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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.

How to get the most out of Gonski 2.0
Blaise JosephOctober 20, 2017Ideas@TheCentre

The focus of education policy must shift from ‘more money’ to instead investing in cost-effective,...

Gonski 2.0 cash should be used to train teachers
Blaise JosephOctober 16, 2017The Australian

With $23.5 billion of extra Gonski 2.0 funding to splash around, schools will be drawing...

New CIS research: How schools should spend the $23.5b Gonski 2.0 money
Blaise JosephOctober 14, 2017MEDIA RELEASE

Australian schools should use the extra Gonski 2.0 funding to improve early literacy and numeracy,...

Do private education dollars count?
Blaise JosephSeptember 15, 2017Ideas@TheCentre

Despite new international education data showing Australia spends more on education compared to the OECD...

Smart money should go to teach the teachers
Jennifer Buckingham OAMAugust 2, 2017The Australian

Analysing the latest NAPLAN test can be an exercise in frustration. No jurisdiction improved its...

Gonski 2.0: next step
Blaise JosephJuly 21, 2017Ideas@TheCentre

Phase 2.0 of Gonski 2.0 is now officially under way, with the announcement of the...

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,...

Pump the brakes, Hastie. Let me explain how wrong you’ve gotten it
Simon CowanOctober 3, 2025CANBERRA TIMES
In reality, it was taxpayers and consumers who were being held hostage: by government who...
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Energy targets need a pinch of reality dust
Aidan MorrisonSeptember 25, 2025THE AUSTRALIAN
When Peter Pan pointed through the nursery window and said “second star to the right...
Keep raiding our super and you’ll only create a smaller, meaner country
Simon CowanSeptember 20, 2025CANBERRA TIMES
Rumours are swirling that the government may reconsider its superannuation tax changes that will hit...
Australia’s housing push is bipartisan
Peter TulipSeptember 17, 2025SPECTATOR FLAT WHITE
The Liberal party has two traditions, conservatism and support for free markets. Normally, those movements...
The world isn’t ending tomorrow, despite what Chris Bowen claims
Michael Wu , Aidan MorrisonSeptember 15, 2025DAILY TELEGRAPH

Chris Bowen launched today’s climate press conference like a preacher at a doomsday rally. The...

Clare’s new education body offers a real chance for reform
Glenn FaheySeptember 10, 2025THE AUSTRALIAN
Canberra’s bold plan to revolutionise education oversight faces a stark choice: become a game-changer or...
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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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