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New research finds migrants and locals both feel short-changed by the migration deal

Australia is the most successful multicultural liberal democracy in the world. But we didn’t get here by accident. We have had the luxury of planning and managing arrivals to Australia.

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New research exposes major gaps in what teachers know about how students learn

Teachers’ professional knowledge is a key component of teaching quality. Education policy increasingly seeks to be more specific about teachers’ expected professional knowledge to align it with th…

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Lord Roberts: Australia must confront antisemitism before ‘the darkness’ prevails

The Centre for Independent Studies’ 37th annual John Bonython Lecture, History’s Warning, was delivered by one of the world’s leading historians, Lord Roberts of Belgravia.

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Who should make the law — judges or the people?

It was a great honour to have two of America’s most senior judges with us for this discussion. Judge Amul Thapar is a judge of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and Judge Andrew Oldham i…

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80% of Australians want tougher action against racism, antisemitism: new study

The murder of Jewish Australians at Bondi Beach in December 2025 prompted both a legislative response and a question about what Australians want from the state. The New Intolerance Study, commissioned…

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A $10-a-day universal childcare would cost $6.8 billion more, with little benefit for children

Australian governments have substantially expanded childcare subsidies over recent decades, with annual federal expenditure increasing in real terms by around 73% over the past decade, while formal ce…

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Classrooms in Crisis: Australian teacher views on student behaviour

Student misbehaviour is widespread in Australian classrooms, disrupting teaching and learning, and reducing the amount of lesson time available for instruction. This report presents the results of a n…

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Workers pay the price as IR laws go the wrong way

It is not often understood that the Australian workplace relations system is unique in the world. It is also uniquely prescriptive and uniquely complex — a combination that is very damaging economic…

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The supermarket 'gouging' narrative

For two years, Woolworths and Coles have been the central subjects of a formal ACCC inquiry into supermarket pricing, multiple Senate hearings, and constant political and media commentary. Most of thi…

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Former Albanese advisor at odds with Labor over tax, NDIS

Michael Stutchbury: Let me introduce Alex Sanchez to you, so you understand where he is coming from. Today was prompted by Alex’s CIS paper, Banana Republic Redux.

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Antisemitism a warning of deeper civic failure, not just a policing problem

Australia’s rising antisemitism is not an isolated outbreak but a symptom of broader civic strain. Weaking national belonging — especially among younger Australians — softer support for multicul…

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The false narratives that have normalised antisemitism

Australia has long been regarded as one of the safest countries in the world for Jews, so when historians come to explain how this country arrived at the point where fifteen people could be murdered a…

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