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Centre for Independent Studies

The Centre For Independent Studies
Australia
Liberalism
Classical Liberalism
Renewable Energy
Inflation
Capital Gains Tax
Anti-Semitism
Subsidies
Energy Policy
Government Spending
Taxation
Rooftop Solar
Identity Politics
Multiculturalism
Iran
Nuclear Energy
Consumer Choice
National Identity
Protests
Education

Let’s share good ideas. 💡 The Centre for Independent Studies promotes free choice and individual liberty and the open exchange of ideas. CIS encourages debate among leading academics, politicians, media and the public. We aim to make sure good policy ideas are heard and seriously considered so that Australia can prosper.

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As much as anything, the Centre for Independent Studies’ first 50 years has been dedicated to restraining the growth in the size, reach and financing of government to provide room for private enterprise and individual choice.

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Grim reality of the NDIS leviathan

“It will start big and get bigger and grow to become the new leviathan of the Australian welfare state,” CIS scholar Andrew Baker further predicted of Labor’s National Disability Insurance Scheme in his 2012 policy... more

The hard lesson of Australia’s protectionist past is that propping up uncompetitive and high cost industries invariably poses a burden on other sectors, including on the mining, gas and farm exporters that actually support our prosperity.

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Over the past several decades, Australian society has undergone profound economic, social, and cultural change. Education pathways have lengthened, housing costs have far outpaced wages, family formation has been delayed or disrupted, and government ... more

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Parnell Palme McGuinness
Senior fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies; lead researcher on youth attitudes
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Episode: The Australian Dream is Dead | Parnell Palme McGuinness
Dr. Jennifer Buckingham
Education researcher and advocate in Australia
Centre for Independent Studies
Episode: Education Reform in Australia | Jennifer Buckingham | Liberalism in Question
Joshua Landis
Senator McKay Chair of the Centre in Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Oklahoma and expert in the Middle East
University of Oklahoma
Episode: A Short History of Liberalism in the Middle East | Joshua Landis | Liberalism in Question
James Paterson
Shadow minister for finance, shadow minister for government services, shadow minister for the public service, liberal senator for Victoria.
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Episode: The Tradition of Liberty | Senator James Paterson | Liberalism in Question
Fred Roeder
Managing Director of The Consumer Choice Center
The Consumer Choice Center
Episode: Consumer Choice, Risk & Safety with Fred Roeder | The Stutchbury Sessions
Mark Leach
CEO of Never Again Is Now, an organization established to combat anti-Semitism in Australia
Never Again Is Now
Episode: The Erosion of Australian Values | Mark Leach | Liberalism in Question
Michael Bird
New Testament scholar with interests in classical liberalism
Episode: Grounded Liberty: Liberalism’s Moral Roots | Michael Bird | Liberalism in Question
Rohan McHugh
Political staffer and co-host of John Anderson's podcast
Episode: In Defence of Jordan Peterson | Rohan McHugh | Liberalism in Question
Jamie Q. Roberts
Author of The Intellectual Dark Web
Episode: Liberalism in the Shadows: The Intellectual Dark Web and the Struggle for Free Thought | Jamie Q. Roberts | Liberalism in Question

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Rob Forsyth
Host of Liberalism in Question, Centre for Independent Studies

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The Australian Dream is Dead | Parnell Palme McGuinness
Q: What are the policy implications of these findings?
Policies should focus on maximizing personal agency and enabling people to shape their own lives, rather than relying mainly on redistribution; this means rethinking welfare, housing, and access to opportunities from the ground up.
The Australian Dream is Dead | Parnell Palme McGuinness
Q: This is where your commitment to liberalism comes in. First, explain finding and tell me why you weren't surprised about that.
I was slightly surprised because I favor greater individual agency, yet I also designed the study to avoid bias; the result shows that lack of control lowers life satisfaction and increases anxiety, supporting a liberal emphasis on individual choice.
"The 50% discount is unfair" and other CGT myths | Robert Carling & Michael Stutchbury
Q: What do you say to that idea that the 50% discount is unfair and mainly benefits wealthier Australians?
The discussion explains that the policy goal of the discount was not simply to benefit the wealthy, but to simplify taxation and account for inflation, while balancing other rationales such as encouraging entrepreneurial activity; even so, the overall distribution of benefits is skewed toward higher income earners due to asset ownership, but reform would require considering behavioural responses and revenue implications.
Indigenous Expectations are Skewed | Senator Kerrynne Liddle | Liberalism in Question
Q: Should we treat people based on the history of dispossession and colonialism?
No, we should focus on present circumstances and treat those suffering poverty and dispossession as individuals in need, without emphasizing their race.
Indigenous Expectations are Skewed | Senator Kerrynne Liddle | Liberalism in Question
Q: What, if anything, does classical liberalism have to offer Indigenous Australians?
Classical liberalism can provide structured values such as organized structures and rule of law, which are consistent with some Indigenous principles.

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The conversations center on economic policy, taxation, housing, education reform, and broader liberal-democratic ideas with a focus on evidence, reform, and practical policy outcomes. Guests and hosts frequently dissect tax design, housing supply, planning reform, education metrics, and the role of government in a market-driven economy, often advocating for streamlined policies, individual liberty, and policy clarity. Noteworthy is the willingness to challenge conventional wisdom—whether on CGT discounts, immigration-linked housing impacts, or the limits of government intervention—through data, historical context, and cross-national comparisons. This mix of rigorous policy debate, public-spirited inquiry, and connections to Australian polic... more

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