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May7
Improving Student Behaviour in Schools
CIS, Level 1, 131 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm AEST
Join CIS in Sydney on Thursday, 7 May for the launch of new research on improving student behaviour, with Tom Bennett OBE, Manisha Gazula and Blaise Joseph.
June16
Covenantal Democracy: Maintaining Civil Society in an Age of Identity
CIS, Level 1, 131 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm AEST
Join us for the 23rd Acton Lecture at the Centre for Independent Studies on Tuesday 16 June 2026, 6:00pm–7:30pm, 131 Macquarie Street, Sydney.
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