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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.

Democracy’s Dark Shadow
George WeigelOctober 24, 2000The Australian Financial Review

The collapse of communist regimes in east central Europe in the revolution of 1989, followed...

Why Think-Tanks Are Here to Stay
Greg LindsayOctober 20, 2000The Age

Pamela Bone's backhanded compliment to the success of The Centre for Independent Studies and the...

Spending More on Healthcare is Good For You
Steven SchwartzOctober 19, 2000The Australian

Australian healthcare spending has increased in real terms every year since Medicare was introduced. Rationing,...

Homework Needed on School Funding
Jennifer Buckingham OAMOctober 13, 2000The Newcastle Herald

The fracas over federal government school funding documented by the media in the past few...

Trading Phobias: Governments, NGOs and Globalisation
Anne KruegerOctober 11, 2000The Australian Financial Review

  Almost any dispassionate analysis of the evolution of the world economy will find that...

Staying in the Dark on School Performance
Alison RichOctober 5, 2000The Sydney Morning Herald

There is a movement in Australian education for increased assessment and accountability. Assessment and reporting...

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