• 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.

Pay increases don’t help the unemployed
Kayoko TsumoriDecember 5, 2002The Australian Financial Review

A few weeks ago, the Australian Council of Trade Unions announced yet another 'living wage'...

Poverty – flawed figures, gloomy estimates
Peter SaundersNovember 22, 2002The Adelaide Advertiser

Poverty is a harsh word for harsh conditions. It conjures up images of people sleeping...

Outdated laws create problems for universities
November 21, 2002The Courier Mail

Gloom and Australia's universities are longtime companions. The National Library's catalogue records half a dozen...

Lies and statistics
Helen HughesNovember 4, 2002The Australian Financial Review

Surjit Bhalla's book Imagine There's No Country has created a furore in Washington by convincingly...

We must dance with the devil
Owen HarriesOctober 29, 2002The Australian

IN the wake of the Bali bombing, it is imperative that we think clearly and,...

The poor are not poorer in fact
Peter SaundersOctober 26, 2002The Age

The Commonwealth Government has just acceded to pressure from the ALP and the welfare-spending lobby...

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