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Phonics test for year-one kids offers lots of benefits and no downside
Many people in education circles are keen for the impending Gonski 2.0 report. But their eagerness was far outweighed by educators’…
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The tax cut menu
With the Turnbull government raising expectations of personal income tax cuts in the forthcoming budget, the question is whether it…
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Tax by stealth – the art of plucking the golden goose
The art of taxation consists of plucking the goose so as to obtain the most feathers with the least hissing.…
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Mandatory diversity
The Israel Folau saga has reached an ending of sorts — but, unfortunately, with ominous implications for religious freedom. Rugby…
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Peter Kurti: Enjoy speaking your mind. That'll be over soon
Enjoy speaking your mind and sharing your views while you can — because soon enough the rights to freedom of…
New CIS research: Let Money Speak -- the case for deregulating donations
Simon Cowan
25 April 2018 | MEDIA RELEASE
The government’s attempt to ban foreign donations — and impose substantial and onerous transparency regulations on civil society ̵...
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