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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.

Voluntary student unionism
Andrew BakerSeptember 27, 2013

Voluntary Student Unionism (VSU) was briefly back on the agenda this week, before the Prime...

China’s Icarus sheds light on the limits of the law
Benjamin HerscovitchSeptember 27, 2013

Last week's conviction of former Chinese political superstar Bo Xilai was riveting legal drama. The...

John Keane on Democracy & Middle Class – CIS Big Ideas 2013
September 25, 2013
Affordable health and ageing policy in Singapore
Jeremy SammutSeptember 20, 2013

The Abbott government's decision to trim minister's titles has been criticised by commentators concerned that...

Of frontbenches, quotas and merit
Trisha JhaSeptember 20, 2013

This week's announcement of the Coalition's frontbench has provoked protest at the paucity of women....

Minor party success is a major tick for democracy
Greg LindsaySeptember 19, 2013The Australian Financial Review

On the ABC’s Q&A on the Monday following the federal election, George Brandis, now Attorney-General...

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)...
Welfare for parents increases risk of poverty
Peter SaundersJune 18, 2003The Australian Financial Review

It's time to eliminate the welfare incentives that keep single parents out of the workforce,...

Even if it’s not free, US trade deal will have some benefits
Wolfgang KasperMay 31, 2003The Australian Financial Review

Should Australia sign a free-trade agreement with the United States? No, says John Quiggin, ARC...

Better than the status quo
May 21, 2003The Australian

The proponents of an unfettered free market in higher education would be somewhat disappointed,' Education...

Faulty index poor guide to real benefits
Helen HughesMay 20, 2003The Australian Financial Review

Measuring a country's commitment to aid and development can be a flawed process. Two American...

Higher fees will give students more choice
May 16, 2003The Sydney Morning Herald

During a budget night interview, The 7.30 Report's presenter, Kerry O'Brien, asked the Treasurer, Peter...

There’s no conspiracy about poverty, there’s just the facts
Peter SaundersMay 14, 2003The Age

It's an old tactic in politics. When you want to drown out your opponent's arguments,...

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