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Unashamedly upbeat about liberalism— “More Fukuyama than Fukuyama.”
Robert Forsyth, Salvatore BabonesDecember 15, 2020Liberalism in Question

In an energetic discussion of both sociology and history Salvatore Babones, Associate Professor of Sociology...

2020 Nanny State awards
Steven SchwartzDecember 11, 2020Ideas@theCentre

It’s never been difficult to find worthy contenders for the highly coveted Nanny State awards....

2020 CIS Nanny-State Awards
Steven SchwartzDecember 8, 2020

The 2020 CIS Nanny Awards take a look back at the year’s best and most...

Liberalism—both a prejudice to freedom and a delicate flower.
Robert Forsyth, Ian HarperDecember 8, 2020Liberalism in Question

Rob chats with Professor Ian Harper, member of the Reserve Bank Board and dean of...

Liberalism and the ‘Broad Church.’
Robert Forsyth, John Howard OM ACDecember 1, 2020Liberalism in Question

In a wide ranging conversation, Rob chats to former prime minister John Howard AC about...

We need to talk about Kevin and Malcolm and their Murdoch obsession
Tom SwitzerNovember 13, 2020Sydney Morning Herald

In the modern era, Australian prime ministers can be broadly divided into two groups: those...

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)...
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Improving literacy levels for boys must be a priority
Glenn FaheyNovember 2, 2022DAILY TELEGRAPH

Too many Australian boys leave school without the reading and writing skills needed for success...

It’s the gender literacy gap that warrants the greatest attention
Glenn FaheyOctober 31, 2022AFR

The persistent underperformance of boys in our school system is the social justice issue that...

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Budget brings nothing new to the table
Robert CarlingOctober 28, 2022EPOCH TIMES

What Treasurer Jim Chalmers tabled on Tuesday night was not a budget in the traditional...

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Netball stars could learn a thing or two from Ash Barty
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOOctober 27, 2022SKY NEWS

Three news reports have my attention this week. First, Hancock Prospecting has withdrawn its $15...

A million extra homes won’t fix affordability headache
Peter TulipOctober 27, 2022SMH

The budget’s announcement of one million houses over the next five years will do very...

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Energy moralising denies reality of human progress
The Hon Dr Gary JohnsOctober 26, 2022THE AUSTRALIAN

I received my Origin electricity account recently. No surprises — a big fat tariff —...

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