Editing Think tank (section)

==== Australia ====
Most Australian think tanks are based at universities – for example, the [[The Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research|Melbourne Institute]] – or are government-funded – for example, the [[Productivity Commission]] or the [[CSIRO]].

Private sources fund about 20 to 30 "independent" Australian think tanks.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who are Australia's major think tanks? |url=https://www.govconnex.com/resources/who-are-australias-major-think-tanks |access-date=23 November 2023 |website=www.govconnex.com}}</ref> The best-known of these think tanks play a much more limited role in Australian public and business policy-making than do their equivalents in the United States. However, in the past decade{{which|date=May 2015}} the number of think tanks has increased substantially.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hagland |first=Trent Andrew |date=2022 |title=Think Tanks in Australia: Policy Contributions and Influence |url=https://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/handle/2123/28570 |journal=The University of Sydney}}</ref> Prominent Australian conservative think tanks include [[the Centre for Independent Studies]], the [[Sydney Institute]] and the [[Institute of Public Affairs]]. Prominent leftist Australian think tanks include [[the McKell Institute]], Per Capita, the Australia Institute, the [[Lowy Institute for International Policy|Lowy Institute]] and the Centre for Policy Development. In recent years{{when|date=May 2015}} regionally-based independent and non-partisan think tanks have emerged.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}}

Some think tanks, such as the [[Illawarra]]'s i-eat-drink-think, engage in discussion, research and advocacy within a broader civics framework. Commercial think tanks like the Gartner Group, Access Economics, the Helmsman Institute, and others provide additional insight which complements not-for-profit organisations such as [[Committee for Economic Development of Australia|CEDA]], the [[Australian Strategic Policy Institute]], and the [[Australian Institute of Company Directors]] to provide more targeted policy in defence, program governance, corporate governance and similar.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}

Think tanks in Australia include:
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* [[Air Power Australia]]
* [[Asia Education Foundation]]
* [[Asialink]]
* [[The Australia Institute]]
* [[Australian Fabian Society]]
* [[Australian Institute of International Affairs]]
* [[Australian Institute of Policy & Science]]
* [[Australian Strategic Policy Institute]]
* [[The Brisbane Institute]]
* [[Centre for Independent Studies]]
* [[Centre for Policy Development]]
* [[Chifley Research Centre]]
* [[Committee for Economic Development of Australia]]
* [[Consumer Policy Research Centre (CPRC)]]
* [[Crowther Centre for Learning and Innovation]]
* [[Development Policy Centre]]
* [[Doctors Reform Society of Australia]]
* [[Evatt Foundation]]
* [[Grattan Institute]]
* [[H. R. Nicholls Society]]
* [[Infrastructure Partnerships Australia]]
* [[Institute for Economics and Peace]]
* [[Institute of Public Affairs]]
* [[International Energy Centre]]
* [[International WaterCentre]]
* [[Issues Deliberation Australia/America]]
* [[Laboratory for Visionary Architecture]]
* [[Lowy Institute for International Policy]]
* [[The Green Institute]]
* [[The McKell Institute]]
* [[The Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research]]
* [[Menzies Research Centre]]
* [[National Civic Council]]
* [[New South Wales Institute for Educational Research]]
* Per Capita
* [[Samuel Griffith Society]]
* [[Strategic and Defence Studies Centre]]
* [[Sydney Institute]]
* [[Transport and Logistics Centre]]
* [[United States Studies Centre]]
* [[Western Australia Policy Forum]]
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