The Brisbane Institute is an independent think tank based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, founded in 1999. It holds various talks, functions, debates and similar activities on average once every 2 to 3 weeks. Notable speakers include Justice Michael Kirby, Lady Kennedy of The Shaws and the painter Jeffrey Smart. This article is about the institution. ... For other uses, see Brisbane (disambiguation). ... Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State, Smart State Motto(s): Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Anna Bligh (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd... This article is about Australian High Court judge Michael Kirby. ... Helena Ann Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws QC (born 12 May 1950) is a Labour member of the House of Lords. ... The flea market, Rome (1966) Jeffrey Smart (1921 - ) is an expatriate Australian painter, who is known for his modernist depictions of urban landscapes. ...

The Institute specialises in social, political, economic and cultural issues. In 2004-05 it had a particular emphasis on the regional planning issues confronting South East Queensland (SEQ). In addition to the regular functions, The Brisbane Institute also curates exhibitions, including 'The Two Hundred Kilometre City' and 'Defending the North: Queensland in the Pacific War'. The South East Queensland region. ...

The Brisbane Institute is funded by The University of Queensland, the Brisbane City Council, the Queensland State Government and a number of companies. The Institute runs an e-zine on its website called The Brisbane Line - a somewhat cheeky title alluding to the widespread fear and belief in Queensland that in the event of an invasion of Queensland by the Japanese in the Pacific War, that the rest of Australia through the Federal government would abandon all of Queensland to the north of Brisbane (the theoretical 'Brisbane Line'.) The University of Queensland (UQ) is the longest-established university in the state of Queensland, Australia, a member of Australias Group of Eight, and the Sandstone Universities. ... Image:Brisbane flag. ... Queensland Government Logo The Government of Queensland is commonly known as the Queensland Government. ... For other uses, see Pacific War (disambiguation). ... The Brisbane Line was a controversial defence proposal allegedly formulated by the Menzies government during World War II, that would, upon a land invasion of Australia, surrender the entire continent bar the populated coastal strip south of Brisbane to the Japanese. ...

The Brisbane Institute receives a mention in The Latham Diaries, Mark Latham, MUP 2005, on page 109. Mark William Latham (born 28 February 1961), a former Australian politician, was leader of the Federal Parliamentary Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition from December 2003 to January 2005. ...

The 200 Kilometre City

The Brisbane Institute curated the exhibition "The 200 Kilometre City" which opened in September 2004 at the Museum of Brisbane. The title refers to the linear urban development extending from Tweed Heads to Noosa and the possibility of that development being continuous sometime in the future. Currently 3.5 million people live in this area, 1.8 million of which live in Brisbane. It is estimated that the total population of the "200 Kilometre city" could be 7 million by 2026.^[1] Twin Towns, Tweed Heads. ... Noosa is located on the Sunshine Coast in South East Queensland, Australia. ...

A related issue put forward by the Institute is that of the amount of "green space" in SEQ. In an audit by the Institute comparing the green space of greater Sydney and SEQ, it was found that 17.4% of SEQ was green space (including National Park, Conservation Park, State Forest and State Reserve) compared with 42.9% of Greater Sydney. The study area for both cities was 150 kilometres East-West and 250 kilometres North-South.^[2] This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ...

External links

• The Brisbane Institute Website
• From Noosa to the Tweed PDF
• The Water and Energy Crisis in Australia's first 200km City

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