Opinion & Commentary
Opinion and Commentary contains media articles written by CIS researchers.
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Not the bad old days of IR but not so good either
Has Australia's industrial relations system become unworkable?... Read More
A war that’s building over bottles of beer
Watering down the building and construction industry watchdog has emboldened the union movement.... Read More
Better ideas than raising super guarantee
Is compulsory super improving retirement incomes and reducing future demands on the budget from an ageing population?... Read More
Revitalising the China story
China faces profound challenges that will require bold action on the part of party leaders.... Read More
Fairness is not equality
Income equality is not achievable, it is not desirable and it is not fair.... Read More
How the rich lead poor lives
The new upper class in the US is isolated and segregated from mainstream US culture, living in a bubble.... Read More
Improving lives or just a welfare monster in the making?
There is a real danger the National Disability Insurance Scheme will be even bigger and more expensive than we imagine.... Read More
Business didn’t wait for White Paper
We can expect meagre policy returns from the Asian Century White Paper.... Read More
The interest rate cut that wasn't
A central bank that fails to at least accommodate increased demand for money will find itself presiding over deflation.... Read More
Facts favour nuclear-powered submarines
Australia must consider nuclear-powered submarines for the Future Submarine project.... Read More
The Asian Century: Gillard’s Tardis idea
Julia Gillard now has the Asian Century – a story she can embellish all the way to election day.... Read More
Prime Minister, this Asian Century is so last century
We should revisit the unfinished economic reform agenda of the previous century before we consider the Asian Century white paper. ... Read More
The real solution to poverty: J-O-B-S, J-O-B-S, J-O-B-S
Moving people off welfare and into full-time jobs would do more to address poverty than increasing the value of welfare benefits.... Read More
A cultural revolution to celebrate
In a very real sense, Australia is already Asian.... Read More
Australia’s Nuclear Sub Option
Australia needs the best submarines it can get, and that means the U.S. Navy’s Virginia Class nuclear-powered attack submarine.... Read More
Self-sustaining leviathan
How does Australia compare in the welfare dependency stakes?... Read More
Faith-based initiatives deserve a place in the public sphere
WHAT'S the most significant threat to religious liberty in the West? ... Read More
Hummus, Hamas and the hopeless naive
In the wake of the violent Islamist riots, concerns that western governments will seek a political accommodation and try to appease Islamofascist grievances by limiting freedom to criticise Islam are not...... Read More
The right to drink
Not everyone behaves responsibly when consuming alcohol, and some restrictions on alcohol are arguably necessary for a civil society to exist.... Read More
Parliamentarians take note: it’s time to grow up
The time has come for Parliament to get serious and stop wasting precious time. ... Read More