phosphate island in need of a remedy
Helen HughesAugust 20, 2004The Courier Mail

Nauru is a 21 sq kms island near the equator, more than 3,000 kms from...

A workable way out of the welfare trap
Lawrence MeadAugust 18, 2004The Australian

IN the past decade, the US reduced its welfare rolls by more than 60 per...

Campuses at your service
August 11, 2004The Australian

As a final provocation to the leftist National Union of Students before the federal election,...

Lessons to learn from welfare reform in US
Peter SaundersAugust 4, 2004The Newcastle Herald

THE proportion of the working-age population reliant on welfare payments has ballooned from 3 per...

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