• 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.

 

What Is Working in Good Schools in Remote Indigenous Communities?
Kirsten StorryApril 4, 2007IA86

In remote community schools, children often miss one or two days of school a week....

Law must be upheld by all sides
Kirsten StorryJanuary 17, 2007The Australian

FIFTEEN years after the royal commission, the appalling handling of the death in custody of...

Palmed off and abused
Helen HughesJanuary 8, 2007The Courier Mail

The Mulrunji case did not start in the Palm Island police station. It is a...

Stop excuses on indigenous education
Kirsten StorryDecember 1, 2006The Adelaide Advertiser

Last month, Treasury secretary Ken Henry said Australia would not have managed its current prosperity...

Indigenous Governance At the Crossroads: The Way Forward
John ClearyNovember 29, 2006IA78

A strong governance structure that has the respect of residents is essential for any healthy,...

Funding for indigenous communities still not finding targets
Helen HughesOctober 20, 2006The Canberra Times

The funding intended to help Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders does not reach most 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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