Lecture Archive  CIS Lectures
2006
11/10/06 The Politics of Difference: Multicultralism and the Rise of Islamism - Munira Mirza
 
2005
25/10/05 Welfare Reform and Economic Development for Indigenous Communities
Noel Pearson, Published as Occasional Paper 100 - [click here] to find out more
2/08/05 The Ethic of Respect: A Left Wing Cause
The Right Hon Frank Field, Published as Occasional Paper 102 - [click here] to find out more
22/03/05 Politcal Abuse of the English Language - Charles Baird
 
2004
26/10/04 Human Trafficking: Combatting an International Crisis - April Palmerlee
2/08/2004 China and India. The Politcal and Economic Outlook - Steven Xu and Pramit Pal Chaudhuri
7/07/04 Reflections on the 60th Anniversary of Hayek's The Road to Serfdom - Professor Chandran Kukathas
16/06/04 Welfare isn't Working - Professor Peter Saunders
12/05/04 Environmental Fundamentalism: Now a Part of Australian Public Policy - Dr Jennifer Marohasy
14/04/04 Promoting Effective Fatherhood - Dr Wade Horn
18/03/04 Boys' Education: Research and Rhetoric - Jennifer Buckingham
 
2003
25/11/03 and 26/11/03 Boy Troubles: Research and Rhetoric about Boys' Education - Jennifer Buckingham
18/11/03 Policies for Low-Cost Home Ownership - Peter Williams
30/10/03 Speed Traps: Saving Lives or Raising Revenue - Alan Buckingham
25/06/03 Preventative Policing: How the Community Can Help - Nicole Billante
12/06/03 Is There a Better Way? Health, Education and Welfare in the 21st Century - Roger Douglas
27/02/03 Competing Family Models, Competing Social Policies - Catherine Hakim
 
2002
03/12/02 Fire and Ice: Nordic Interpretations of Hayek and Popper - Hannes Gissurarson
20/11/02 Beyond Mediocrity: Why Australia's higher education debate isn't helping students - Andrew Norton
13/11/02 Latin America on the edge of a precipice? Manuel Ayau
11/11/02 The Tax Harmonisation Threat and the battle to safeguard financial privacy - David R Burton
23/10/02 With All Due Respect...Why Civility Matters - Nicole Billante
29/07/02 Militant Islam and the War on Terrorism - Daniel Pipes
26/04/02 Marriage: Lite, Full Strength or Home Brew? Barry Maley
03/04/02 Understanding America - Owen Harries, Published as Occasional Paper 80
04/03/02 Rethinking Risk and Liability - Julian Morris
20/02/02 Private Risk, Public Service - Gary Sturgess
 
2001 25th CIS Anniversary Lectures Series
05/12/01 The Social Foundations of a Free Society - Professor Peter Saunders (Director of Social Policy research programmes, The Centre for Independent Studies):
Sydney, 5 December 2001
25/10/01 Living the Legislated Life - Professor Steven Schwartz (Vice-Chancellor, Murdoch University):
Melbourne, 25 October 2001
02/10/01 The Global Battle for Economic Freedom: Who's Winning? Who's Losing - Dr Mark Skousen (President, Foundation for Economic Education):
Sydney, 02 October 2001
30/05/01 Dismantling Socialism: An Interim Report - Dr Václav Klaus (President, Czech Chamber of Deputies):
Sydney, 30 May 2001
29/05/01 Understanding Human Accomplishment - Dr Charles Murray (Bradley Fellow, the American Enterprise Institute): Auckland, 29 May 2001
28/05/01 Transforming to Democracy & Prosperity: The Central European Journey - Dr Václav Klaus (President, Czech Chamber of Deputies): Adelaide, 28 May 2001
22/05/01 Prole Models: The Failure of Elite Leadership - Dr Charles Murray (Bradley Fellow, the American Enterprise Institute): Melbourne, 22 May 2001
31/01/01 The Limits of Politics - Dr Sam Gregg (Resident Scholar, The Centre for Independent Studies): Sydney, 31 January 2001
 
2001 CIS Occasional Seminars
Economic Freedom Watch Wolfgang Kasper - For more information on Economic Freedom Watch, click HERE
 
2000
Commercialising Highways: Turning Highways into Customer-Focused Businesses - Robert Poole
Globalisation and Fragmentation - Henryk Kierzkowski (unavailable)
Openness and the Evolution of Institutional Quality - Wolfgang Kasper, East Asian Politics Christopher Lingle (unavailable)