Opinion & Commentary
Opinion and Commentary contains media articles written by CIS researchers.
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Unions doing it for themselves
The battle that has been raging at the Myer construction site in Melbourne's CBD is primarily about flexing union muscle, not workers' rights.... Read More
Clarity on schools funding a long way off
All schools, state and non-government, should expect the federal government’s educational agenda to be imposed upon them to a greater extent than ever before.... Read More
Lack of opportunity leads to poverty on Indigenous lands
Poverty, underinvestment and mal-investment are an unholy trinity on many First Nations reserves.... Read More
Higher dole should come as bonus for serious job-seekers only
Higher dole should come as bonus for serious job-seekers only.... Read More
The NDIS will cost us more than we’re being told
The National Disability Insurance Scheme presents an opportunity to re-evaluate current and future government expenditure in a moral light: Do they pass an “NDIS test”?... Read More
Disability, injury insurance schemes need scrutiny
The National Injury Insurance Scheme is the forgotten little brother of the bigger, brighter and more popular National Disability Insurance Scheme, but that is no reason to ignore it.... Read More
Anti-Israel campaign is more than just a boycott
Some groups in the West are trying to demonise the Jewish state over Palestine.... Read More
It’s time for a free trade agreement with Tasmania
Tasmanians should not have their lifestyle subsidised because they have chosen to live in Tasmania, any more than people in the city or country should be subsidised for living in the city or country.... Read More
The buck must not stop with the RBA
Intervention in the foreign exchange market to counter an appreciation in the Australian dollar is unlikely to be effective unless backed by changes in monetary policy.... Read More
Why our kids still cannot read
The perennial struggle to provide all children with effective teaching in reading is becoming less like a war and more like a merry-go-round.... Read More
Finger-pointing over power ignores crucial facts
The issue of electricity prices is a plague on both houses.... Read More
Taming the banks, but at what cost?
As the world's financial institutions regroup following the devastating global financial crisis economic policy is under the spotlight.... Read More
There is more to regional policy than big, well meant dollars and buzz words
Regional development policy doesn't often make the headlines in metropolitan Australia but is of enduring importance for the roughly one third of Australians that live outside the major cities.... Read More
Coalition tightening of foreign investment policy a step backwards
The Coalition had the right policy 24 years ago. It should commit to the repeal of the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act and the abolition of the Foreign Investment Review Board.... Read More
Different justice?
Treating Aboriginal people differently causes more problems than it solves and sets a dangerous precedence that other ethnic groups could use to argue for different treatment by the courts.... Read More
When religion just won't do
Why are so many climate enthusiasts all too often in the grip of apocalyptic mania?... Read More
Swan stuck in tired old groove
There was an unacknowledged tension at the heart of Wayne Swan’s John Button lecture that sheds an interesting light on the way he thinks about the world and the country he is charged with governing.... Read More
How to fund a disability scheme
First there was the carbon tax, then the mining tax, then the flood tax – and now calls for a national disability insurance scheme (NDIS) levy. Will the stream of new taxes and levies never end?... Read More
Navel gazing and infrastructure buck passing
Finding a long-term solution to the problem of infrastructure funding is in the interests of both the federal and the NSW governments.... Read More
APY Lands women say income management ensures kids have enough to eat
Opinion is divided over the impact of income management on indigenous communities.... Read More
