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Charles Jacobs

Charles was formerly a Policy Analyst at the Centre for Independent Studies.

Charles has completed a Bachelor of International and Global Studies and a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Sydney.  His honours thesis was on instances of political rhetoric surrounding the Scottish Independence Referendum of 2014.

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Mapping migrants: Australians’ wide-ranging experiences of immigration
Charles JacobsDecember 5, 2018PP13

Australians’ experiences of immigration are highly varied. Using 2016 ABS Census data, this POLICY Paper...

Millennials and socialism: Australian youth are lurching to the left
Tom Switzer, Charles JacobsJune 20, 2018PP7

The 20th century’s failed experimentations with socialism serve as a strong lesson that, despite its...

Risky business: the problems of Indigenous business policy
Charles JacobsNovember 29, 2017RR35

The Commonwealth’s Indigenous Procurement Policy (IPP) has put Aboriginal owned small businesses at the heart...

Education system produces anti-capitalist millennials
Tom Switzer, Charles JacobsJune 21, 2018The Australian

Anyone over the age of 45 will have clear memories of the ecstatic reaction to...

Competition breeds benefits for Indigenous business
Charles JacobsMay 25, 2018Ideas@TheCentre

Much has been said about the federal government’s Indigenous Procurement Policy (IPP). Launched in 2015,...

Balance the key to CDP bungle
Charles JacobsMay 9, 2018Online Opinion

Recent revelations about the ongoing dysfunction of the Community Development Programme (CDP) are again stirring...

Beware of overusing Indigenous business targets
Charles JacobsMay 5, 2018The Spectator: Flat White

The Indigenous business sector is booming. But recent calls for more targets to boost Aboriginal...

Beware of overusing Indigenous business targets
Charles JacobsMay 3, 2018The Spectator Australia

The Indigenous business sector is booming. But recent calls for more targets to boost Aboriginal...

Market dominance might be good for consumers
Charles JacobsApril 27, 2018Ideas@TheCentre

The phrases monopoly, duopoly and oligopoly typically rouse fear in the hearts of the public....

Submission to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet – Consultation Paper: COAG Closing the Gap Refresh
Charles JacobsApril 30, 2018

While the targets set in 2008 were ambitious, and the task immense, the failure to...

Submission to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet – Consultation Paper: Indigenous Business Sector Strategy
Sara Hudson, Charles JacobsMay 26, 2017CIS Submission

We believe supporting Indigenous businesses contributes to Indigenous empowerment. Unlike program delivery, which tends to...

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