• 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.

 

MEDIA RELEASE: Kenbi land claim the right approach for economic prosperity
Sara HudsonApril 7, 2016

The finalisation of Australia’s longest running land claim – the Kenbi land claim – is...

Self-determination dream has turned into nightmare
Jeremy SammutMarch 18, 2016Ideas@TheCentre

Stan Grant’s much-publicised new book, Talking to My Country claims the nation is yet to...

Indigenous Advancement Strategy tender process is a nightmare and a sham
Sara HudsonMarch 18, 2016

The nightmare of the Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS) tendering process was laid bare in a...

The right economic incentives will lead to social change in Indigenous communities
Sara HudsonMarch 16, 2016Canberra Times

While there is bipartisan support for improving Indigenous economic outcomes, there is still debate about...

Individual incentives needed for social change in Indigenous communities
Sara HudsonMarch 11, 2016Ideas@TheCentre

When it comes to improving Indigenous economic outcomes there is a ‘chicken and egg’ difference...

Reconciliation at risk without evidence of outcomes
Sara HudsonFebruary 26, 2016Ideas@TheCentre

The CIS held a thought provoking round table this week on whether the corporate sector...

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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