The rule of law, excessive regulation and free speech
Foreword In the day that the 2024 parliamentary session concluded, more than 30 bills were passed, as the government delivered …
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Our Prosperity is Slipping Away: Submission to Economic Reform Roundtable
Introduction As Reserve Bank deputy governor Andrew Hauser noted last year, it can be easy to forget just how …
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Addressing Australia’s Productivity Problem. CORE Blueprint to Unshackle Productivity
Introduction There is no one action that will lift Australia’s dwindling productivity growth; it is a measure determined by a …
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The Productivity Problem. Australia’s Growth Slump Is Undermining Prosperity
Executive summary Concern over Australia’s slow rate of productivity growth is justified as it is essential to the nation’s prosperity. …
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Leviathan on the Rampage: Government spending growth a threat to Australia’s economic future
Executive summary The rising trend of government expenditure in Australia has long been present but has received new impetus from …
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Submission to Heritage NSW
This submission argues that NSW’s heritage legislation has serious flaws. In particular, costs of listing are not compared with benefits. …
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Sex and maths success: myths and interventions
Executive summary Mathematical competencies at the completion of secondary school influence later educational and occupational opportunities, including entry into mathematics-intensive …
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Submission to AEMC’s Pricing Review Discussion Paper
The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the AEMC’s Pricing Review Discussion Paper. The CIS …
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Early Numbers, Big Ideas. Fostering Number Sense in Young Children
Introduction Numbers are an integral part of our daily lives, both inside and outside of school. We encounter numbers on …
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Submission to Draft 2025 Electricity Network Options Report
The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) appreciates the opportunity to provide a submission to the Australian Energy Market Operator on …
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Trump’s goal to end Ukraine war makes moral sense
Friday’s heated exchange in the White House was surely a regrettable moment in American diplomatic history more akin to reality …
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Albanese could learn from Howard when it comes to Indonesia
Indonesian president-elect Prabowo Subianto visiting Australia before he has even been inaugurated is a positive sign. But the history of …
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It’s the most volatile election in living memory and anything can and will happen
In five decades of living alternately on the two sides of the Pacific, I have never seen anything like it. …
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NATO’s Prophetic Critics. Expanding the alliance has led to a war many experts predicted
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, a chorus of government officials, academics, commentators, and retired bureaucrats and diplomats has dismissed …
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Why Republicans are sceptical about funding Ukraine
When US policy-makers supported Nato expansion in the 1990s, it was widely believed that America, as the sole remaining superpower, …
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The West’s bid to expand NATO eastwards was a mistake
For the people of Ukraine, the failure of Western nations to help them defeat Russia and end their suffering is …
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John Mearsheimer: ABC interview excerpts
While in Australia with the Centre for Independent Studies, John Mearsheimer took time to speak to ABC Radio’s Queensland Drive …
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Self-inflicted challenges hit West on four fronts
As 2022 draws to a close, most people will be glad to see the back of it. The post-Cold War …
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Partisan games stir up the divided states of America
US midterm elections are always a vote of confidence in incumbents, and this year’s midterms are expected to inflict severe …
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Xi: the loneliest man in the world
Australia is in trouble with China — again. This week the Chinese ambassador in Canberra, Xiao Qian, came close to …