CIS Impact Report

The ideas that shaped 2025.

2025 has been one of CIS’s most active and influential years. Our research programs expanded, our events reached new audiences, and our commentary helped set the agenda in key national debates. From education and housing to energy, fiscal policy and civic culture, CIS provided clear, evidence-based leadership at a time when Australia needed it most.

This year has been a reminder of why CIS is one of Australia’s leading think tanks: progress depends on ideas, not slogans; on argument, not outrage; and on evidence, not ideology. As we look ahead to our 50th anniversary in 2026, this commitment to serious thinking remains at the heart of everything we do. None of this would have been possible without our members and donors, and because of this support, we remain truly independent. Your interest in CIS research and your commitment to freedom, opportunity and prosperity mean CIS remains a strong and influential voice in Australian public life.

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