Welcome to
The Sydney Institute
The Sydney Institute is a privately funded not-for-profit current affairs forum encouraging debate and discussion. The Institute is genuinely pluralist and a wide and diverse range of views are heard at its forums.
The Institute conducts about 60 policy forums a year on a wide range of issues – including economics, politics, international affairs, literature, history, film, social policy – along with a well attended annual dinner/lecture.
Upcoming Functions
The Hon. Daniel Mookhey – The Art of Fiscal Responsibility
47 Phillip St, Sydney, NSW, 2000
Frank Brennan SJ AO – William Deane’s Legacy on Reconciliation and Social Cohesion
47 Phillip St, Sydney, NSW, 2000
Frank Brennan SJ AO – William Deane’s Legacy on Reconciliation and Social Cohesion [ZOOM]
47 Phillip St, Sydney, NSW, 2000
Catharine Lumby – On Being Cancelled – The Polarisation of the Arts and Politics
47 Phillip St, Sydney, NSW, 2000
Book Shop
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Membership
The Sydney Institute offers a range of membership options which include access to over 50 seminars a year – free to Associates – and subscription to The Sydney Papers Online and The Sydney Institute Review.
Testimonials
“The Sydney Institute is in the forefront of public discussions and public debate.”
Julia Gillard AC, 27th Prime Minister of AustraliaThe Sydney Institute – a no-nonsense, downtown venue for all credible points of view on Australian politics, history and culture. It leaves ideology at the door, and its podcasts guarantee a hearing the length and breadth of the country.
Frank Brennan SJ AO, Prof. of Law - Australian Catholic UniversityIt’s not every day that I’m invited by such a prestigious organisation as The Sydney Institute to talk about Australians and their behaviour. So I sincerely thank the Institute for this irresistible opportunity.
Ita Buttrose AC OBE, ABC Chair, journalist & businessperson