Bennelong Society

The Bennelong Society was a conservative think-tank dedicated to Indigenous Australian affairs. The society was named after the Eora man, Bennelong, who served as an interlocutor between the Indigenous Australian and British cultures, both in Sydney and in the United Kingdom almost from the start of British settlement of Australia in 1788.[1] It was affiliated with conservative commentators in debates on Indigenous affairs.[2][3] The society was established to:

The Bennelong Society's Website was officially launched by Senator the Hon. John Herron with a speech at Parliament House, Canberra on 15 May 2001.

It was one of a number of groups including the H. R. Nicholls Society, Samuel Griffith Society and Lavoisier Group, promoted by Australian business leader and political activist Ray Evans. The president was Gary Johns.

The Society was wound up in 2011[4] but its work is partly continued by a 'Bennelong papers' section of Quadrant's website.

Bennelong Medal

The Society held an annual conference and awarded the Bennelong Medal from 2002. Recipients of the medal have been:

References

  1. Howson, Peter (2001). "The Objectives of the Bennelong Society". Institute for Private Enterprise. Retrieved 2006-08-15.
  2. Altman, Jon (2005). "The Indigenous hybrid economy". 2005 Conference papers. Australian Fabian Society. Retrieved 2006-08-15.
  3. Graham, Chris (2006). "Teaching Indigenous culture at school". Crikey. Archived from the original on 2006-07-15. Retrieved 2006-08-15.
  4. Lack of interest kills Bennelong Society, The Australian 22 Nov 2011.

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