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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.

Teachers need more time and fewer classes, not more pay
Glenn Fahey, Blaise JosephSeptember 11, 2019Financial Review

It is not low teacher pay or oversized classes that is pulling down Australia’s educational...

Education policy should be based on evidence and worthwhile goals, not on borrowed fads
Fiona MuellerAugust 31, 2019The Australian

This week has seen the annual commotion around Australia’s standardised testing regime, the National Assessment...

We’ve set lower bars, not raised the results
Blaise JosephAugust 28, 2019The Australian

It’s the ongoing national dis­appointment. Results haven’t ­consistently improved since NAP­LAN began in 2008, while...

Overcoming the odds in high school
Blaise JosephAugust 2, 2019Ideas@TheCentre

Parents often focus more on the choice of a secondary school, but it turns out...

Overcoming the Odds 2: Where are the top-performing disadvantaged secondary schools?
Blaise JosephJuly 23, 2019PP21

Students from disadvantaged social backgrounds perform worse academically on average than more advantaged students. However,...

We need to do better with teacher training
Blaise JosephJuly 9, 2019The Spectator

Australian teachers are underprepared for the classroom compared to those in other countries, according to...

Katharine Birbalsingh: How progressive teaching is failing students
Katharine BirbalsinghNovember 15, 2022OP192

Katharine Birbalsingh has been described as ‘Britain’s meanest headmistress’ because of her use of detentions...

Myths That Undermine Maths Teaching
Sarah Powell, Elizabeth M. Hughes, Corey PeltierAugust 11, 2022AP38

Myths about learning and teaching maths continue to plague classroom practice despite consistent lack of...

Teaching National Shame: History and citizenship in the school curriculum
Joanna WilliamsJuly 28, 2022OP189
This paper examines the impact of changing approaches to teaching history and citizenship on the...
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Setting the preschool foundation for success in Mathematics
David C. GearyMarch 24, 2022AP34
Children’s mathematical competencies in school impact on their long-term outcomes at work and in general...
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Some Critical Thoughts about Critical and Creative Thinking
John SwellerFebruary 7, 2022AP32
Developing creative and critical thinking is a major priority of educators and policymakers. This is...
Initial Teacher Education in mathematics
Failing to teach the teacher: An analysis of mathematics Initial Teacher Education
Glenn Fahey, Jordan O’Sullivan, Jared BussellNovember 25, 2021AP29

Policymakers have increasingly looked to improvements in Initial Teacher Education (ITE) as key to overcoming...

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 Select Committee on Energy Planning and Regulation in Australia regarding HumeLink
Aidan MorrisonOctober 21, 2024CIS

Submission to Select Committee on Energy Planning and Regulation in Australia regarding HumeLink Dear Committee...

Submission to the Inquiry into financial regulation and home ownership
Peter TulipOctober 15, 2024
Regulation of the financial system is needed to protect depositors and avoid financial crises. However,...
Submission to Select Committee on Energy Planning and Regulation in Australia regarding Government Policy in the Integrated System Plan
October 4, 2024

The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the...

Submission to the Independent Review of Education in Tasmania
Trisha JhaOctober 4, 2024

Introduction The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) is a leading independent public policy think tank...

Submission to AER’s Cost Benefit Analysis and RIT Application Guidelines Draft Amendments
Aidan MorrisonSeptember 20, 2024CIS

The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the AER’s draft...

Submission to AEMC’s Draft Terms of Reference for Electricity pricing for a consumer-driven future Review
Aidan MorrisonAugust 24, 2024

The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the AEMC’s Draft...

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