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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.

TARGET30: Reducing the burden for future generations
David Murray AO, Maurice Newman, Simon CowanJuly 1, 2013PF25

TARGET30 is a campaign promoting smaller government and cutting government spending to less than 30%...

The contemptuous political class
Andrew BakerJune 28, 2013

The political class has contemptuous attitude towards the Australian public. And I am not talking...

Ignoring the writing on the wall
Alexander PhilipatosJune 28, 2013

Ford’s recently announced departure from Australian manufacturing may be the only signal strong enough to...

Help us continue our mission
Greg LindsayJune 21, 2013

What is it about The Centre for Independent Studies that merits attention? What is it...

Parliament must let charities speak out
Peter KurtiJune 21, 2013

Charities can act for the public benefit not only by helping their clients but also...

Relics of a Byzantine IR System – Alexander Philipatos
June 14, 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)...
Independent research works best: A think tank within a political party walks a tightrope
April 16, 2002The Australian

There has been a media flurry since federal Education Minister Brendan Nelson swiftly rejected a...

American pie losing its favour
Owen HarriesApril 4, 2002The Age

We all know America, don't we? While we may confess to ignorance about Japan or...

Turning on axis distorts aim: The US should exercise restraint and prudence in its mission against the evils of terrorism
Owen HarriesApril 4, 2002The Australian

As far as American foreign policy is concerned, there have been, and still are, two...

Foreign aid offers a poor policy: The world bank helps those who help themselves to the cash
Helen HughesMarch 27, 2002The Australian

The aid industry, led by the World Bank, met last week in Monterrey, Mexico, to...

Time to care for ourselves: Instead of a welfare state, it would be cheaper and more efficient if we each made our own arrangements
Peter SaundersMarch 26, 2002The New Zealand Herald

The welfare state has developed over a hundred years.  In this time, increasing numbers of...

Give choice a chance: Market phobia sees universities clinging to the stable penury of government funding
March 13, 2002The Australian

Five years ago, like today, there were signs that commonwealth higher education policy might be...

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