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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.

Students gain in change
August 29, 2002The Courier Mail

Are low-income young people more or less likely to go to university than they were...

Unfair dismissal laws deter firing and hiring
Kayoko TsumoriAugust 26, 2002The Australian Financial Review

Joblessness is a major cause of poverty. Getting the poor into work is therefore the...

Lucky country for sale
Wolfgang KasperAugust 16, 2002The Courier Mail

The Australian government has stepped up immigration and we continue our generous intake of genuine...

PNG in need for much more than money
Helen HughesAugust 14, 2002The Australian Financial Review

Papua New Guinea has become a dysfunctional state.  Per capita income is falling, public services...

The importance of staying single legally
Jennifer Buckingham OAMAugust 12, 2002The Newcastle Herald

The NSW Law Reform Commission proposes that, when unmarried couples who live together break up,...

A new start to the end of history
Francis FukuyamaAugust 3, 2002The Sydney Morning Herald

Francis Fukuyama first gained instant international fame by announcing The End of History in 1989....

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