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Opinion and Commentary contains media articles written by CIS researchers.

  • Does gay marriage prove marriage matters?

    29 Sep 2011 | Online Opinion

    Gay couples dragging marriage back into vogue. Read More

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    Publications

    1. Back to the Bad Old Days? Industrial Relations Reform in Australia

      Alexander Philipatos | 06 Dec 2012 | Policy Monographs

      Has the Fair Work Act thrown industrial relations back to ‘the bad old days?’ This report analyses the changes in industrial... Read More...

    2. After the Riot: the Meaning for Multicultural Australia

      Benjamin Herscovitch, Jeremy Sammut, Peter Kurti | 11 Oct 2012 | Issue Analysis

      The riot on 15 September in the Sydney CBD by Muslim protestors has raised questions about the health of Australian multiculturalism.... Read More...

    3. FEATURE: The Battlelines of Interpretation in Racial Vilification Laws

      Darryn Jensen | 20 Aug 2011 | POLICY Magazine

      Racial vilification law ensnares courts in political disputes.

    4. FEATURE: Anti-Discrimination Law and the Attack on Freedom of Conscience

      Ben O'Neill | 20 Jun 2011 | POLICY Magazine

      Anti-discrimination law is targeting belief as well as behaviour.

    5. The Multi-layered Hayek

      Oliver Marc Hartwich | 22 Dec 2010 | Occasional Papers

      Friedrich August von Hayek was one of the intellectual giants of the 20th century. His contributions ranged from economics... Read More...

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    Opinion & Commentary

    1. Does gay marriage prove marriage matters?

      Peter Kurti | 29 Sep 2011 | Online Opinion

      Gay couples dragging marriage back into vogue.... Read More

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    Ideas@TheCentre

    1. Thought crime

      Peter Saunders | 20 Jul 2012

      Britain’s race relations laws attempt to control, not just what we do, but the way we think....

    2. Farming rhinoceroses

      Andrew Baker | 29 Jun 2012

      Australia should consider legalising the trade in rhino horns....

    3. Mabo and the concept of ownership

      Sara Hudson | 08 Jun 2012

      The 20th anniversary of the Mabo decision is a timely opportunity to review the perception that the only way Aboriginal people ...

    4. Bolt tongue tied

      Adam Creighton | 30 Sep 2011

      The Federal Court’s verdict in the Andrew Bolt case for racial discriminatory comments regarding Aboriginal people is an ...

    5. Patently absurd

      Oliver Marc Hartwich | 23 Sep 2011

      Misuse of patent laws needs to curbed or soon only Apple can sell flat computers and smartphones....

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