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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.

On Liberty EP44 Australia’s Groundwater Crisis in the Making
Grahame Campbell, Salvatore BabonesMarch 24, 2021On Liberty

The dry continent is home to massive groundwater resources, but we don’t even know how...

25 years on from Howard’s landslide
Tom SwitzerMarch 12, 2021IDEAS@THECENTRE

Since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic, CIS events have been generally confined to the...

25 years since John Howard’s landslide election victory
John Howard OM AC, Tom SwitzerMarch 9, 2021

4, March 2021 marked the 25th anniversary of the Howard Coalition government’s election. In honour...

Does Morrison have Howard’s heart?
Tom SwitzerMarch 1, 2021Financial Review

It was 25 years ago on March 2 that John Howard defeated the Labor government...

The university as a crucial institution in the liberal community
Robert Forsyth, Michael SpenceJanuary 19, 2021Liberalism in Question

Rob discusses issues of liberalism and the university with then Vice Chancellor of the University...

Against simplistic ideology—even liberalism as a simplistic ideology
Robert Forsyth, Parnell McGuinnessJanuary 12, 2021Liberalism in Question

Parnell McGuinness is a columnist at the Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Financial Review, and is...

I, Mechanical Pencil: Why a socialist economy can never work
Steven KatesFebruary 6, 2019PP14

Socialism brings poverty and oppression. The ignorance of so many as to why only a...

Mapping migrants: Australians’ wide-ranging experiences of immigration
Charles JacobsDecember 5, 2018PP13

Australians’ experiences of immigration are highly varied. Using 2016 ABS Census data, this POLICY Paper...

Why we should defend capitalism
Eugenie JosephNovember 28, 2018PP12

Capitalism has become a controversial idea in recent years; yet economic markets and free enterprise...

Voting for a living: A shift in Australian politics from selling policies to buying votes?
Robert Carling, Terrence O’BrienSeptember 5, 2018PP9

This paper explores the hypothesis that growth of government has become self-sustaining through the emergence...

Why childcare is not affordable
Eugenie JosephAugust 29, 2018RR37

Childcare fees and out-of-pocket costs in Australia have been growing above inflation in recent years,...

A Test of Maturity: The liberal case for action on religious freedom
Robert ForsythJuly 31, 2018PP8

Australia has long enjoyed religious freedom in practice without robust legal protections. Such protections as...

Pump the brakes, Hastie. Let me explain how wrong you’ve gotten it
Simon CowanOctober 3, 2025CANBERRA TIMES
In reality, it was taxpayers and consumers who were being held hostage: by government who...
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Energy targets need a pinch of reality dust
Aidan MorrisonSeptember 25, 2025THE AUSTRALIAN
When Peter Pan pointed through the nursery window and said “second star to the right...
Keep raiding our super and you’ll only create a smaller, meaner country
Simon CowanSeptember 20, 2025CANBERRA TIMES
Rumours are swirling that the government may reconsider its superannuation tax changes that will hit...
Australia’s housing push is bipartisan
Peter TulipSeptember 17, 2025SPECTATOR FLAT WHITE
The Liberal party has two traditions, conservatism and support for free markets. Normally, those movements...
The world isn’t ending tomorrow, despite what Chris Bowen claims
Michael Wu , Aidan MorrisonSeptember 15, 2025DAILY TELEGRAPH

Chris Bowen launched today’s climate press conference like a preacher at a doomsday rally. The...

Clare’s new education body offers a real chance for reform
Glenn FaheySeptember 10, 2025THE AUSTRALIAN
Canberra’s bold plan to revolutionise education oversight faces a stark choice: become a game-changer or...
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