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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.

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...
We really don’t want to have to deal with runaway inflation
Simon CowanNovember 20, 2021Canberra Times

Last week it was revealed that US Consumer Price Index rose by more than 6%...

Ties between Delhi and Canberra crucial to Indo-Pacific security
C. Raja MohanNovember 11, 2021Spectator

The relationship between India and Australia has grown rapidly in recent years, underpinned by a...

We’re not the ‘human rights nation’ we thought we were
Simon CowanNovember 5, 2021Canberra Times

As the country celebrates the return of our ‘freedoms’, and promises echo that lockdowns are...

Addicted to Power? Australian Premier Daniel Andrews’ Pandemic Overreach
Peter KurtiNovember 4, 2021Epoch Times

Rising vaccination rates in Australia continue to edge most states towards ever more significant easing...

Climate retreat may be one too many for the Nats
Scott PrasserNovember 2, 2021The Australian

During the past few weeks, the federal Nationals made headlines when they raised concerns about...

Education establishment fails the curriculum reform test
Glenn FaheyNovember 1, 2021Financial Review

Speaking at the Centre for Independent Studies last month, federal Education Minister Alan Tudge outlined...

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Submission to the Warracknabeal Energy Park Inquiry
September 30, 2025

The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Warracknabeal Energy...

Submission to the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor (INSLM)
Peter KurtiSeptember 25, 2025

Submission to the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor (INSLM) Review of the definition of a...

Submission to Hunter Transmission Project
September 24, 2025

Claims of delivering affordable electricity are unsubstantiated The EIS repeatedly claims the project will “deliver...

Submission to the Productivity Commission’s Interim Report on Building a Skilled and Adaptable Workforce
Trisha JhaSeptember 18, 2025

Submission at a glance 1. Achieving written curriculum quality is a necessary step for long-term...

CIS Submission to the NEM Review
September 18, 2025

THEME 1: ENSURING EFFECTIVE OPERATION OF THE SPOT MARKET Recommendation 1: Maintain the real-time regional...

Submission to Ausgrid Trial Waiver Application Consultation
September 16, 2025

  1 What Ausgrid is proposing and the waiver it seeks Ausgrid has applied to...

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