The Sydney Institute, founded in 1989, is a privately funded current affairs forum and think-tank. It receives support from the Australian business community as well as writers, editors, professionals and others who are interested in current affairs, politics and economics. It strives to maintain good relations with both sides of Australian politics. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Sydney Institute was opened on 23 August 1989 by then New South Wales Premier Nick Greiner with supporting remarks from Bob Carr (then NSW Opposition Leader). August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ... Nicholas Franciscus Hugo Greiner (born April 27, 1947) was the parliamentary leader of the Liberal Party in New South Wales, Australia and also Premier from 1988 to 1992. ... The Hon. ...

Australian columnist and writer Gerard Henderson is the Executive Director of The Sydney Institute. His wife Anne Henderson, who is also an author, is the Deputy Director. Gerard Henderson is a well known conservative Australian newspaper columnist for the Sydney Morning Herald, and is executive director of the Sydney Institute, a conservative think-tank. ... Anne Henderson is a writer and the Deputy Director of The Sydney Institute. ...

Activities

It holds weekly forums and an annual dinner at which a lecture is given by a person who has been deemed to have made an important contribution in a particular field at either an international or national level. From time to time the institute organises and hosts international conferences, addresses to the Institute are published in The Sydney Papers. The Institute also publishes The Sydney Institute Quarterly.

Speakers at the Sydney Institute have included the Australian Prime Minister John Howard, Opposition Leader Kim Beazley, Noble Prize recipient Peter Doherty, General Peter Cosgrove, Reserve Bank Governor Ian Macfarlane, Chief Justice Murray Gleeson, and writer David Malouf. John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939), Australian politician, is currently the Prime Minister of Australia. ... For Kim Beazleys father, Kim Beazley senior, see Kim Edward Beazley. ... Peter Doherty on a stamp released by Australia Post Dr. Peter C. Doherty (born October 15, 1940) is an Australian researcher in the field of medicine. ... General Peter Cosgrove AC, MC General Peter John Cosgrove AC MC CNZM (born 28 July 1947) was an Australian general. ... There are two people named Ian Macfarlane who are prominent in the Australian system of government. ... Chief Justice Murray Gleeson, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia Anthony Murray Gleeson (30 August 1938 – ) QC AC is the Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. ... David Malouf (born March 20, 1934) is an Australian writer whose themes encompass Australian history and the Australian landscape. ...

International figures such as Dick Cheney, Jung Chang, William Shawcross, James A. Kelly, Alexander Dubcek, John Ralston Saul and Tariq Ali have also given lectures. Richard Bruce Dick Cheney (born January 30, 1941) is the 46th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President George W. Bush. ... Jung Chang Jung Chang, (Traditional Chinese: 張戎, Simplified Chinese: 张戎, Wade-Giles: Chang Jung, Hanyu Pinyin: Zhāng Róng), (born Er-hong Chang in 1952), is a Chinese-born British writer, best known for her autobiography Wild Swans, selling over 10 million copies worldwide, except in mainland China, where it is... William Shawcross (born 28 May 1946, Sussex) is a British writer, broadcaster and commentator. ... James A. Kelly is Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. ... Alexander Dubček. ... The introduction to this article is too long. ... Tariq Ali Tariq Ali (born 1943) is an author, filmmaker, and historian. ...

External links

• The Sydney Institute home page
• The Sydney Institute Podcast