• Indigenous

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.

 

Government responsible for poor Indigenous outcomes, not culture
Sara HudsonAugust 31, 2012

Over the years, I have been struck by the similar problems and experiences of First...

No need for universal dole increase
Andrew BakerAugust 16, 2012

The Business Council of Australia has joined the likes of ACOSS and the Greens in...

Indigenous benefits need disadvantage test
Jeremy SammutAugust 9, 2012

Discussion of Indigenous identity on SBS’s Insight program this week drew attention to one of...

Putting children’s needs before issues of racism
Sara HudsonAugust 9, 2012

Last weekend was National Aboriginal and Islander Children Day (NAICD) – a day for Aboriginal...

The nanny state is responsible for all business success
Simon CowanJuly 27, 2012

President Barack Obama seems to share Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s fairly low opinion of entrepreneurship....

When to move town
Sara HudsonJuly 20, 2012

I recently spent nine days driving 4,500 kms across remote NSW – from Wagga Wagga...

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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