{"id":40341,"key":"Grattan_Institute","title":"Grattan Institute","latest":{"id":1208325,"timestamp":"2025-11-27T23:56:22Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"{{Organization data\n| website = http://www.grattan.edu.au\n| location = Melbourne, Australia\n}}\n\nThe '''Grattan Institute''' in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]], gives nonpartisan advice and promotes public discussion and understanding on public policy areas including:\n\n* [[Cities]][https://web.archive.org/web/20120529161509/http://www.grattan.edu.au:80/programs/cities.php] - considerations include [[urban planning]], the idea of [[sustainable cities]] and [[transport]].\n* [[Energy]][https://web.archive.org/web/20120327044613/http://www.grattan.edu.au:80/programs/energy.php] - considerations include [[renewable energy]], energy subsidies, [[carbon pricing]], [[carbon capture and storage]].\n* [[Health]][https://web.archive.org/web/20120412214239/http://www.grattan.edu.au:80/programs/health.php]\n* [[Education]][https://web.archive.org/web/20120421083523/http://www.grattan.edu.au:80/programs/education.php][https://web.archive.org/web/20120412214302/http://www.grattan.edu.au:80/programs/higher_education.php] - key to innovation.\n* Productivity growth[https://web.archive.org/web/20120412214904/http://www.grattan.edu.au:80/programs/productivity.php] - note that this is an important aspect of [[economics]] for [[sustainability]], as an educated, productive workforce is likely to be more focused on services as a proportion of the economy, and more efficient at resource use; however a greater economy is still generally a larger user of natural resources and emitter of [[greenhouse gases]], unless it deliberately uses chooses to use its wealth differently.\n* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120322160909/http://www.grattan.edu.au:80/programs/aust_over.php Australian Perspectives] - focused on [[quality of life]] in Australia, which depends not only on [[economics]] but on non-economic factors.\n\nThese areas were chosen on the basis that evidence-based research was believed to have an important role in improving public debate on these matters.<ref name=\"grattan.edu.au\">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120422121421/http://www.grattan.edu.au:80/programs.html \"Grattan Programs\"]. Grattan Institute.</ref> Grattan Institute also makes provision for experts in other fields to work under its umbrella.<ref name=\"grattan.edu.au\" />\n\nIt is a think tank and was established in 2008, as a result of a bipartisan effort by former and retiring politicians from the Australian Labor and Australian Liberal parties. It is funded by Australian federal and state governments and corporations.<ref>Ruth Williams. [http://www.theage.com.au/business/wellheeled-think-tank-vows-to-be-ideologyfree-20081109-5kwv.html \"Well-heeled think tank vows to be ideology free\"]. ''The Age''. November 10, 2008.</ref>\n\nIt publishes reports<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120427140404/http://www.grattan.edu.au:80/publications.php Publications]</ref> and holds events<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120328113932/http://www.grattan.edu.au:80/events.php Grattan Events]</ref> for public discussion of these issues.\n\n== Notes ==\n\n<references />\n\n== External links ==\n\n* [http://www.grattan.edu.au Grattan Institute homepage]\n\n{{Page data\n| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0\n| keywords = Australian organizations, Sustainable cities\n| sdg = SDG03 Good health and well-being, SDG04 Quality education, SDG07 Affordable and clean energy, SDG11 Sustainable cities and communities\n}}\n\n[[Category:Australian organizations]]\n[[Category:Sustainable cities]]"}