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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.

Australia has a real problem with our educational standards
Blaise JosephFebruary 25, 2020Daily Telegraph

Disappointed but not surprised. That’s how sensible people will react to today’s report confirming there...

Not learning to teach
Mitchell ThomasFebruary 20, 2020IDEAS@THECENTRE

As students returned to school recently, a new crop of graduate teachers was well-equipped to...

Early years of primary importance
Blaise JosephJanuary 31, 2020Financial Review

It is a myth that primary school is less important than secondary school.Parental engagement and...

Teacher training is the answer to improving student results
Blaise JosephDecember 9, 2019Financial Review

In my teacher education degree four years ago, just one out of 14 courses was...

Truly clever country shouldn’t get short-changed on schooling
Glenn FaheyDecember 4, 2019Australian Financial Review

Over the past decade, Australian taxpayers have invested a record $473 billion in schooling. But...

Crunch time at the chalkface for reading, writing skills
Fiona MuellerNovember 21, 2019The Australian

That overarching question posed by the ALP’s review of the federal election also should be...

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...
Blind to their Best Option
August 29, 2005The Age

In the voluntary student unionism (VSU) controversy, every student union in the country is passionately...

Marginal Rate a Major Turn-Off
Sinclair DavidsonAugust 29, 2005The Australian Financial Review

Over the past few years, a blizzard of argument and statistics has confronted the general...

No worries on Aussies’ generosity
Sinclair DavidsonAugust 24, 2005The Courier Mail

The Australian welfare lobby often calls for increases in taxation. Presumably this is to fund...

Parties in a state of voluntary confusion
August 13, 2005

`The Liberals are spending political capital to abolish a near redundant fee' A quick quiz:...

Pacific aid policy must indeed be based on facts
Helen HughesAugust 11, 2005The Canberra Times

Australia is the leading aid donor in the Pacific, taking its responsibility to its neighbours...

An idea sinkable, even as it is floated
Miranda DarlingAugust 2, 2005The Sydney Morning Herald

The latest child of the global nuclear renaissance is a floating nuclear power plant. The...

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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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