• 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.

 

Indigenous Voice proposal fails to nail down the details
Simon CowanJuly 20, 2019The Canberra Times

It is interesting how little the campaign to enshrine Indigenous recognition in the constitution was...

Attempts to shoehorn indigenous studies into foreign language courses makes hard subjects even harder
Blaise JosephFebruary 27, 2019The Daily Telegraph

In education, some people want to try any new fad — except things that will...

Reconciliation requires greater free speech
Leonard HongFebruary 8, 2019Ideas@TheCentre

The Victorian government, having passed legislation to authorise negotiation with Aboriginal Victorians, is advancing towards...

Australians shouldn’t be ashamed
Simon CowanJanuary 25, 2019Ideas@TheCentre

In recent weeks we have been treated to yet another #changethedate campaign based on how...

Policy victims emerge from Coalition chaos
Charles JacobsSeptember 28, 2018Ideas@TheCentre

Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s decision to deal with internal Liberal party bickering ahead of major...

ILC poor land management model
Charles JacobsAugust 10, 2018Ideas@TheCentre

The recent controversy surrounding the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC) in Cape York is emblematic of...

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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