Centre for Independent Studies explained

Centre for Independent Studies
Other Name:CIS
Founder:Greg Lindsay[1]
Head Label:Executive Director
Head:Tom Switzer[2] [3]
Address:131 Macquarie Street, Sydney City
City:Sydney
State:New South Wales
Country:Australia

The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) is an Australian think tank founded in 1976 by Greg Lindsay.[4] [5] The CIS specialises in public policy research and publishes material in areas such as economics, education, culture and foreign policy. Although there are no explicit ties between the CIS and the centre-right Liberal Party, the CIS is politically aligned with the Liberal Party, praising Liberal Party founder Robert Menzies,[6] hosting various Liberal Party politicians and holding very critical views of the Labor Party.[7] [8] However, it has also hosted Labor prime ministers and politicians,[9] and often also criticises the Liberal Party's policies.[10] [11] [12]

Philosophy

The CIS describes itself as a "classical liberal think tank."[13]

CIS is affiliated with the United States-based Atlas Network, which advocates free market economic policies across the world.[14] [15] [16]

Activities

In 2023, the CIS partnered with other think tanks including the Institute of Public Affairs and LibertyWorks, conservative lobby group Advance and fossil fuel companies to coordinate the No campaign during the 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum.[17]

Funding

The CIS does not publish its funding.

The CIS is funded by donations, membership subscriptions, and book and event sales from individuals, companies and charitable trusts. It does not accept government funding.[18]

Staff

Tom Switzer has been executive director of CIS since 2018, succeeding founder Greg Lindsay who had held the position for forty-two years. In 2019, Nicholas Moore was appointed chairman of the CIS board, succeeding Peter Mason.[19]

Notable individuals in the research staff include Gary Banks,[20] Salvatore Babones,[21] Nyunggai Warren Mundine and Steven Schwartz.[22]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History – The Centre for Independent Studies . cis.org.au . Founded in 1976 by Greg Lindsay, a young schoolteacher with an interest in classical liberal ideas, CIS was established in a period marked by much social and political discontent. The turmoil and controversy of the Whitlam years had given way to disappointment and stagnation under the Fraser government, yet the notion that governments were the solution to any problem prevailed, particularly in the media..
  2. Web site: PréCIS – Annual Review . 2022 . cis.org.au .
  3. Web site: Tom Switzer – The Centre for Independent Studies . 8 August 2017. cis.org.au .
  4. News: Think tank secrets . 30 June 2023 . The Sydney Morning Herald . Fairfax Media . 12 August 2003 . "Greg Lindsay, from the leading right-wing Centre for Independent Studies".
  5. News: Heath . Ryan . Alarm mixed with glee as world is glued to US protest coverage . 30 June 2023 . Politico . Axel Springer SE . 1 June 2020 . "Australian right-wing think tank the Center for Independent Studies".
  6. News: Prasser . Scott . 28 May 2021 . What would Menzies think of today's Liberal Party? . .
  7. News: Cowan . Simon . 2 July 2022 . Can Labor and Anthony Albanese move past the blame game and govern Australia? . The Canberra Times .
  8. News: Switzer . Tom . 11 April 2023 . Australia's Labor Dark Ages will end in a Liberal victory . live . The Spectator Australia . https://web.archive.org/web/20230410205335/https://www.spectator.com.au/2023/04/australias-labor-dark-ages-will-end-in-a-liberal-victory/ . 10 April 2023 . 16 April 2023 .
  9. Web site: 10 October 2022 . Kevin Rudd: The Avoidable War . 27 June 2023 . The Centre for Independent Studies . en-US.
  10. Web site: 9 April 2022 . The one night stand federal budget . 27 June 2023 . The Centre for Independent Studies . en-US.
  11. Web site: 18 December 2021 . Someone has to pay for Australia's financial largesse . 27 June 2023 . The Centre for Independent Studies . en-US.
  12. Web site: 3 July 2021 . Beware governments bearing projections . 27 June 2023 . The Centre for Independent Studies . en-US.
  13. Web site: Why I work for a classical liberal think tank. 9 November 2020. The Centre for Independent Studies. 10 May 2013 . en-AU.
  14. Westervelt . Amy . Amy Westervelt . Dembicki . Geoff . Geoff Dembicki . 2023-09-12 . Meet the Shadowy Global Network Vilifying Climate Protesters . The New Republic . 2023-09-16 . 0028-6583.
  15. Atlas Network, 12 June 2017, Greg Lindsay of Australia's The Center for Independent Studies Passing the Torch
  16. Walker . Jeremy . Silencing the Voice: the Fossil-fuelled Atlas Network's Campaign against Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australia . Cosmopolitan Civil Societies . 30 September 2023 . 15 . 2 . 105-125 . 10.5130/ccs.v15.i2.8813 . 20 February 2024. free .
  17. News: Williams . David . Chiding in plain sight, Part II . 20 February 2024 . . 2 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240204203510/https://newsroom.co.nz/2023/11/02/chiding-in-plain-sight-part-two/ . 4 February 2024.
  18. Web site: Support CIS . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100916005212/http://www.cis.org.au/support-cis . 16 September 2010 .
  19. Web site: Board of Directors . . The Centre for Independent Studies . 11 May 2019 .
  20. Web site: 30 May 2015 . Gary Banks . 27 June 2023 . The Centre for Independent Studies.
  21. Web site: Salvatore Babones . The Centre for Independent Studies . 31 May 2019 . 27 June 2023.
  22. Web site: Research Scholars . The Centre for Independent Studies . 8 January 2023.

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