Gorillas In The Mist. How government obscures its spending
Executive Summary Government overreach: The federal government’s planned $78 billion of off-budget measures over the next four years reflects an …
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The Future of Australian Multiculturalism
The tolerance and diversity of which we have been rightly proud has given way to cultural separatism and conflict between different groups. Many people are now wondering whether we are witnessing the end of Australia’s multicultural project.
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The Coming Global Depopulation. John Bonython Lecture 2024
What lies ahead? What will depopulation mean for society, the economy, politics and international relations? As one of the world’s leading experts on demography and a prolific contributor to America’s most distinguished publications, Nicholas Eberstadt is well-placed to address these issues.
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Land Use Restrictions and the Australian Housing Policy Debate
Planning restrictions are a major reason why housing in Australia is so expensive. For example, they are estimated to raise the price of the average apartment in Sydney by 37%.
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Submission to the Inquiry into financial regulation and home ownership
Regulation of the financial system is needed to protect depositors and avoid financial crises. However, current financial regulations go beyond these legitimate objectives to prevent mutually advantageous loans.
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Truth Decay
The issue with which this year’s lecture engages is truth and the challenges presented by shifting conceptions of truth, especially in the administration of justice.
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The Rise of Activist Corporations: How activism agendas subsumed shareholder primacy
Australian companies have been shifting from a purely shareholder focus to a much vaguer, less accountable, and damaging stakeholder focus for many years.
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Government spending and inflation
That government expenditure in Australia has grown apace in recent years is well-known. The growth became gargantuan during the coronavirus pandemic. However, to a less dramatic extent, it was happening before the pandemic — and has continued since it ended.
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Submission to AEMC’s Draft Terms of Reference for Electricity pricing for a consumer-driven future Review
CIS believes the AEMC should aim for principles-based regulation focusing on consumer protection rather than an outcomes-based approach that views increased CER uptake and coordination as an end in itself.
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Much Ado About Gen Z. Are young workers really driving corporate activism?
Business has become increasingly involved in social and political issues. Some believe this is because each successive generation has been more left wing than the last, and thus expect brands to undertake corporate activism.
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Albanese could learn from Howard when it comes to Indonesia
Indonesian president-elect Prabowo Subianto visiting Australia before he has even been inaugurated is a positive sign. But the history of …
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It’s the most volatile election in living memory and anything can and will happen
In five decades of living alternately on the two sides of the Pacific, I have never seen anything like it. …
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NATO’s Prophetic Critics. Expanding the alliance has led to a war many experts predicted
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, a chorus of government officials, academics, commentators, and retired bureaucrats and diplomats has dismissed …
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Why Republicans are sceptical about funding Ukraine
When US policy-makers supported Nato expansion in the 1990s, it was widely believed that America, as the sole remaining superpower, …
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The West’s bid to expand NATO eastwards was a mistake
For the people of Ukraine, the failure of Western nations to help them defeat Russia and end their suffering is …
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John Mearsheimer: ABC interview excerpts
While in Australia with the Centre for Independent Studies, John Mearsheimer took time to speak to ABC Radio’s Queensland Drive …
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Self-inflicted challenges hit West on four fronts
As 2022 draws to a close, most people will be glad to see the back of it. The post-Cold War …
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Partisan games stir up the divided states of America
US midterm elections are always a vote of confidence in incumbents, and this year’s midterms are expected to inflict severe …
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Xi: the loneliest man in the world
Australia is in trouble with China — again. This week the Chinese ambassador in Canberra, Xiao Qian, came close to …
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After Ukraine, America must get creative
“The process of coming to grips with one’s limits is never easy,” Henry Kissinger once wrote about the American experience …