The Sydney Institute

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Sydney, Australia

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 (held usually between 6 pm and 7 pm) on a wide range of issues – including economics, politics, international affairs, literature, history, film, social policy – along with a well-attended annual dinner/lecture.

Contact details

Website:
http://www.thesydneyinstitute.com.au/

Address:
41 Phillip Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia

Country:
Australia

Sub-region:
Australia and New Zealand

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
Australia
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
Other affiliation
Year founded
1989
Age (years)
The Sydney Institute
 36
Australia average
 33
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: Nick Greiner
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Gerard Henderson
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2024): Gerard Henderson
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2023): Gerard Henderson
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2025
The Sydney Institute
 2
Australia average
 19
Global average
 87
2021
The Sydney Institute
 3
2020
The Sydney Institute
 3
% Female staff
2025
The Sydney Institute
 50%
Australia average
 55%
Global average
 50%
2020
The Sydney Institute
 75%

Organisational performance

Publications
2023
The Sydney Institute
 26
Australia average
 16
Global average
 42
2020
The Sydney Institute
 32
2019
The Sydney Institute
 61

Social

Likes (2023)
The Sydney Institute
 533
Australia average
 10,605
Global average
 26,974
Likes (2022)
The Sydney Institute
 523
Likes (2021)
The Sydney Institute
 502
Subscribers (2025)
The Sydney Institute
 2,360
Australia average
 11,458
Global average
 7,746
Subscribers (2024)
The Sydney Institute
 1,840
Subscribers (2023)
The Sydney Institute
 302
Followers (2025)
The Sydney Institute
 424
Australia average
 12,102
Global average
 16,415
Followers (2024)
The Sydney Institute
 382
Followers (2023)
The Sydney Institute
 324

Data notes

Last updated: 24/02/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Observatoire des Think Tanks Directory, Organisation´s website
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