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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.

Education about the surveillance state
Andrew BakerJune 14, 2013

To paraphrase George Orwell, do we now sleep safely in our beds only because computer...

Corporate welfare still milking government cash cows
Simon CowanJune 14, 2013

The This week, with relatively minimal fanfare, the Productivity Commission released its latest report on...

Gender quotas un-egalitarian
Jeremy SammutJune 7, 2013

Following Martin Ferguson’s decision to retire from politics at the next election, prominent Labor women...

Why I work for a classical liberal think tank
Meegan CornforthMay 10, 2013

The heavy veil on life in North Korea was lifted a little with a startling...

A Fair Go: Fact or Fiction?
Benjamin HerscovitchMay 9, 2013PM135

The ‘fair go’ is a core Australian value. The idea that everyone should have the...

Federalism – Robert Carling on ABC The Drum
April 24, 2013
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)...
Fighting an uncivil war to save society
Nicole BillanteMay 29, 2002The Daily Telegraph

It starts with an unthinking act of selfishness, becomes rudeness, and before you can say...

The day the earth didn’t change forever
Owen HarriesMay 15, 2002The Australian

It has been observed that those who lack the imagination of disaster are doomed to...

Third World aid: is it part of the solution or the problem?
Helen HughesMay 11, 2002The Australian Financial Review

Heads of government and ministers met at the United Nations headquarters in New York during...

A tale of two refugees
Helen HughesMay 10, 2002The Australian Financial Review

Two refugees from fascism, each of whom made an outstanding contribution to the development of...

Leave off, tax breaks can redress child costs
Barry MaleyMay 1, 2002The Australian

Three fundamental issues underlie the maternity leave debate. First is the form and level of...

Unfettered deregulation for varsities
April 29, 2002The Australian Financial Review

Reserve Bank Governor Ian Macfarlane created headlines recently with his remarks about Australia lacking a...

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