Opinion & Commentary
Opinion and Commentary contains media articles written by CIS researchers.
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Need to cut fat before we all pay the price
Governments are seemingly incapable of breaking their addiction to increasing spending.... Read More
Buying votes does no one any good
There’s a danger we are blundering headlong towards the spending abyss.... Read More
Let’s get serious about tackling indigenous violence
For many remote Indigenous people, life is so bad that jail is often a better option.... Read More
Time to scrap the minimum wage?
To get the unemployed back into work, the government could allow businesses a six-month exemption from the minimum award wage.... Read More
Abundant Asian Century opportunities for an already Asia-savvy Australia
Tapping into the Asian Century bonanza does not mean that Australia requires costly education and training programs.... Read More
Extending NDIS poses threat
The age restrictions on the NDIS are crucial in maintaining the scheme’s financial integrity and maximising its benefits.... Read More
No need for Asian Century panic
Why the anxiety over readying Australia for the Asian Century?... Read More
Outcry ignores role of travellers
What are the responsibilities of the Australian government to help citizens who get into trouble overseas?... Read More
The case for complacency about Australia’s engagement with Asia
Calls for Australia to embrace Asia are unfounded; our Asian embrace is already extensive and only getting deeper.... Read More
Super myths
Ideally Australia would have a ‘E,E,T’ system - taxing superannuation to exempt both contributions and earnings.... Read More
To get Aborigines out of jail give them education and jobs
Rather than continuing to focus on applying 'culturally appropriate' responses to indigenous disadvantage, we should focus on basics such as education and employment.... Read More
Don't mention the M-word
Australian academics have allowed their staunch advocacy for family diversity to get in the way of reasoned analysis on how to best raise children.... Read More
A failure of enterprise bargaining mechanics
Australia's current enterprise bargaining system makes it difficult for automotive manufacturers to improve their performance and save jobs.... Read More
Increasing Newstart would be a costly failure
An increase in the base rate of Newstart Allowance will not do much to break down the barriers to employment for the long term unemployed.... Read More
We are many: the futile fight over Australian identity
Stop squabbling about what it means to be Australian. Our shared commitment to liberal democracy and individual freedom means we're free to live how we choose.... Read More
Car industry subsidies a waste of money
Government assistance to the automotive industry has been an expensive failure.... Read More
Coal hoax fails to dig deep without a martyr to the cause
Protesters need to face legal consequences to sway public opinion.... Read More
Our award system is costing too much
Reforming labour market policy must look to the award system, a key part of our flexibility and productivity problem.... Read More
Students should seize the day, not the decade
No real thought is given to the consequences of keeping young people in education for an extended period of time.... Read More
Increasing the super contribution rate is a second-rate solution
It is timely to re-examine the economic case for compulsory superannuation.... Read More
