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The CIS has publicly advocated for improving Indigenous Australians’ outcomes since 2004. Our work has spanned health, education, employment, housing, private property rights, criminal justice, and family violence and child protection reform and has had a direct impact on government thinking on Indigenous issues.

Our latest program is the Indigenous Forum whose key policy initiative is to focus on developing an entrepreneurial mindset and supporting the capability of indigenous businesses to drive economic participation in their communities.

 

Real voices gagged by grand gesture to absolve white guilt
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOApril 15, 2023THE AUSTRALIAN

In the lead-up to this year’s Indigenous voice to parliament referendum, you’ll hear repeatedly that...

Voice is a ‘Trojan horse’ that risks upending our system of government
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOMarch 28, 2023SKY NEWS

At the Garma Festival last July, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unveiled his proposal for constitutionally...

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The real things we can do to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOMarch 19, 2023SKY NEWS

Northern Territory internal police data obtained by The Guardian last week shows a significant drop...

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Joining the Real Economy: mapping the economic potential of remote Indigenous communities
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOMarch 16, 2023RR45

Joining the Real Economy: Introduction Remote and very remote (henceforth ‘remote’) Indigenous communities have become...

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A sporting chance the voice becomes a wedge in society
Tom SwitzerMarch 15, 2023THE AUSTRALIAN

Australians take great pride in our sport. It is not only one of the most...

Does Australia need an Indigenous voice to Parliament?
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, Nyunggai Warren Mundine AO, Doctor Shireen Morris, Anthony McAvoyMarch 9, 2023
CIS welcomes Anthony McAvoy, Shireen Morris, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and Nyunggai Warren Mundine for a...
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 Productivity Commission – Draft report: Introducing Competition and Informed User Choice into Human Services
Michael Potter, Sara HudsonJuly 14, 2017CIS Submission

The Productivity Commission (PC) released a draft report proposing reforms to increased competition, contestability and...

Submission to the Queensland Productivity Commission on: Service Delivery in remote and discrete Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities
Sara HudsonJune 2, 2017CIS Submission

The Inquiry into service delivery for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders closely aligns with the...

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...

Submission to the Parliament of NSW Standing Committee on State Development: Inquiry into economic development in Aboriginal communities
Sara HudsonFebruary 12, 2016CIS Submission

In seeking to improve Indigenous economic development outcomes it is important to recognise that high...

Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the value of a justice reinvestment approach to criminal justice in Australia
Sara HudsonNovember 17, 2013

To address the underlying causes of Indigenous offending, we need to focus on education and...

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