Rooftop solar: paradise lost
Rooftop solar has been lauded by energy market bodies, policymakers, the media and environmental groups as a great way to lower bills, help the environment and help the grid.
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The Darkest Path: The Puzzling Resilience of Antisemitism. Acton Lecture 2025
Foreword The annual Acton Lecture, presented by the Culture, Prosperity & Civil Society program at the Centre for Independent Studies, …
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Super for Housing
1. Summary and Introduction This paper discusses a proposal that home buyers be enabled to access their superannuation (hereafter, …
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Fractured Loyalties. Australian citizenship and the crisis of civic virtue
Can citizenship survive the end of tolerance? One of the principal tenets of a secular liberal democracy is tolerance of …
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Interest, Usury and the Common Good
Introduction: Is there a problem with interest? Making money out of lending money has generated moral controversy since ancient times. …
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Less Crowded Houses. NZ’s housing policy success and implications for Australia
Introduction Many Australians are increasingly concerned by deteriorating housing affordability and its implications for socio-economic outcomes. In a recent survey, …
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CIS Impact Report
Publications reached a record this year, with the release of 37 research papers plus 20 submissions to government and official …
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Fractions Minus the Friction. A guide to four teaching practices
Introduction Understanding fractions has a significant impact on both individuals and society. Fractions are an integral part of everyday life, …
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The Argument For Debate: how school debating can improve academic outcomes and foster a stronger democracy
Introduction The Education Goals for Young Australians prioritise “excellence and equity” and the formation of “active and informed members of …
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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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Trump’s goal to end Ukraine war makes moral sense
Friday’s heated exchange in the White House was surely a regrettable moment in American diplomatic history more akin to reality …
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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 …