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Scrap the government’s piggy-bank
It is better to grow the Australian economy faster today by spending on productivity-enhancing infrastructure and establishing a lower tax burden than for the government to hoard financial and other assets...... Read More
Not much Christmas cheer as Aussies get ripped off and overcharged
Australians are being ripped off according to the report Price Drivers - Five Case Studies in How Government is Making Australia Unaffordable.... Read More
Brace for Euro implosion - drop tax plans now
As the world economy moves towards the abyss, the Gillard government must postpone the introduction of carbon and mining taxes or risk looking irresponsible, warns The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS).... Read More
Enough water not enough ideas, says CIS report
In Droughts and Flooding Rains: Water Provision for a Growing Australia, CIS Researcher Rebecca Gill argues that we have the technology and innovation to ensure that Australia’s water resources can continue...... Read More
Paying Your Way For GP Visits Will Cut Hospital Queues, Says CIS Report
In How! Not How Much: Medicare Spending and Health Resource Allocation in Australia, CIS Research Fellow Dr Jeremy Sammut argues that how we currently overspend on minor health issues through Medicare...... Read More
Malaysia Still Held Back by Affirmative Action
In Malaysian Dilemma: The Enduring Cancer of Affirmative Action, CIS Foreign Policy Research Fellow Dr John Lee argues that the New Economic Model (NEM) announced by Prime Minister Najib Razak is the first...... Read More
Fiscal State of Origin: Which State Triumphs at Budget Management
In Tax, Borrow, Spend: How the States Compare, CIS Senior Fellow Robert Carling, contrasts the recent performance of the states in fiscal management, using the indicators of debt, spending and taxation....... Read More
Jakarta’s Juggling Act: Balancing China and America in the Asia-Pacific
In Jakarta’s Juggling Act: Balancing China and America in the Asia-Pacific, CIS Research Fellow Jessica Brown says Indonesia needs US support to protect its key maritime interests but does not wish to...... Read More
How the US can manage expectations of US-China talks
Whoever is leading China is not a dominant leader with real power, but a figure riding a streak of tigers often pulling in different directions.... Read More
RIP Europe: The Slow Death of the European Union
In Europe’s Painful Farewell: An Essay on the Decline of the Old World, CIS Research Fellow and German economist Dr Oliver Marc Hartwich argues that no matter how many rescue packages are announced or...... Read More
There’s no place like home: Indigenous lands need private homeownership NOW
In Private Housing on Indigenous Lands, Professor Helen Hughes senior research fellow at the CIS, Mark Hughes an independent researcher and Sara Hudson a CIS policy analyst argue that ‘social’ housing...... Read More
Ending ‘Free Lunch’ Problem the Recipe for a Sustainable Hospital System
No Quick Fix: Three Essays on the Future of the Australian Hospital System outlines a 12-point plan to fix public hospitals in Australia. The plan is based on three studies of the ‘hospital crisis’...... Read More
‘Small Australia’ is a Population Con Job
In Populate and Perish? Modelling Australia’s Demographic Future, Dr Oliver Marc Hartwich, CIS Research Fellow and Jessica Brown, CIS Policy Analyst, modelled 36 scenarios and found that—unless migration...... Read More
Religion: the fourth ‘R’ in school education?
There is no evidence that religious schools cause problems for their students or society argues a new report being released by the Centre for Independent Studies.... Read More
The myth of government protection for our most vulnerable children
Australia’s child protection services operate based on myths and vested interests, and the bureaucracies in charge should be closed down for good, argues a new report released by The Centre for Independent...... Read More
India must realise its ‘soft’ power potential over China
India is well placed to become a leader in the Asian Century but it first must fully develop both its ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ power credentials argues a new report released by The Centre for Independent...... Read More
Fresh Thinking Needed for Fresher Food
Outback Stores in remote Indigenous communities have done nothing to improve healthy eating in these areas, argues a new report released by The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) this week.... Read More
Taking Out the Trash: Treating Red Tape as Pollution
Red tape and excessive regulation should be treated as pollution, argues a new report released by The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) today.... Read More
China is neither friend nor foe
China is too big, too proud and too independently mined to be tamed states a new report released by the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) this week.... Read More
Henry Review Must Target Disability Pension, Says CIS Report
The Henry Review should seize the opportunity to move Disability Support Pension (DSP) reform out of the ‘too hard’ basket, says a report released by The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) this week.... Read More
