Publications by Author
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August 2010 e-PreCIS
| 16 Aug 2010 | e-PreCISThe two weeks starting July 20, was, for CIS, our busiest period of the year in terms of events. Nothing in recent years however... Read More...
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July 2010 e-PreCIS
| 13 Jul 2010 | e-PreCISThe taxpayer smells a rat Tax revolts have some history in Australia, the best known example being the Eureka Stockade.... Read More...
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June 2010 e-PreCIS
| 01 Jun 2010 | e-PreCISThe Rudd government’s Resources Super Profits Tax (RSPT) confirms what Ronald Reagan said about politicians and their view... Read More...
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April 2010 e-PreCIS
| 01 Apr 2010 | e-PreCISIn the introduction to the 1982 publication The New Conservatism in Australia edited by Robert Manne, the editor admits ‘to... Read More...
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February 2010 e-PreCIS
| 01 Feb 2010 | e-PreCISEighteen months ago in Tokyo, my two year term as President of the Mont Pelerin Society, founded by F.A. Hayek in the wake... Read More...
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INTERVIEW: CIS At Twenty-Five
| 12 Dec 2001 | POLICY MagazineFounder of The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS), Greg Lindsay, chats with Frank Devine about the intellectual traditions... Read More...
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INTERVIEW: The Dynamics of Development
| 06 Jun 2000 | POLICY MagazineGreg Lindsay talks to Helen Hughes. From fifteen years at the World Bank to ten years at the National Centre for Development... Read More...
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EDITORIAL: Summer 1999
| 12 Dec 1999 | POLICY MagazineEditorial for POLICY Magazine Summer 1999.
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INTERVIEW: An Optimistic Window?
| 12 Dec 1999 | POLICY MagazineGlobal Markets in the Information Era: Greg Lindsay talks with Jerry Jordan.
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EDITORIAL: Spring 1999
| 09 Sep 1999 | POLICY MagazineEditorial for POLICY Magazine Spring 1999.
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FEATURE: The Mont Pelerin Society Bali Meeting
| 09 Sep 1999 | POLICY MagazineThe need remains to continue restating the case for the principles of classical liberalism in the West. A window of opportunity... Read More...
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EDITORIAL: Winter 1999
| 06 Jun 1999 | POLICY MagazineEditorial for POLICY Winter 1999
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EDITORIAL: Winter 1998
| 06 Jun 1998 | POLICY MagazineEditorial POLICY Magazine Winter 1998.
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EDITORIAL: Autumn 1998
| 03 Mar 1998 | POLICY MagazinePOLICY Autumn 1998 Editorial
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FEATURE: Threats to Freedom: Then and Now
| 03 Mar 1997 | POLICY MagazineThe Mont Pelerin Society after 50 years.
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EDITORIAL: Summer 1995
| 12 Dec 1995 | POLICY MagazineEditorial for POLICY Magazine Summer 1995.
Opinion & Commentary by Author
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Moral mission of small government
| 27 Jun 2013 | The Australian Financial ReviewRegardless of which party wins the election in September, the new government will have much more important issues to deal... Read More
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Buying votes does no one any good
| 06 Mar 2013 | Australian Financial ReviewThere’s a danger we are blundering headlong towards the spending abyss.
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Why world must take interest in our boom
| 11 Oct 2010 | The Sydney Morning HeraldDiscussion of Hayek's ideas and the Austrian school of economics have had a lot of attention recently and this week Sydney... Read More
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Questioning leaders after crisis
| 05 Jul 2010 | The Geelong AdvertiserPrecisely what government is meant to do should be up for discussion right now.
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Protect us from protectionism: keep the doors open
| 08 Nov 2009 | The Sunday AgeIn his recent address to the Australia China Business Council, China's Vice-Premier Li Keqiang expressed his deep desire... Read More
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We're Not So Healthy
| 28 Oct 2009 | American Enterprise InstituteAccording to a new study from the Legatum Institute, an international development think tank based in London, these kinds... Read More
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Big government Libs
| 12 Dec 2006 | The Australian Financial ReviewRather than strengthening families, the government is nationalising them.
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Education is another consumer choice
| 22 Sep 2004 | The Australian Financial ReviewEducation is an issue in which everyone has a direct interest at some point in their lives.
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In defence of traditional liberalism
| 14 Nov 2001 | The IndependantRecently in The Australian Financial Review a left-wing economist – for reasons difficult to fathom a regular columnist... Read More
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When black is very definitely not white
| 02 Oct 2001 | The Australian Financial ReviewA little while back, in these pages, I considered the question of whether I should advise one of my children to become an... Read More
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The human face of economics
| 29 Jun 2001 | The Australian Financial ReviewWould I advise one of my children to become an economist? Surely there are more honourable professions I would in turn... Read More
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Why Think-Tanks Are Here to Stay
| 20 Oct 2000 | The AgePamela Bone's backhanded compliment to the success of The Centre for Independent Studies and the power of its ideas ("Why... Read More
Ideas@TheCentre by Author
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Help us continue our mission
| 21 Jun 2013 | Ideas@The CentreWhy should our daily lives be subject to the whims and fancies of those in power?
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The Morality of Capitalism: James Q. Wilson (1931 - 2012)
| 09 Mar 2012 | Ideas@The CentreJames Q. Wilson (1931-2012)
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Australia and New Zealand on top – but for how long?
| 14 Jan 2011 | Ideas@The CentreAustralians and Kiwis have become used to it over the last few years. Each January, the Heritage Foundation and The Wall... Read More
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Continuing the battle of ideas
| 25 Jun 2010 | Ideas@The CentreAt the end of an extraordinary week in Australian politics, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced a change in the way... Read More
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The pretence of knowledge
| 26 Feb 2010 | Ideas@The CentreThe ill-conceived and rushed Commonwealth insulation program adds to a very long list of recent government policy failures,... Read More
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Ratings justify Australia’s economic freedoms
| 22 Jan 2010 | Ideas@The CentreIn a show of economic strength and resilience, Australia came in at 3 (as it did the year before) and New Zealand scored... Read More
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Prosperity Index suffers due to poor health
| 30 Oct 2009 | Ideas@The CentreThe 2009 Legatum Prosperity Index rates Australia an impressive sixth out of 104 countries surveyed – the top five are... Read More
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Beware of Cargo Cult Handouts
| 13 Mar 2009 | Ideas@The CentreThere is more to the South Pacific than just Australia and New Zealand. The vast Pacific Ocean is dotted with around 30 sovereign... Read More
