Research Scholars
For media interviews please contact:
Karla Pincott | Communications Director | +61 407 716 752 | kpincott@cis.org.au

Robert Carling is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies. Robert is researching and writing about fiscal policy, …

The Right Reverend Robert Forsyth was the Anglican Bishop of South Sydney, a region of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, from 2000 to …

Trisha Jha is a Research Fellow in the Education program, where she leads a stream of work on the science …

Blaise Joseph is a qualified secondary school teacher with experience in education research, policy, and systems. He holds a Bachelor …

Peter Kurti is Director of the Culture, Prosperity & Civil Society program and is also Adjunct Associate Professor in the …

Greg Lindsay AO is a Senior Fellow and the Founder of The Centre for Independent Studies. While studying Philosophy at …

Parnell is an insights and advocacy strategist for policy change campaigns and a senior fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies. She has worked on policy and communications for political parties in Germany and Australia, and run influential campaigns on topics ranging from school choice through to productivity reform. She is a non-executive director and chair of the risk and compliance committee for an educational institution and serves on the advisory board of Australians for Prosperity. She writes a weekly column for the Sun-Herald and the Sunday Age on politics, policy and culture.

Leading research into energy systems from an Australian perspective, in particular the most economically viable means to transition to a low-carbon economy, incorporating full-system cost analysis and modelling.

Kelly is a Senior Research Associate at CIS working on evidence-based identification and intervention processes for students with or at …

Emeritus Professor Steven Schwartz AM, FASSA is a Senior Fellow at the CIS. He writes mainly about education, freedom of …