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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.

Let’s stop the ‘teachers as therapists’ business and get back to basics
Glenn FaheyMay 22, 2024THE AUSTRALIAN

New OECD data suggests Australia’s long-declining performance in education has extended beyond academic results to...

Reimagining Teacher Professionalism. Why standards must be part of ITE reform
Rebecca BirchMarch 21, 2024AP64

1. Executive Summary The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (Standards) do not adequately outline what...

Submission to the Inquiry into Literacy and Numeracy in ACT Public Schools
Trisha JhaFebruary 27, 2024

This submission does not directly seek to answer the 20 questions posted in the Consultation...

Science of learning
Education policymakers need to get clear on the science of learning
Trisha JhaFebruary 22, 2024EducationHQ

Teachers are constantly told to use evidence-based practices, and no teacher would purposely use ineffective...

Implementing the Science of Learning: teacher experiences
Trisha JhaFebruary 22, 2024RR47

Table of Contents Executive Summary Introduction Background and policy context A pathway for advancing the...

Our education system is underperfoming but there could be a chance to fix that
Glenn FaheyFebruary 19, 2024CANBERRA TIMES

Canberra’s parents — and taxpayers — must wake up to the inconvenient truth that its...

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...
Bound by too many rules
Caspar CondeFebruary 7, 2006The Courier Mail

The late Kerry Packer once suggested to legislators that each time a new law was...

Don’t blame Howard for loss of civility
Peter SaundersFebruary 3, 2006The Australian

NSW Chief Justice Jim Spigelman has identified a growing tide of incivility in our society....

Comrade Nelson v Adam Nelson
January 25, 2006The Australian

That Brendan Nelson was a busy higher education policymaker nobody can doubt, but it is...

Operating at breaking point
Nick CoatsworthJanuary 24, 2006The Courier Mail

No one likes a complaining doctor. Doctors are supposed to cure complaints, not make them....

Whichever way you dice it, compulsory voting is evil
Derek ChongJanuary 23, 2006The Canberra Times

One of the great myths of Australian politics is that voting isn’t really compulsory. The...

Tax overhaul long due
Peter SaundersJanuary 20, 2006The Australian

Despite repeated attempts by the Government to ignore it, the clamour for tax reform just...

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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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