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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.

Phonics check FAQs
Jennifer Buckingham OAMMay 30, 2016Teacher

One of the policy announcements in the 2016-17 federal budget is a Year 1 phonics...

Education: doubt about enforcing measures
Jennifer Buckingham OAMMay 6, 2016Ideas@TheCentre

True to his word, federal education minister Simon Birmingham has not funded the full ‘Gonski’...

Teaching phonics to kids is cheap but has a big pay-off
Jennifer Buckingham OAMApril 29, 2016Australian Financial Review

In Tuesday’s federal Budget, the government will be under intense pressure to markedly increase school...

Teach for (some of) Australia
Jennifer Buckingham OAMApril 22, 2016Ideas@TheCentre

Over the past few months, attention has been drawn to low entry standards for teacher...

Low literacy cannot be tolerated
Jennifer Buckingham OAMMarch 22, 2016ABC The Drum

Literacy and numeracy levels of Australian students are a national disgrace. A new analysis of...

Too many of Australia’s kids can’t read properly — here’s what we need to do about it
Jennifer Buckingham OAMMarch 10, 2016Mamamia

Around a million Australian children are at risk of reading failure. That’s roughly one in...

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...

Sex and maths success: myths and interventions
David C. GearyJuly 17, 2025AP83

Executive summary Mathematical competencies at the completion of secondary school influence later educational and occupational...

Early Numbers, Big Ideas. Fostering Number Sense in Young Children
Nancy C. Jordan, Nancy DysonJuly 10, 2025AP82

Introduction Numbers are an integral part of our daily lives, both inside and outside of...

Fractions Minus the Friction. A guide to four teaching practices
Leanne R. Ketterlin-Geller, Allison McClure, Cassandra HatfieldDecember 12, 2024AP78

Introduction Understanding fractions has a significant impact on both individuals and society. Fractions are an...

Using Curriculum-Based Measurement for Primary School Maths Screening
Erica S. Lembke, Emily L. Singell, Gabriella Lyth Donofrio, Megyn MartinAugust 15, 2024AP75
Universal screening is an essential component of a Multi-Tiered Support System (MTSS) for maths and...
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Learning Lessons. The future of small-group tutoring
Trisha JhaJuly 25, 2024AP73
Student data from national and international testing shows a large minority of students are not...
Josh Frydenberg
The silence surrounding the budget is deafening
Simon CowanMarch 26, 2022Canberra Times
We are just a couple of days out from the budget and things are eerily...
Australian bank notes
Treasurer should say goodbye to old friend bracket creep
Robert CarlingMarch 22, 2022Financial Review
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has been busy massaging pre-budget expectations. We are told to expect an...
St Kilda Synagogue
The Subtle Forms of Antisemitism in Australia
Peter KurtiMarch 21, 2022Epoch Times
Many Australians assume that antisemitism—the hatred of Jews—is a cloud seldom casting a shadow over...
Media interview
We can, and must, stop the violence and dysfunction
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOMarch 18, 2022The Australian
It’s just over week since a Northern Territory jury found Constable Zachary Rolfe not guilty...
Refueling car
Why Cutting Fuel Excise Isn’t the Best Option to Ease Cost of Living in Australia
Peter TulipMarch 17, 2022Epoch Times
As surging petrol prices eat into household budgets, politicians have been trying to demonstrate their...
Peter Dutton
Brace yourself for the defence election
Simon CowanMarch 12, 2022Canberra Times
Seemingly out of nowhere, defence has emerged as a key election issue. Of course, focus...
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Submission to Draft 2025-26 GenCost
February 2, 2026

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

Submission to Senate Inquiry into Illegal Tobacco Crisis in Australia
Michael StutchburyJanuary 15, 2026
The federal government should pause increases in tobacco excise to weaken the profit of the...
Submission to DCCEEW’s Solar Sharer Offer Consultation Paper 2025-26 
November 24, 2025

What evidence should inform the SSO window (timing and duration), including factors such as wholesale...

CIS Submission to IDSP Directions Paper
November 13, 2025

Question 4: Does the IASR provide the right baseline inputs for the proposed strategic planning...

Submission to AEMC’s Treatment of policies and costs in the ISP Consultation Paper 
November 6, 2025

Question 1: What are your views on AEMO’s current approach to incorporating jurisdictional targets and...

Submission to Senate Education and Employment References Committee
Michael Wu October 22, 2025CIS

Despite good intentions, Australia’s Early Childhood Education and Care system has expanded well beyond its...

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