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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.

The Boundaries of Life’s Responsibilities- Community and Nation in a Global Environment
Gary SturgessJuly 1, 1996OP57

Globalisation means increasing international influence on domestic life. Australians are selling and buying more on...

Home Repairs: Building Stronger Families to Resist Social Decay
Barry Maley, Brigitte Berger, Patricia Morgan, Lucy SullivanFebruary 5, 1996PF13

A mood of discontent afflicts societies throughout the Western world. Despite their successes, some social...

Ethics Ecosystems. Protecting Human Interests and Environmental Values
Barry MaleyDecember 1, 1994PM29

In the rush of day-to-day politics, there is little time to consider underlying assumptions or...

The Century of Networking
Rupert MurdochNovember 15, 1994OP51

Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive of The News Corporation Ltd, argues for an optimistic...

The Political Economy of Freedom
Michael OakeshottNovember 1, 1994OP52

Michael Oakeshott’s depth, insight and lucid writing style have brought him a wide audience. While...

Multicultural Citizens: The Philosophy and Politics of Identity
Chandran KukathasApril 1, 1993R9

This volume of essays has its origin in a conference on multiculturalism sponsored by the...

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)...
Linking pay to performance the best way to help teachers
Glenn FaheyJune 26, 2022DAILY TELEGRAPH

Repeated strikes over pay undermine teachers’ work and prove unions are tin-eared on the need...

Liberals have regressed to big government
Tom SwitzerJune 23, 2022Financial Review

Liberals once stood for a smaller state, popular capitalism and a sensible approach to public...

We’re about to pay the price for lazy policy with inflation
Simon CowanJune 18, 2022The Canberra Times

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) wage decision — and the government’s response to it —...

The problems facing remote Indigenous communities can’t be boiled down to white racism alone
Simon CowanJune 4, 2022Canberra Times

A lot of attention is being shifted to Indigenous politics in light of Labor’s commitment...

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No budget black hole, except Labor’s spending
Robert CarlingJune 1, 2022FINANCIAL REVIEW

Labor hasn’t inherited any hidden budget black hole surprises. It is spending monuments created in...

Our Vote, Their Values
Peter KurtiMay 23, 2022Epoch Times

Australians can breathe a sigh of relief now that the federal election is behind us...

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