From ANZUS to AUKUS: Howard’s Legacy in Shaping Australia’s Defence Strategy
The transition from the foundational ANZUS Treaty to the innovative AUKUS partnership signifies a watershed in Australia’s defence policy and …
The transition from the foundational ANZUS Treaty to the innovative AUKUS partnership signifies a watershed in Australia’s defence policy and …
Executive Summary Nuclear energy can be either very cheap or very expensive. Much ink has been spilled recently attempting to …
Introduction As the end of the Australian financial year approaches, thoughts often turn to taxation and how to minimise it …
Executive summary Much of the commentary surrounding the Coalition government’s three-stage Personal Income Tax Plan (PITP) — as originally legislated …
1. Executive Summary The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (Standards) do not adequately outline what teachers should know and be …
Foreword Though artificial intelligence is quickly becoming a greater part of our everyday lives, the latest entry in the CIS …
Table of Contents Executive Summary Introduction Background and policy context A pathway for advancing the science of learning Focus area …
Submission to Draft 2024 Integrated System Plan The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) appreciates the opportunity to provide a submission …
Table of Contents Executive Summary. Introduction. Politics, philosophy and education. Progressive education versus modern evidence. What is the science of …
Summary Allowing first home buyers to borrow from their superannuation would transform superannuation from an obstacle to home ownership into …
When US policy-makers supported Nato expansion in the 1990s, it was widely believed that America, as the sole remaining superpower, …
For the people of Ukraine, the failure of Western nations to help them defeat Russia and end their suffering is …
While in Australia with the Centre for Independent Studies, John Mearsheimer took time to speak to ABC Radio’s Queensland Drive …
As 2022 draws to a close, most people will be glad to see the back of it. The post-Cold War …
US midterm elections are always a vote of confidence in incumbents, and this year’s midterms are expected to inflict severe …
Australia is in trouble with China — again. This week the Chinese ambassador in Canberra, Xiao Qian, came close to …
“The process of coming to grips with one’s limits is never easy,” Henry Kissinger once wrote about the American experience …
In 2014, I wrote a short piece on the Pacific Islands that found its way, surprisingly, across the globe and into the Bangladeshi …
It’s important, in the interests of constructive debate, to recognise when political leaders who have been the object of serious criticism in the past turn out to have done something right and to praise them fully for it.
While Australia can beat the Brits in cricket, the Brits have beaten us in mounting an independent inquiry into government handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.