This week’s economic data was definitely a mixed bag for the government, at least from a political perspective. It was …
The Australian election campaign has seen a flurry of new proposals for dealing with the problem of housing affordability. There …
The day before news broke that inflation had surged to 5 per cent, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that …
This week, the Reserve Bank increased interest rates by 0.25%. This comes in response to last week’s ABS figures that …
Harvard University is the latest of America’s elite colleges to establish a fund to redress the burden of guilt it says …
Both major political parties support an external review of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) after the election. What should that review …
In 2014, I wrote a short piece on the Pacific Islands that found its way, surprisingly, across the globe and into the Bangladeshi …
Hip pocket issues have always been a key part of any election campaign. In that respect, this election is no …
If it was remarkable how little hype there was going into this year’s budget, the rapid speed at which it …
Two years ago, the Australian winter was marred by vandalism of statues commemorating notable figures in the country’s history. Statues …
Hear from two of Australia’s leading mathematics educators, Eddie Woo and Greg Ashman, as they discuss how students can benefit from high-quality maths teaching and how Australian schools can become a world leader in mathematical education.
This week’s guest Mihai Sora joins us to discuss China’s expending presence in the pacific and what effect it has on Australia. From trade, to new security measures and aid given to the Solomon Islands.
On the show this week, we welcome Professor Bob Catley, as he discusses the creation of the woke agenda and its inspection into the university system.
On the show this week, we welcome Executive Director of the Samuel Griffith Society, Xavier Boffa, as he recaps developments in Australia’s constitutional arrangements.
CIS welcomed former Treasurer and Australian Ambassador to the US Joe Hockey to launch his new book Diplomatic: A Washington Memoir
Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping will soon be appointed to a third term as President of China. A third …
Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation CEO Professor Simon Haines launches author and CIS adjunct scholar Salvatore Babones’s new book
On Liberty talks to Prof James Allan of the University of Queensland. In his latest column for Australian Spectator, James …
CIS research fellow Peter Kurti speaks to distinguished British judge and historian, Lord Sumption about the way we conduct historical enquiry …
As this year’s election looms, the 2022 federal budget maybe the last chance the federal government has to save itself …
Rob and Nick discuss the liberalism of Robert Menzies for whom the independence of the individual was paramount and whether liberalism is somehow in tune with the human soul and, if so, why is it not widespread in today’s connected world? Nick explains to us that liberalism has a strong moral vision that works in practice.
Rob and Gordon discuss issues arising from Gordon’s 2020 book Western Fundamentalism in which he critiques the unquestioning, and therefore ‘fundamentalist,’ adoption of democracy, free marked economic liberalism and sexual freedom as basic. Rob and Gordon discuss why liberalism has been so effective in producing economic prosperity but why it is ineffective …
Rob and Simon discuss how important liberalism is as philosophy of freedom and equality, despite concerns it is not applied …
Rob and Warren discuss at length why Warren believes liberalism is good for indigenous Australians, why the voice to parliament …
Rob and Andrew discuss some of the provocative ideas in his recent book Buraadja; The liberal case for national reconciliation …
Rob and Chandran discuss Chandran’s journey from a young socialist to a thoughtful liberal. Chandran understands the essence of liberalism …
Rob and Hannes discuss everything from the pirate radio station he once ran to important thinkers like medieval theologian Thomas …
Rob and David discuss the remarkable story of ‘the liberal project’ in Australia. David has written a five-volume history of …
Rob and Simon discuss why, despite the unparalleled success of international liberalism in lifting people out of extreme poverty, we …
In a wide-ranging discussion, Rob and Henry explore the heart of the liberal project. Liberalism emerged as a philosophy and …