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The '''Centre for Independent Studies''' (CIS) is an economically [[neoliberal]] and socially liberal conservative [[think tank]] based in Sydney. It is headed by [[Greg Lindsay]].
==History==
==Funding==
At the [[John Bonython]] lecture in 2005, Greg Lindsay said that the Centre had an annual income of around $2 million, of which 1/3 came from corporations, 1/3 from foundations, and 1/3 from individuals. The CIS does not disclose the origin of its funding regarding preferring to describe it as being a private matter. It will not take taxpayers' funds and will does not accept government funding or undertake commissioned work for anyone. Companies which have been publicly disclosed as funders of the CIS [http://smh.com.au/articles/2003/08/11/1060588322537.html] include:
Funders include, or have included, major companies such as:
*[[McDonald's]] Australia
*[[ICI]]
*[[John Fairfax]] (Publisher of The Age, Sydney Morning Herald and Australian Financial Review newspapers)
*[[Philip Morris]]
*[[BHP Billiton]]
*[[Shell]]
Individuals who fund the CIS include [http://smh.com.au/articles/2003/08/11/1060588322537.html]:
*[[Richard Pratt]] - CEO of [[Visy]] Corp, largest individual donor to the Liberal party in 2003.
*[[Dame Elisabeth Murdoch]] - Mother of media mogul Rupert Murdoch
*[[Neville Kennard]]
*[[John Calvert-Jones]], honorary treasurer of the Liberal party [http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/big-business-should-fork-out-for-liberals-pm/2005/06/25/1119321941354.html], director of Liberal party fundraiser the [[Cormack Foundation]] [http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2004/s1036576.htm], and [[Rupert Murdoch]]'s brother in-law.
*[[John Phillips]], former Deputy Chairman of the Reserve Bank, Director of [[Western Mining Corporation|WMC]]
*[[Murray Horn]]
=== Research Staff===
