General
The CIS examines the roles and responsibilities of commonwealth, state and local governments, the fiscal aspects of federalism and the benefits a federal structure brings to Australia.
Publications
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TARGET30: Towards smaller government and future prosperity
| 06 Mar 2013 | TARGET30 Research PapersTARGET30 is a campaign promoting smaller government, supported by a series of research reports providing policy solutions... Read More...
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TARGET30 SNAPSHOT: Towards smaller government and future prosperity
| 06 Mar 2013 | TARGET30 SnapshotsTARGET30 is a campaign promoting smaller government, supported by a series of research reports providing policy solutions... Read More...
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Submission to the Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Local Government
| 17 Oct 2011 | SubmissionsShould local government be recognised in the Constitution? And would such recognition make a practical difference? International... Read More...
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Australia’s Angry Mayors: How Population Growth Frustrates Local Councils
| 14 Jul 2011 | Policy MonographsTo understand the effects of a growing population on Australia’s councils, CIS surveyed local authorities from all over... Read More...
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FEATURE: Democratic Accountability and the Australian Federal System of Government
| 22 Mar 2010 | POLICY MagazineWith better design, federalism can still bring government closer to voters.
Opinion & Commentary
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NSW health history shows Carr's feet of clay
| 29 Mar 2012 | The DrumIf you believe the hype, Carr's entry into federal politics is a sign that the floundering incompetence which has typified ... Read More
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The future of the ALP may lie in rediscovering a voice from its past
| 21 Oct 2011 | The Sydney Morning HeraldWhich political party would William McKell support in 2011?... Read More
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Carbon tax could have united us all
| 13 Jul 2011 | The AgeMore than 3 million households will be worse off come July, about a third of Australian taxpayers. Indeed, many thousands ... Read More
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Perk Street is not as one-way as employed, childless renters think
| 01 Jul 2011 | The Sydney Morning HeraldChildless renters pay a lot of federal tax but are exempt from many state taxes... Read More
Ideas@TheCentre
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Time to make a deal
| 19 Apr 2013In rejecting a pretty good funding school model because it is not perfect, we may end up with something much worse....
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Unempirical Asian languages alarmism
| 16 Aug 2012Asian languages alarmism should not scare us into expanding current language education programs....
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'Of its essence a great mistake'
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Pay for what is yours
| 02 Dec 2011Take responsibility for your actions – don’t make the rest of us pay....
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Media force for democracy
| 12 Aug 2011The Government should release reports without the media having to request FOI....
