Margaret Thatcher and her team transformed Britain and persevered through years of necessary economic reform. As Western nations find themselves returning to the economic woes of the 1970s, is it time to revisit how Margaret Thatcher made a difference? Dr Martin Farr teaches modern and contemporary history at Newcastle University in the UK. His project [...]
Professor Turnell was an Australian advisor to deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi. He was taken into custody in February 2021 soon after the military seized control of the South East Asian country in a coup in February 2021. Professor Turnell spent 21 months in a Myanmar prison and was only released after a [...]
The Hon Dr Daniel Mulino MP is Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services. At a time of a growing demographic bubble of retiring Baby Boomers alongside increasingly complex financial personal decisions, the work being done to reform financial regulation is significant. A believer in good regulation rather than deregulation, Daniel Mulino addressed The Sydney Institute [...]
Former Australian prime minister, The Hon Tony Abbott, is a man of many parts. Not content to contain his views to speaking, Tony Abbott has now contributed a sales record breaking volume on Australia history - Australia A History – how an ancient land became a great democracy. This led to Abbott also fronting a [...]
As Australians began to face continuing high inflation and concern over the economy in 2026, The Sydney Institute asked two economic “dries” to deliver papers on how to fix ongoing fiscal and monetary problems. On Monday 30 March 2026, Dimitri Burshtein - Financial services executive, economist, strategist, and commentator – joined Alex Sanchez - economist [...]
By the time Alexander Downer left office, he had eclipsed Bert Evatt and Richard Casey to become Australia’s longest-serving Foreign Affairs Minister. Over nearly 12 years on the world stage, he negotiated with presidents, prime ministers, and powerbrokers to advance and defend Australia’s interests. It was a modern odyssey through wars, upheavals, and shifting alliances, [...]
The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP is Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and argues that the case for valuing employees is not just fair – it is a strategic advantage that increases performance and strengthens workplaces. Minister Rishworth maintains that the employer/employee pendulum is now outdated. And that the Albanese Government’s workplace relations reforms are [...]
The 2025 Sydney Institute lecture was given by Senator The Hon Don Farrell at The Fullerton Hotel Sydney on 18 November. Senator The Hon Don Farrell is Australia’s Special Minister of State and Minister for Trade and Tourism and Deputy Leader in the Senate. Don Farrell was introduced by Mary Easson, former Member for Lowe, [...]
Senator The Hon Tim Ayres is Australia’s Minister for Industry and Innovation and Minister for Science. At a time of increasing concern about the ability of Australia’s manufacturing base to maintain its strength, Tim Ayres projects a firm commitment to an industrial policy at the heart of a Labor government. Says the minister, “It is [...]
The shocking Bondi terrorist attack in January 2026 followed two years of anti-Semitism seeping through the Australian community. At its heart has been the activist targeting of Jewish artists, musicians and writers, some of it known as "doxxing". Tim Storrier AM is an award-winning Australian artist whose career has spanned 50 years, beginning at the [...]
