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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.

Teacher training – government and universities need to set tougher standards
Jennifer Buckingham OAMFebruary 4, 2018Financial Review

It’s rare to see an issue unite the Australian Education Union, the Australian Labor Party,...

Time to stop fixating on Finland
Blaise Joseph, Jennifer Buckingham OAMJanuary 31, 2018SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

It may be a new year, but we’re still stuck with the old myth that...

Phonics check is crucial
Jennifer Buckingham OAMDecember 1, 2017IDEAS@THECENTRE

  A key policy proposal of the CIS’s FIVEfromFIVE literacy project is a Year 1...

Education in a changing world
Blaise JosephNovember 17, 2017Ideas@TheCentre

No one denies technology is changing the world. NSW government’s ‘Education for a Changing World...

The writing is on the wall for … writing itself
Steven SchwartzNovember 17, 2017AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

The Babylonian king, Nebuchadnezzar, was a thoroughly loathsome man. He conquered the Jews, ransacked their...

The kids aren’t alright
Blaise JosephNovember 3, 2017The Spectator: Flat White

It’s always amusing when you provide extensive evidence of X, then some academics respond only...

Facing Up To Maths Anxiety: How It Affects Achievement And What Can Be Done About It
David C. GearyJanuary 23, 2024AP61

Executive summary The mathematical competencies of students have a long-term influence on their employability and...

The Need For Speed: why fluency counts for maths learning
Toni Hatten-RobertsOctober 19, 2023AP57

1. Introduction Australia has a problem in maths achievement which is shown in stark relief...

Conduct Becoming. The importance of the Behaviour Curriculum
Tom BennettOctober 5, 2023AP56

Introduction Behaviour in many schools in the UK is often far below what it could...

Teaching Behaviour: How Classroom Conduct Can Unlock Better Learning
Tim McDonaldSeptember 28, 2023AP55

Introduction In Australia, and in education settings across the world, student behaviour and levels of...

Starting off on the wrong foot: How to improve Initial Teacher Education in Australia
Glenn Fahey, Rob JosephAugust 14, 2023AP53

Executive summary Australia’s Initial Teacher Education (ITE) sector has been under review for much of...

A shorter path to teaching: Exploring one-year postgraduate qualifications
A shorter path to teaching: Exploring one-year postgraduate qualifications
Rob JosephDecember 7, 2022PP48

A shorter path to teaching: Exploring one-year postgraduate qualifications – Executive Summary Australia faces major...

The mental health system may be making us sicker
Steven SchwartzApril 6, 2026CANBERRA TIMES

Australia has a mental health crisis, but not the one we think. Despite decades of...

Housing negative gearing tax
Reducing the discount would likely not have any lasting impact in lowering house prices
Robert Carling, Michael StutchburyMarch 21, 2026CANBERRA TIMES

Anyone watching the smoke signals from Canberra knows that moves are afoot to try and...

Alarm bells ringing on more interest rate pain
Michael StutchburyMarch 18, 2026DAILY TELEGRAPH
Australians were losing faith that the combination of Labor’s economic policies and the RBA monetary...
Labor’s capital gains tax myths need busting
Robert CarlingMarch 11, 2026DAILY TELEGRAPH

Labor has long held an axe over the capital gains tax 50% discount and negative...

Measuring affordability in time, not dollars paints a different inflation picture
Marian L. TupyMarch 9, 2026CANBERRA TIMES

Even before new Middle East conflict sparked concern about petrol prices, Australia’s latest CPI release...

Blame diagnostic inflation for the NDIS’ $10b Autism bill
Steven SchwartzMarch 5, 2026AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

As recently reported in The Australian Financial Review, autism costs the National Disability Insurance Scheme...

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Submission to the Parliament of NSW Standing Committee on State Development: Inquiry into economic development in Aboriginal communities
Sara HudsonFebruary 12, 2016CIS Submission

In seeking to improve Indigenous economic development outcomes it is important to recognise that high...

Principles and recommendations for tax reform – CIS submission National Reform Summit
Simon Cowan, Robert Carling, Henry ErgasAugust 27, 2015CIS Submission

The slant towards cutting taxes before 2010 was welcome, but for such an approach to...

Submission to the Senate Economics References Committee Inquiry into Personal Choice and Community Impacts 2015
August 11, 2015

The CIS submission into the Senate Economics References Committee Inquiry proposed two tightly targeted areas...

Submission to the Senate Economics References Committee Inquiry into Personal Choice and Community Impacts 2015
Helen Andrews, Barry MaleyAugust 11, 2015CIS Submission

The CIS submission into the Senate Economics References Committee Inquiry proposed two tightly targeted areas...

Submission to the Financial System Inquiry Final Report
Patrick CarvalhoMay 3, 2015

Submission to the Financial System Inquiry Final Report      

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Submission to the Re:think Tax Discussion Paper
Robert CarlingMay 1, 2015The Centre for Independent Studies

This submission responds to the invitation for comments on the Re:think tax discussion paper released...

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