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Exploring the implications of a liberal understanding of freedom for religion in civil society, and analysing religion as a form of social capital in the public sphere. Recent research focuses on anti-Semitism and religious hatred, along with broader questions as to the meaning and value of religion in Australia.

Victims of failure – how the COVID-19 policy response let down Australians
Monica WilkieDecember 9, 2020AP18

The government response to COVID-19 has imposed restrictions on Australians unseen in peacetime. As Australians...

On Liberty EP30 Is religion cherished in Australia?
Salvatore Babones, Sophie YorkOctober 22, 2020On Liberty

We welcomed Sophie York, barrister, law lecturer, and board director. Sophie believes, “religious freedom is...

Cancelled! How ideological cleansing threatens Australia
Peter KurtiAugust 17, 2020AP13

‘Cancel culture’ campaigns in Australia are intended to erase elements of our history and to...

Religious freedom unforgotten
Robert Forsyth, Peter KurtiApril 30, 2020Ideas@TheCentre

One of the many things now in pandemic lockdown is the ongoing discussion about religious...

Coronavirus response: the great self-destruction
Robert CarlingApril 28, 2020Canberra Times

If you want to know how much the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic might cost, the International...

Tracking a pandemic: an unacceptable invasion of privacy
Monica WilkieApril 16, 2020Spectator

The federal government’s plan to use a voluntary tracking app to monitor our movements –...

The Democratic Deficit: How Minority Fundamentalism Threatens Liberty in Australia
Peter KurtiJuly 12, 2016Research Report 16

We are faced with a new kind of fundamentalism – call it ‘minority fundamentalism.’ It...

Hallowed Institutions: Religion and The Roots of Liberty and Prosperity
Peter KurtiFebruary 12, 2016OP144

God appears to be resurgent in 21st century societies around the world. As our awareness...

Should a Baker be Forced to Bake Cakes for Same Sex Weddings: Democracy and the Rights and Limits of Religion and Conscience in Contemporary Australia
Anthony FisherNovember 6, 2015OP143

How important are religious liberty and freedom of conscience is in modern statecraft and nation-building?...

Religion and the Roots of Liberal Democracy
Robert WoodberryJune 18, 2015

The CIS is pleased to welcome Professor Robert D Woodberry who is visiting Australia from...

No Ordinary Garment: The Burqa and the Pursuit of Tolerance
Peter KurtiJune 11, 2015Research Report 5

Islam is asserting itself in new ways in Australia. Muslim groups are increasingly asking that...

What are We Fighting For? Islamism and the Threat to Liberal Ideas
David KilcullenMay 3, 2015OP140

Counterinsurgency expert and military strategist Dr David Kilcullen delivered The Centre for Independent Studies’ 2014...

Progressive hypocrisy on religion and the state
Peter KurtiMay 18, 2012

In Britain, the Church of England has long been teased for being ‘the Conservative Party...

Honesty the best policy for those in government
Peter KurtiMay 12, 2012The Australian

Abuse the virtue of honesty, and the fabric of civil society starts to tear apart....

Aussies tell Dawkins: Live and let religion live
Peter KurtiApril 13, 2012

When Cardinal George Pell and Professor Richard Dawkins faced off on ABC’s Q&A last Monday,...

Egged on to heed Easter
Peter KurtiApril 8, 2012Herald Sun

Hearts have gone. Straight after Valentine's Day chocolate bunnies invaded the shelves of our supermarkets....

A Short History of Christianity
Peter KurtiMarch 9, 2012Policy

A Short History of Christianity By Geoffrey Blainey Although Christianity is in decline in the...

Lent for climate change?
Peter KurtiFebruary 24, 2012

The season of Lent began this week. Some Christians will mark the six-week period of...

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