Anti-Zionism has evolved to create a further mutation of antisemitism, cloaking bias and discrimination in the language of political critique. Lawfare is used as a tool to delegitimise Israel, and the media, particularly social media, is used to amplify narratives that vilify Jews and the Jewish state.
Introduction Australia’s natural gas sector has transformed dramatically between 1975 and 2025. What began as a series of isolated gas …
Executive Summary Australia’s tobacco control policy has reached a breaking point. For decades, bans on advertising and steady excise increases …
Executive summary Several well-known bodies, from the Productivity Commission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the Minderoo Foundation and …
Executive Summary Fiscal rules are numerical limits to one or more of government spending, revenue, deficits and debt. Their use …
Australians were told that renewable energy would bring cheaper power. Yet, electricity bills remain high, with many households struggling to …
This article considers different concepts of ‘legitimacy’ and their contribution to understanding the difference between the power to govern, and the right to do so, comparing the very different models of legitimacy claimed in revolutionary America and France, and where Australia sits.
Executive Summary Australia faces persistent economic challenges. Productivity growth has slowed, business investment is uneven, and real wages have lagged …
Executive Summary This report presents findings from literature about what teachers believe about how students learn: the prevalence of myths …
This is an edited version of the speech given to the 2025 CIS Consilium event by distinguished British print and …
Friday’s heated exchange in the White House was surely a regrettable moment in American diplomatic history more akin to reality …
Indonesian president-elect Prabowo Subianto visiting Australia before he has even been inaugurated is a positive sign. But the history of …
In five decades of living alternately on the two sides of the Pacific, I have never seen anything like it. …
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, a chorus of government officials, academics, commentators, and retired bureaucrats and diplomats has dismissed …
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 …
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