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CIS research into school funding aims to ensure that the taxpayers’ money is spent wisely and on policy and initiatives that provide genuine education outcomes for students and the wider Australian community.

Money well spent?
Helen Hughes, Mark HughesMarch 11, 2011

The newly released 2010 Indigenous Expenditure Report confirms that Indigenous disadvantage is not the result...

In Defence of Non-Government Schools
Jennifer Buckingham OAMJuly 2, 2009IA112

The Rudd Labor government has so far taken a hands-off approach to the issue of...

Revisiting Indigenous Education
Helen HughesApril 9, 2009PM94

Literacy and numeracy of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders in remote Australia have not improved...

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,...

Furore over private-school fees is just a distraction
Jennifer Buckingham OAMJanuary 20, 2007The Australian Financial Review

A couple of times each year, there is a lot of fuss about increases in...

A tax credit system should be the basis for funding education
Jennifer Buckingham OAMOctober 20, 2001The Australian Financial Review

There is not much for parents or schools to get excited about in the education...

The Fantasy of Gonski Funding: The ongoing battle over school spending
Blaise JosephApril 30, 2017RR26

The Gonski Report has not been implemented – there is no such thing as ‘Gonski...

One School Does Not Fit All
Jennifer Buckingham OAM, Trisha JhaJanuary 31, 2016Research Report 9

Australia has a relatively large degree of choice between schools, a product of historical private...

School Funding on a Budget
Jennifer Buckingham OAMApril 30, 2014T30.09

Government expenditure on schools has more than doubled in real terms in the last 25...

The future of education — a structural perspective
Jennifer Buckingham OAMAugust 22, 2013

AISNSW Executive Conference, Killcare NSW Thursday 22 August 2013 The Centre for Independent Studies For...

School Funding, Choice and Equity
Jennifer Buckingham OAMOctober 26, 2011IA126

School funding is plagued by inconsistencies and divisiveness. Its complexity has led to widespread misinformation...

In Defence of Non-Government Schools
Jennifer Buckingham OAMJuly 2, 2009IA112

The Rudd Labor government has so far taken a hands-off approach to the issue of...

When hatred finds a home in our institutions
Peter KurtiJune 12, 2025SPECTATOR

I recently watched the documentary October 8, a searing and distressing film about the aftermath...

When it feels like Australia is falling apart, hard truths can bring us back
Peter KurtiJune 12, 2025DAILY TELEGRAPH

Faced with violent protests, rising antisemitism and growing cultural division, Australians are entitled to ask...

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My cancer diagnosis was terrifying, but there are more reasons than ever to stay positive
Tom SwitzerJune 11, 2025SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

The video released this week by Prue Car, announcing that she is facing her second...

Why the Liberal Party struggles to regain ground
Simon CowanMay 31, 2025CANBERRA TIMES
The Liberals need to learn some political lessons from the result, but a lot of...
Why Libs and Nats will get the Coalition band back together
Tom SwitzerMay 21, 2025AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
The parties have been riven by very real personal and ideological tensions before, and still...
Australian states reap billions from mining. This revenue is already at risk
Gene Tunny, Simon CowanMay 17, 2025CANBERRA TIMES
As the pressure to rapidly phase out fossil fuels increases, the states will face an...
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Productivity Commission Inquiry Into Introducing Competition and Informed User Choice into Human Services: Submission in response to issues paper
Trisha JhaJuly 1, 2016CIS Submission

The Human Services Inquiry is ‘examining policy options in the human services sector that incorporate...

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