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Our research into teaching focuses on the quality of the teacher workforce, teacher training and ways to improve student outcomes through better teaching methods.

We’ve spent the money, now what about the results?
Blaise JosephFebruary 23, 2026CANBERRA TIMES
We have a great window of opportunity now to finally follow through on education reforms...
Science of learning
How revamping education will boost the Australian economy
Trisha JhaJanuary 24, 2026CANBERRA TIMES
If Australia wants productivity growth, it needs to start in the classroom....
Better teachers, better teaching? Building a stronger education system
Trisha Jha, David Didau, Jenny DonovanJanuary 13, 2026
Join us on 10 March as we welcome David Didau and Carl Hendrick for discussion...
Australia’s education system is failing students despite $100bn spending
Fiona MuellerDecember 27, 2025THE AUSTRALIAN
Taxpayers know all too well that massive increases in education funding (approaching $100 billion a...
Knowledge is power: What do teachers believe about learning?
Trisha JhaOctober 30, 2025AP92

Executive Summary This report presents findings from literature about what teachers believe about how students...

If we catch them young, kids will solve our numeracy crisis
Glenn FaheyOctober 23, 2025SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
How do we fix the alarming decline in numeracy among young Australians? The answer is...
Katharine Birbalsingh: How progressive teaching is failing students
Katharine BirbalsinghNovember 15, 2022OP192

Katharine Birbalsingh has been described as ‘Britain’s meanest headmistress’ because of her use of detentions...

Myths That Undermine Maths Teaching
Sarah Powell, Elizabeth M. Hughes, Corey PeltierAugust 11, 2022AP38

Myths about learning and teaching maths continue to plague classroom practice despite consistent lack of...

Teaching National Shame: History and citizenship in the school curriculum
Joanna WilliamsJuly 28, 2022OP189
This paper examines the impact of changing approaches to teaching history and citizenship on the...
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Setting the preschool foundation for success in Mathematics
David C. GearyMarch 24, 2022AP34
Children’s mathematical competencies in school impact on their long-term outcomes at work and in general...
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Some Critical Thoughts about Critical and Creative Thinking
John SwellerFebruary 7, 2022AP32
Developing creative and critical thinking is a major priority of educators and policymakers. This is...
Initial Teacher Education in mathematics
Failing to teach the teacher: An analysis of mathematics Initial Teacher Education
Glenn Fahey, Jordan O’Sullivan, Jared BussellNovember 25, 2021AP29

Policymakers have increasingly looked to improvements in Initial Teacher Education (ITE) as key to overcoming...

How Woke Won - Joanna Williams - review
How Woke Won: book review
Peter KurtiSeptember 18, 2022QUADRANT

HOW WOKE WON: The Elitist Movement that Threatens Democracy, Tolerance and Reason. Joanna Williams, (London:...

Queensland land tax
Queensland land tax imposes a new national tax
Robert CarlingSeptember 14, 2022EPOCH TIMES

Queensland’s government proclaims in the spirit of the state’s long-standing fiscal tradition that it “is...

AFL Indigenous round
AFLW’s poor decision to boycott minute’s silence for Queen Elizabeth because of Indigenous Round
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOSeptember 13, 2022SKY NEWS

The Australian Football League is one of Australia’s most popular, well-funded and privileged sporting codes...

SUPER WARS
The next tax raid in the super wars
Robert CarlingSeptember 12, 2022SPECTATOR FLAT WHITE

One predictable consequence of the change of government in May was that it would take...

Stage 3 Tax cuts
Anthony Albanese’s stage 3 tax cut blues
Simon CowanSeptember 10, 2022CANBERRA TIMES

The current uncertainty surrounding the Stage 3 tax cuts was both an entirely predictable and...

A remarkable 70-year reign
Tom SwitzerSeptember 9, 2022

Like so many people across the globe, we at CIS pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth...

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Submission to Draft 2024-25 GenCost
February 4, 2025

  Summary of Key Recommendations Update large-scale nuclear estimates to reflect realistic capacity factor and...

Submission to NSW Legislative Council Inquiry into Impact of Renewable Energy Zones (REZ) on rural and regional communities and industries in New South Wales
January 30, 2025

The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the...

Submission to AEMC’s Consultation Paper for the Pricing Review: Electricity pricing for a consumer-driven future
December 18, 2024

The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the AEMC’s Consultation...

Submission to ISP Methodology Consultation Paper
November 29, 2024

The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) appreciates the opportunity to provide a submission to the...

Submission to Select Committee on Nuclear Energy: Inquiry into the consideration of nuclear power generation in Australia
November 14, 2024

The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the...

Submission to Select Committee on Energy Planning and Regulation in Australia regarding Integrated System Plan Flaws
October 24, 2024

The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the...

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