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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.

 

Decoding the Gap: Australia’s ongoing struggle to address Indigenous health outcomes
Richard X DaveyJune 2, 2022AP37

This paper outlines the base Indigenous health issues, the key causes, and how they can...

Media interview
We can, and must, stop the violence and dysfunction
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AOMarch 18, 2022The Australian
It’s just over week since a Northern Territory jury found Constable Zachary Rolfe not guilty...
Brisbane: Symbolism or Real Action
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AO, Tom SwitzerMarch 2, 2022

In 2022, as the next federal election looms, as the response to the pandemic continues...

Symbolism or Real Action in the lead up to Australia Day?
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AO, Stan GrantFebruary 10, 2022

Every year as Australia Day approaches, discussions inevitably lead to rehashed statements around symbolic gestures...

Symbolism or Real Action in Indigenous Affairs?
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AO, Stan GrantJanuary 27, 2022
CIS Indigenous Forum director Nyunggai Warren Mundine and journalist and author Stan Grant will discuss...
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Renewables offer economic development potential for Indigenous communities
James ReynoldsJanuary 24, 2022AP31
Australia’s electricity and energy industries are transitioning in response to political, policy financial and consumer...
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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