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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.

Tony Abbott’s New Federalism: Anne Twomey
July 24, 2014
Tony Abbott’s New Federalism: Nick Greiner
July 24, 2014
The Forgotten Freedom: Threats to Religious Liberty in Australia
Peter KurtiJuly 1, 2014PM139

The campaign for what has been dubbed ‘marriage equality’ is gaining ground in many Western...

Abbott, Palmer and Gore – a play in three acts
Simon CowanJune 26, 2014ABC The Drum

Clive Palmer's climate policy announcement, flanked by global warming campaigner Al Gore, certainly was high...

Minor Parties, Major Impact! Q&A
June 5, 2014
Minor Parties, Major Impact!
June 5, 2014
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)...
Global Warming Raises Political Temperature
Barry MaleyJuly 5, 2000The Courier Mail

The National Party convention at Tweed Heads a few weeks ago made clear its opposition...

Picking Winners
Wolfgang KasperJuly 3, 2000The Evening Post

In a recent article in The Evening Post (19/6/00), Michael Wilson advocated the selective promotion...

It is no sin to be rich
Samuel GreggMay 26, 2000Business review Weekly

A discussion of the morality of wealth is timely. In the past year, there has...

Schools Need to be Truly ‘Public’
Jennifer Buckingham OAMMay 7, 2000

Discussions about the future of education in Australia tend to be constricted by a narrow...

Beyond the Classroom: How Parents Influence Their Children’s Education
Alison RichMarch 15, 2000

In a society that demands a high level of education and skill for a successful...

Education fieldwork assistant
August 4, 1921

  Please apply by email to jblack@cis.org.au An opportunity exists to provide fieldwork assistance to...

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