Gregory John Lindsay AO (born 1949) is an Australian public speaker who was until 2018 the Executive Director of the

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n think tank the

Centre for Independent Studies The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) is an Australian think tank founded in 1976 by Greg Lindsay. The CIS specialises in public policy research and publishes material in areas such as economics, education, culture and foreign policy. Alth ...

(CIS), which he founded in 1976 when a young

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in the western suburbs of

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. CIS has become influential in Australia and

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Biography

Lindsay initially studied agricultural science at the

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, but found that this was not his real interest and instead obtained secondary teaching qualifications in mathematics at Sydney Teachers' College. A short four-year stint at Richmond High School coincided with further study at

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in philosophy culminating in graduating with a BA majoring in philosophy in 1977. The CIS's first public events were also held at Macquarie in October 1976 and in April 1977. He was made an

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(AO) in 2003 for his contribution to education and public debate. In 2006 he was elected President of the

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for a two-year term at its general meeting in Guatemala. He was elected to the Council of Macquarie University for a term from 1 January 2008.

References

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