A national body can’t speak for Aboriginal people as a group and Aboriginal people won’t recognise it. Any representative ‘voice’ …
This week’s economic statement from Treasurer Jim Chalmers has answered some pressing economic questions. First and foremost, inflation will remain …
Rugby league is one of Australia’s great spectator sports, and for spectators the game offers respite from politics. Yet as …
Think of the great Enlightenment philosophers — Hume, Hegel or Kant — and what comes to mind? Religious tolerance, individual …
Thank you, Madam President. I am immensely honoured to be standing here before you as part of the 47th Parliament …
When I learnt that a SCOTUS judgment — on abortion, no less — had leaked, I was stunned. Partly, this …
During the past few weeks, The Australian newspaper, as it has done responsibly many times before, reported on the problem …
So Australia will follow New Zealand’s ‘lead’ in introducing a wellbeing-focused budget. Labor has been flagging the desire to adopt …
Determined to portray Australia in the drab colours of bigotry and prejudice, anti-racism warriors are digging deep once again to …
“The process of coming to grips with one’s limits is never easy,” Henry Kissinger once wrote about the American experience …
Salvatore Babones returns to discuss the future of housing and rental prices with Eliza Owen of CoreLogic.
Simon Breheny argues heavy-handed regulations are not the answer to improving heath outcomes. Education, rather than regulation, is what helps individuals make informed choice about how they live their lives.
Glenn Fahey speaks with Professor Pamela Snow to discuss the correlation between poor literacy education and later disadvantage in life.
Guest host Tom Switzer speaks to journalist Chris Uhlmann on the likelihood of a clean energy transition and the increasing energy crisis affecting not only Australia but the world.
CIS education program director Glenn Fahey and one of the world’s leading practitioners of classroom management, Tom Bennett discuss how teachers can reclaim classrooms from disruption and disorder.
Emma Hurst MLC, member of the NSW Upper House, joins host Salvatore Babones to discuss what role the government should play in animal welfare.
President of the NSW Young Liberals, Deyi Wu joins host Salvatore Babones to discuss whether our younger generations have lost interest in politics, and if there is a bright future for either party.
This week we speak to Janet Albrechtsen, columnist for The Australian to discuss the 2022 federal election results.
CIS welcomed Margaret Somerville to discuss the ethics and autonomy of providing protection in the context of the greater good.
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.
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 …