Perspectives on Australian Urban Planning and our Property Industry
Links
Academic Think Tanks
- Australia21
Australia 21 was formed in 2001 as a non-profit group to fill a national need for fresh and independent thinking about large and unsolved problems that confront us in the new century
- Centre for Policy Development
The Centre for Policy Development is a public interest think tank dedicated to seeking out creative, viable ideas and innovative research to inject int
- Grattan Institute
Grattan Institute is a liberal leaning think tank
- Initiative for Policy Dialog
Nobel laureate economist Joseph Stiglitz founded the Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD) in July 2000 to help developing countries explore policy alternatives, and enable wider civic participation in economic policymaking.
- The Australia Institute
An independent think tank dedicated to develop and conduct research and policy analysis and to participate forcefully in public debates.
Interesting projects
- BikePark
An innovative commercial approach to solving the downsides of riding to work
- Common Cause Australia
Sydney is a wonderful city, but it is not wonderful for everyone, everywhere, all the time. For some, even the very basic elements of a quality life – education, income, health, a good place to live, a sense of belonging, safety – are out of reach.
- The Global Poverty Project
1.4 billion people on our planet live in extreme poverty. The Global Poverty Project seeks to invigorate the global movement to take effective concerted action on poverty through the presentation 1.4 billion reasons
- The Long Now Foundation
The Long Now Foundation was established in 01996* to develop the Clock and Library projects , as well as to become the seed of a very long-term cultural institution. The Long Now Foundation hopes to provide counterpoint to today’s “faster/cheaper” mind se
- UrbanReforestation
A young and energetic non-profit start-up trying to green our living spaces from the bottom-up
Networks
- Australian Social Innovation Exchange
Australian Social Innovation Exchange Limited is a non-profit company formed to find better ways of tackling social problems and responding to growing community needs or opportunities.
- Idealist.org
- www.getup.org
GetUp.org is an activist organisation