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From childcare subsidies to jobseeker increases and big infrastructure spending this years' 2021 Fed

As Myanmar's military takeover risks spinning into civil war, what can Australia do to help? Do "mid

Science fiction is often seen as the domain of - the nerds. But, the genre has a long and inextricab

How can students be expected to develop into intellectual adults if they are never exposed to the be

The Magna Carta has become an enduring symbol of freedom, a triumph over power and tyranny. But woul

India is on everyone's agenda here in Australia, but do we really understand the country -- and the

Many cultural forces continue to weed out books, tear down statues and shame celebrities, who buck f

What do Australians really think about social media? We're joined this week by CIS policy analyst M

The dry continent is home to massive groundwater resources, but we don't even know how much freshwat

“The goal should be to shrink, focus and improve the state.” On the show this Wednesday, we welcom

March, 4th 2021 marked the 25th anniversary of the Howard Coalition government’s election. In honour

Donald Trump turned America on its head and shocked the world, taking an isolationist approach to fo

Does prosperity depend on discipline, rational planning, and strict adherence to scientific principl

On the show this Wednesday, we welcome former CIS scholar John Lee. Recently writing in The Australi

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This week, legal scholar Joshua Forrester joins us to discuss how words like harm and safety have be

Indigenous educational disadvantage has persisted despite countless initiatives, programmes, and spe

China has responded to the coronavirus by turbocharging its surveillance state -- and it has success

Rob discusses liberalism with Peter Kurti, director of the Culture, Prosperity and Civil Society Pro

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