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At times, issues of international or national importance do not fit under the Economics, Education, Indigenous and Foreign Affairs programs. The publications and commentary related to non-program issues can be found here, as well as work from past programs such as Health and Aging.

Nanny state closes window on sense
Eugenie JosephJune 8, 2018Ideas@TheCentre

Governments love to champion the virtues of deregulation. Then proceed to quietly change into their...

David Leyonhjelm at CIS
Tom Switzer, David LeyonhjelmJune 5, 2018

Senator David Leyonhjelm shared his thoughts about life on the crossbench and what made him...

Life on the crossbench
David LeyonhjelmJune 5, 2018

Senator Leyonhjelm shared his thoughts about life on the crossbench and what makes him different...

New CIS research: No reason to reform S44
Simon CowanMay 31, 2018MEDIA RELEASE

There is no reason to reform section 44(i) of the Constitution, a policy paper published...

Defending the Dual Citizen Ban
Simon CowanMay 31, 2018PP3

The High Court has rightfully resisted calls to read subjective elements into section 44(i) in...

Section 44 is a question of loyalty
Simon CowanMay 11, 2018ideas@thecentre

Another five politicians have bitten the dust over their questionable dual citizenship status. Of course...

2025 Neville Kennard Address: The Dire Plight of the Mainstream Right
Andrew NeilOctober 27, 2025OP210

This is an edited version of the speech given to the 2025 CIS Consilium event...

2025 John Bonython Lecture: The Axis of Autocracy – New World Disorder
Andrew NeilOctober 16, 2025OP209
Far from it being the end of history, the story of this century so far...
Events, Dear Boy. Any Government Can Be Derailed
Tom SwitzerAugust 11, 2025OP207

Foreword After an election result as sobering as May 3, 2025, there is a temptation...

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Liberalism applied? Policy shifts in the transition from Chifley to Menzies
Tom SwitzerNovember 16, 2023MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Tom Switzer’s chapter in The Menzies Watershed: Liberalism, Anti-communism, Continuities 1943–1954 (Melbourne University Press) Introduction...

Bonds of belonging – renewing democracy in an atomised age
Professor Adrian PabstJune 1, 2023OP196

Introduction Liberal democracy is under threat from tech platforms, identity politics, and hostile foreign powers...

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Defining Democracy Down: Political Judicialisation, Judicial Politicisation
Helen DaleJuly 21, 2022PP46
The overruling of Roe v Wade by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)...
Voice to parliament
Citizenship based on rights won’t restore nation’s civil society
Peter KurtiJanuary 2, 2025THE AUSTRALIAN

As the new year opens, discussion heats up about contenders for Australian of the Year....

State-sanctioned ‘truth’ is still a danger under the Greens and teals
Tom Switzer, Emilie DyeDecember 30, 2024THE AUSTRALIAN

Australia dodged a bullet this year when the federal government withdrew its contentious legislation to...

Voters across the world are resentful, angry and lashing out
Simon CowanDecember 28, 2024CANBERRA TIMES
This year’s biggest losers have been political incumbents. Across the world, voters have been punishing...
Warning Australia: wrong way, go back
Peter KurtiDecember 27, 2024DAILY TELEGRAPH

As we approach year’s end, there is growing fear that Australia is foundering. Cost of...

Frontier’s modelling exposes flaws of Labor’s renewables policy
Michael Wu , Zoe HiltonDecember 19, 2024AFR

Amid the political fight over the Coalition’s nuclear plan, the flaws in the federal government’s...

Disagree with Antoinette Lattouf, but silencing her wasn’t the answer
Tom SwitzerDecember 18, 2024THE AUSTRALIAN

Friday marks one year since the ABC sacked journalist Antoinette Lattouf. By reflecting the intolerant...

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