• Past Events

Our events program focuses on marketing our research, responding to current affairs, and has highlighted speakers from around the world. On this page, you’ll find a full listing of our past events. If you have any event suggestions or questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the team via email at events@cis.org.au.

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.
March30
John Howard: A Sense of Balance – Brisbane
Ovolo Incholm Hotel, 73 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill, QLD 4000
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm AEST
CIS welcomes former PM John Howard to Brisbane to address his book A Sense of Balance alongside CIS executive director Tom Switzer
March15
John Howard: A Sense of Balance – Melbourne
Stamford Plaza Melbourne, 111 Little Collins St, Melbourne, VIC 3000
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm AEST
CIS welcomes former PM John Howard to Melbourne to address his book A Sense of Balance alongside CIS executive director Tom Switzer
March14
2023 NSW State Election: Education Debate
CIS, Level 1, 131 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
7:30 am – 9:00 am AEST
CIS welcomes NSW Education Minister, Sarah Mitchell and NSW Shadow Education Minister, Prue Car for a pre-election breakfast discussion
February28
America’s China Fantasy
CIS, Level 1, 131 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm AEST
CIS concludes its series of James Mann Scholar-in-residence events with a luncheon in Sydney discussing Sino-American relations

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