• Liberty & Society Conferences

Applications for 2022 are now open.

The Centre for Independent Studies recognises the importance of exposing, challenging, and supporting young people who have an interest in exploring the foundations of a free society. The Liberty and Society student conferences are highly regarded with many participants saying the weekend was pivotal in building their personal philosophical framework. A must for anyone interested in exploring classical liberal ideas.

 

 

Liberty and Society is a unique conference program for undergraduates, recent graduates, and postgraduates. The goal of the Liberty and Society conferences is to create an intellectual environment where ideas and opinions about what makes a free society can be discussed, argued, and learnt. Generous scholarships allow everyone to apply.

Liberty and Society is for young people who may be questioning the standard answers they are getting regarding social, political, and economic issues. You may not see yourself as fitting into the ‘left’ or ‘right’ mould. This is an opportunity to consider the classical liberal perspective. Classical liberalism promotes individual freedom, private property, limited government, and free trade.

This is an opportunity to challenge yourself and build upon your existing philosophical framework with the support of CIS and our distinguished speakers and researchers.


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July27
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Annual Gala Dinner and Lecture 2023
Crown Sydney | Pearl Ballroom, 1 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo, NSW 2000
6:00 pm – 9:30 pm AEST
CIS is honoured to announce that our Annual Gala Dinner and Lecture will be held on July 27 with special guest: Jason Riley, who is widely regarded as one of America’s leading figures in the Black conservatism movement.
July18
John Howard From the Pavilion Book Launch
John Howard: From the Pavilion Book Launch
CIS, Level 1, 131 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm AEST
CIS welcomes former Prime Minister John Howard OM AC and Andrew Blyth for the launch of a new book.
June22
Net Zero By 2050: Reality or Fantasy?
CIS, Level 1, 131 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm AEST
CIS welcomes industry professionals for a lunch event to discuss the reality of Australia’s energy pathway to net zero emissions by 2050.
June14
Dignity & Prosperity: Book Launch with Tony Abbott
CIS, Level 1, 131 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm AEST
CIS welcome former PM Tony Abbott AC for the launch of Dignity and Prosperity: The Future of Liberal Australia by author David Stevens
April12
Andrew Neil at CIS
CIS, Level 1, 131 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm AEST
CIS welcome Andrew Neil for a conversation about political and public-policy across the UK and Australia.
April4
Does Australia need an Indigenous voice to Parliament?
Online Event
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm AEST
CIS welcomes Anthony McAvoy, Shireen Morris, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and Nyunggai Warren Mundine for a debate on the Voice to Parliament.

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