Andrew Norton

Andrew specialises in Higher Education and is the author of The Unchained University (CIS, 2002), which sets out the case for a more market-driven higher education system. Andrew has also written widely on classical liberalism and on liberal and conservative political movements in Australia.

He has also written extensively on public opinion, including attitudes to taxation, industrial relations, protection, race, and climate change. He is a regular contributor to newspapers and has written numerous CIS Issue Analysis papers.

Andrew worked at the CIS between the years of 1994 – 2011 with a break in the late 1990s, when he was Higher Education Adviser to Dr David Kemp, Federal Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs.

Andrew also has a personal website http://andrewnorton.info Please note that the views expressed on his website are not necessarily endorsed by the CIS.

• Latest from Andrew Norton

Job-ready Graduates 2.0: The Universities Accord and centralised control of universities and courses
Andrew NortonNovember 16, 2023AP58

Summary Australia’s graduate labour market does not always seem to function well. Graduates with degrees...

Democracy and Money: The Dangers of Campaign Finance Reform
Andrew NortonJune 2, 2011PM119

Campaign finance reform is presented as improving Australian democracy and government by limiting ‘undue influence’....

Diminishing Democracy: The Threat Posed by Political Expenditure Laws
Andrew NortonJuly 31, 2009IA114

Electoral law reforms nearing a Senate vote risk making political activists inadvertent lawbreakers, deterring financial...

Fixing Prices: Why Vouchers Won’t Work While Governments Set Fees
Andrew NortonFebruary 11, 2009IA105

In December 2008, the federal government received the Review of Australian Higher Education: Final Report,...

Mismatch: Australia’s Graduates and the Job Market
Andrew NortonMarch 23, 2007IA84

Politicians and academics argue that we need more people graduating from university to meet strong...

HELPless: How the FEE-HELP Loans System Lets Students Down and How to Fix it
Andrew NortonFebruary 27, 2006IA68

Australia pioneered repaying student loans through the tax system, the HECS scheme. In 2005, HECS...

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