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• Intergenerational

The Intergenerational program will focus on research aimed at improving the economic stability and mobility of young Australians and looking at removing the barriers to their prosperity and progress.

Super for Housing
Matthew Taylor, Peter TulipMarch 13, 2025RR50

  1. Summary and Introduction This paper discusses a proposal that home buyers be enabled...

Less Crowded Houses. NZ’s housing policy success and implications for Australia
Stuart DonovanFebruary 11, 2025PP60

Introduction Many Australians are increasingly concerned by deteriorating housing affordability and its implications for socio-economic...

Authoritarian bans on AI won’t work
Emilie DyeFebruary 1, 2025SPECTATOR FLAT WHITE

Artificial intelligence is evolving at an unprecedented pace, raising urgent questions about its impact on...

Trump, TikTok, and the new face of global power | Senator James Paterson & Emilie Dye
Emilie Dye, James Paterson, Randall EvansJanuary 21, 2025

Emilie Dye sits down with Senator James Paterson, Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and Cybersecurity,...

CIS Impact Report
December 13, 2024

Publications reached a record this year, with the release of 37 research papers plus 20...

Banning under 16s? Maybe we could try literally any less draconian measure first
Simon Cowan, Emilie DyeNovember 30, 2024CANBERRA TIMES
Australia has become the first country in the world to attempt banning social media for...
Generation Trapped. Housing, handouts, and the collapse of young Australians’ life satisfaction
Parnell Palme McGuinnessMarch 19, 2026RR52

Executive summary Over the past several decades, Australian society has undergone profound economic, social, and...

Super for Housing
Matthew Taylor, Peter TulipMarch 13, 2025RR50

  1. Summary and Introduction This paper discusses a proposal that home buyers be enabled...

Less Crowded Houses. NZ’s housing policy success and implications for Australia
Stuart DonovanFebruary 11, 2025PP60

Introduction Many Australians are increasingly concerned by deteriorating housing affordability and its implications for socio-economic...

Much Ado About Gen Z. Are young workers really driving corporate activism?
Emilie DyeAugust 22, 2024IA151
Business has become increasingly involved in social and political issues. Some believe this is because...
Business Means Business. Why Corporates Should Avoid Social Activism
Simon Cowan, Emilie DyeJuly 18, 2024AP72
Senior management should be concerned they are putting their companies at risk of reputational harm...
Bracket Creep: Raiding our wallets
Matthew Taylor, Robert CarlingMarch 25, 2024RR48
Tax increases are built into Australia’s personal income tax policy by default. In fact, in...
Liberals must stop treating women, professionals, young people as the disposables
Trisha JhaMay 5, 2025AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
A frequent error is the assumption that to appeal to these demographics, Liberals must change...
Authoritarian bans on AI won’t work
Emilie DyeFebruary 1, 2025SPECTATOR FLAT WHITE

Artificial intelligence is evolving at an unprecedented pace, raising urgent questions about its impact on...

Banning under 16s? Maybe we could try literally any less draconian measure first
Simon Cowan, Emilie DyeNovember 30, 2024CANBERRA TIMES
Australia has become the first country in the world to attempt banning social media for...
Aged care deal a small step to fairer system for young workers
Emilie DyeSeptember 2, 2024AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

The move toward greater self-sufficiency from aged care recipients is a commendable, albeit incomplete, step...

Power socket plug
Sceptical public pulling the plug on corporate virtue-signalling
Tom SwitzerJuly 22, 2024THE AUSTRALIAN

There was a time when creating jobs, and creating wealth, and keeping consumers happy was...

Why centre-right parties are failing Gen Z, millennial litmus test
Tom SwitzerAugust 3, 2023THE AUSTRALIAN

Political failures are combining with increasingly progressive younger generations to present a clear danger for...

Housing, handouts, and the Collapse of the Australian Dream
Parnell McGuinnessMarch 19, 2026

Over the past several decades, Australian society has undergone profound economic, social, and cultural change....

Angus Taylor at CIS: Economic Reform, Immigration, and Australia’s Cost of Living Crisis
Angus Taylor, Michael StutchburyFebruary 19, 2026

Speaking at his first address outside Canberra since being elected Leader of the Opposition by...

If freedom doesn’t work in real life, it doesn’t work at all | Parnell Palme McGuinness
Parnell McGuinnessOctober 31, 2025

At CIS, we’ve always stood for rigorous, evidence-based research that challenges orthodoxy and speaks truth...

Trump, TikTok, and the new face of global power | Senator James Paterson & Emilie Dye
Emilie Dye, James Paterson, Randall EvansJanuary 21, 2025

Emilie Dye sits down with Senator James Paterson, Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and Cybersecurity,...

Australia has declared war on social media | Emilie Dye & Tom Switzer
Emilie Dye, Tom Switzer, Randall EvansNovember 28, 2024

The Australian government has abandoned its “misinformation” law, a major victory for free speech. This...

JBL Eberstadt
The Coming Global Depopulation
Nicholas Eberstadt October 13, 2024
What could plunging birth rates mean for Australia?...
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