The Green Institute is an Australian

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founded in 2008. The institute "supports

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through education, action, research and debate". In disclosure returns lodged with the

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, the institute indicated that it is an associated entity of the Australian Greens. The institute is similar to the

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aligned

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and Labor's

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Activities

* Holding events to discuss issues within green politics. * Publishing reports as well as "opinion pieces, blog posts, podcasts". * Publishing of the journal "The Green Agenda" In 2017, the Green Institute published a paper in favour of a

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Funding

The Green Institute is supported by the Commonwealth Government through a grant in aid administered by the Department of Finance.

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{{Australian Greens Think tanks based in Australia Australian Greens Think tanks established in 2008

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