The Green Institute
| Formation | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Margaret Blakers |
| Type | Think tank |
| Location |
|
Director | Max Chandler-Mather[1] |
Main organ | Green Agenda |
| Affiliations | Australian Greens |
| Website | https://www.greeninstitute.org.au/ |
The Green Institute is an Australian public policy think tank founded in 2008. The institute "supports green politics through education, action, research and debate".[2]
In disclosure returns lodged with the Australian Electoral Commission, the institute indicated that it is an associated entity of the Australian Greens.[3] The institute is similar to the Liberal Party aligned Menzies Research Centre and Labor's Chifley Research Centre.[4]
Activities
- Holding events to discuss issues within green politics.[2]
- Publishing reports as well as "opinion pieces, blog posts, podcasts".[2]
- Publishes the online quarterly Green Agenda.
In 2017, the Green Institute published a paper in favour of a universal basic income.[5]
Funding
The Green Institute is supported by the Commonwealth Government through a grant in aid administered by the Department of Finance.[6]
Directors
| No. | Portrait | Director (birth–death) |
Term Start | Term End | Term Length | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Margaret Blakers OAM | 2008 | [7] | |||
 |
Tim Hollo (born 1975) |
January 2016 | October 2025 | 9 years, 9 months | [8] | |
 |
Max Chandler-Mather (born 1992) |
April 2026 | Incumbent | 5 months | [7] | |
See also
References
- ↑ "About the Green Institute". The Green Institute. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 "About the Green Institute". The Green Institute. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ↑ "Client Details The Green Institute Limited - AEC". AEC - Transparency Website. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ↑ Lawson, Kirsten (17 December 2019). "Politically favoured think tank gets tax deductible status, and vegan group loses it". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ↑ Hutchens, Gareth (14 June 2017). "Universal basic income could greatly improve workers' lives, report argues". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ↑ "Grants Awarded by the Department of Finance – 1 July 2015 to 30 December 2017" (PDF). Department of Finance.
- 1 2 "About the Green Institute". The Green Institute. Archived from the original on 22 April 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "Tim Hollo Experience". linkedin.com. Tim Hollo. Retrieved 17 July 2026.