The Brunswick Institute
Welcome to the Brunswick Institute , “The Place Where Public Intellectuals Meet”
Our Most Frequently asked Questions
What is the Brunswick Institute?
The Brunswick Institute is one of Australia’s leading independent sources of opinion. It is conveniently located in the shed in the back yard of Shane Maloney’s residence. Its principal activities include:
- Not conducting seminars and lectures by prominent social commentators
- Not publishing a journal of contemporary public affairs
- Not providing ideological hand-jobs for leading business figures
- Not accepting donations from the mining industry
- Not providing policy input to government
What is the Brunswick Institute?
The Brunswick Institute is the sum of its members. To join the Brunswick Institute, simply click your heels together and say whatever you like. You will then be entitled to describe yourself as a public intellectual and participate in the activities of the Institute.
In order to service the needs of its members, the Brunswick Institute employs no staff. Any mail received is returned to sender unopened, unless there are grounds for assuming that it contains a cheque. To date, such assumptions have proved entirely unfounded.
What is the Brunswick Institute?
This is.
Pending completion of our new state-of-the-art theoretical framework, the Institute’s activities are currently limited to posting the following links related to writing, language, the media, international events, Australian politics, current affairs and humour. We hope they are of interest to members.
The Koori History Website – Gary Foley’s extensive and ever-expanding repository of Indigenous politics and history
Julian Burnside website – Human rights, asylum seekers, the law and language
Arts and Letters Daily – Views, reviews and essays plus links to just about every major publication on the planet
The Dagg Report – Weather alerts, alert wethers, high finance, low politics, Brian Dawe, Bill Blake, farnarkling