The McKell Institute is an Australian public policy institute dedicated to developing practical policy ideas and contributing to public debate.

History

The McKell Institute was launched in April 2012. It is named after

William McKell Sir William John McKell (26 September 1891 – 11 January 1985) was an Australian politician who served as the 12th Governor-General of Australia, in office from 1947 to 1953. He had previously been Premier of New South Wales from 1941 to 1947 ...

, the 27th Premier of New South Wales and 12th Governor-General of Australia.

Research

The McKell Institute released its first report in 2012 titled ''Homes for All: The 40 things we can do to improve supply and affordability''. The Institute conducts an annual survey, The State of New South Wales, which charts the views of NSW residents on a range of social and economic issues.NSW residents dreaming of Queensland http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-12/nsw-residents-dreaming-of-queensland/3825136 The Institute released a major report on productivity in November 2012
''Understanding Productivity - Australia's Choice''
In July 2013 the McKell Institute released a report around work/life balance titled ''The Case for a National Portable Long Service Leave Scheme'

Most recently, the McKell Institute was commissioned by

Vodafone Hutchison Australia TPG Telecom Limited, formerly Vodafone Hutchison Australia and renamed following the merger with TPG, is an Australian telecommunications company. It is the second largest telecommunications company listed on the Australian Securities Exchang ...

to compile ''Superfast Broadband - The future is in your hands'', a report on telecommunications infrastructure and the

National Broadband Network The National Broadband Network (NBN) is an Australian national wholesale open-access data network. It includes wired and radio communication components rolled out and operated by NBN Co, a Government-owned corporation. Internet service provide ...

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Events

The McKell Institute hosts a range of special guest speakers from business, government and civil society who address the Institute on policy matters. Guest speakers who addressed the Institute in 2012 include the Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, who delivered a speech entitle
'Great Reforms Endure'
and the Chair of Infrastructure New South Wales, former NSW Premier, Nick Greiner, who discussed the recently released NSW 20 year State Infrastructure Strateg
''First Things First''
In 2013, special guests have included NSW Education Minister the Hon

Adrian Piccoli Adrian Piccoli (born 24 March 1970) is a former Australian politician who represented the electoral district of Murray in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 2015 to 2017, and the district of Murrumbidgee from 1999 to 2015. He was th ...

MP, NSW Treasurer the Hon

Mike Baird Michael Bruce Baird (born 1 April 1968) is an Australian investment banker and former politician who was the 44th Premier of New South Wales, the Minister for Infrastructure, the Minister for Western Sydney, and the Leader of the New South W ...

MP, Federal Finance Minister Senator the Hon

Penny Wong Penelope Ying-Yen Wong (born 5 November 1968) is an Australian politician who has been Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia), Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate (Australia), Leader of the Government in the ...

and Federal Health Minister the Hon

Tanya Plibersek Tanya Joan Plibersek (born 2 December 1969) is an Australian politician who served as Deputy Leader of the Labor Party and Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 2013 to 2019. She has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sydney since 1998 ...

. Subsequently, The McKell Institute has hosted numerous international and domestic public figures, including Former US Congressman

Barney Frank Barnett Frank (born March 31, 1940) is a former American politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1981 to 2013. A Democrat, Frank served as chairman of the House Financial Services Committ ...

, Former Italian Prime Minister

Enrico Letta Enrico Letta (; born 20 August 1966) is an Italian politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy from April 2013 to February 2014, leading a grand coalition of centre-left and centre-right parties. Since March 2021, Letta has been secretary ...

, former

Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the ...

campaign advisor

David Plouffe David Plouffe (; born May 27, 1967) is an American political and business strategist best known as the campaign manager for Barack Obama's successful 2008 presidential campaign. A long-time Democratic Party campaign consultant, he was a partn ...

, Australian Federal Opposition Leader

Bill Shorten William Richard Shorten (born 12 May 1967) is an Australian politician currently serving as Minister for Government Services and Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme since 2022. He previously served as leader of the opposition ...

, as well as other senior Australian political leaders.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:McKell Institute, The Think tanks based in Australia 2012 establishments in Australia