• 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.

 

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Don’t paint Indigenous opponents of the Voice as race-baiters
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AODecember 9, 2022SKY NEWS

It’s not racist for any Australian to vote No at the referendum on an Indigenous...

Voice a dagger to the heart of liberalism
Greg SheridanNovember 30, 2022WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN

There is nothing finer in political culture than the idea – the doctrine, the inspiration...

Liberalism’s Universal Vision Better Than a Race-Based Voice
Greg SheridanNovember 26, 2022OP193

Introduction There is nothing finer in political culture than the idea — the doctrine, the...

Indigenous Voting Rights in Australia
Neenah Robyn Gray, Randall EvansNovember 21, 2022
CIS Research Assistant Neenah Gray discusses the voting rights of Indigenous Australians....
Indigenous Citizenship in Australia
Neenah Robyn Gray, Randall EvansNovember 16, 2022
CIS Research Assistant Neenah Gray discusses Indigenous Citizenship in Australia....
Voice will give unjust power to those who have no authority to speak for us
Nyunggai Warren Mundine AONovember 15, 2022SKY NEWS

Go out on country and get the consent of traditional owners is the message government...

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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