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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.

Submission to the Defence White Paper 2015
Benjamin HerscovitchNovember 4, 2014

Submission to the Defence White Paper 2015    

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Government gets B for consistent effort on reforms, but will have to lift its game
Cassandra WilkinsonOctober 31, 2014

CIS recently hosted a visit from Institute of Economic Affairs Director of Lifestyle Economics Christopher...

MEDIA RELEASE: Public money for public benefit, not political purposes
October 30, 2014

The economic imbalance in Commonwealth-State financial relations highlighted in recent reports from the Committee for...

Public Money: Federal-State Financial Relations and the Constitutional Limits on Spending Public Money
Anne Twomey, Robert CarlingOctober 29, 2014OP138

It is uncontroversial that federal-state financial relations need reform, but it is necessary to understand...

The Enlightenment Made Us
Nick CaterOctober 23, 2014OP136

Nick Cater examines the Enlightenment ideals that helped shape our uniquely Australian culture. He argues...

The Age of Endarkenment
Brendan O'Neill, Nick CaterOctober 23, 2014OP137

Humans have never had it so good. We are wealthier, happier and more comfortable than...

In Defence of Secure Property Rights
Wolfgang KasperJune 3, 2003OP84

Secure private property rights are vital to the development of a growing, healthy Australian economy....

The Thinning Blue Line
Nicole BillanteMarch 19, 2003IA31

The likelihood that a criminal will be caught after committing an offence is an important...

Poor Laws (2): The Minimum Wage and Unemployment
Kayoko TsumoriDecember 2, 2002IA28

Many social policy researchers and practitioners in Australia believe that a high minimum wage helps...

Gulliver Unbound: Can American Rule of World?
Joseph JoffeNovember 2, 2002OP85

Twenty first century America is the Gulliver of our times. It dominates the international sphere...

Whose Progress? A Response to the ABS Report Measuring Australia’s Progress
Peter SaundersAugust 20, 2002IA25

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) recently launched a report, Measuring Australia’s Progress, which it...

Poor Laws (1): The Unfair Dismissal Laws and Long-term Unemployment
Kayoko TsumoriAugust 20, 2002IA26

Joblessness is a major cause of poverty. Poverty will be alleviated significantly by engaging the...

Subsidies, safety nets and stagnation: Australia’s new economic model
Michael StutchburyApril 11, 2026AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
Protecting one industry imposes a burden on the competitive sectors that actually prop up our...
Government meddling means more pump pain
Aidan MorrisonApril 8, 2026DAILY TELEGRAPH

The truth that no-one wants to hear right now is that fuel prices probably aren’t...

The mental health system may be making us sicker
Steven SchwartzApril 6, 2026CANBERRA TIMES

Australia has a mental health crisis, but not the one we think. Despite decades of...

Housing negative gearing tax
Reducing the discount would likely not have any lasting impact in lowering house prices
Robert Carling, Michael StutchburyMarch 21, 2026CANBERRA TIMES

Anyone watching the smoke signals from Canberra knows that moves are afoot to try and...

Alarm bells ringing on more interest rate pain
Michael StutchburyMarch 18, 2026DAILY TELEGRAPH
Australians were losing faith that the combination of Labor’s economic policies and the RBA monetary...
Labor’s capital gains tax myths need busting
Robert CarlingMarch 11, 2026DAILY TELEGRAPH

Labor has long held an axe over the capital gains tax 50% discount and negative...

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