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The Lowy Institute was founded by Sir Frank Lowy AC in 2003 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his arrival in Australia. Sir Frank’s early life gave him an unusual understanding of the powerful historical forces that shape the world. This contributed to his decision to establish the Lowy Institute, the missions of which are to deepen the Australian debate about the world and give Australia a greater voice in the world.
The goal of the Lowy Instituteis to give Australiaa bigger voice on the issuesthat matter in global affairs
The feasibility study completed in 2002 by the Institute’s current Executive Director, Dr Michael Fullilove AM, provided a set of principles that have guided the Institute’s work to this day: to be independent, non-partisan and evidence-driven; to influence policy and to inform the public; and to be host of the widest range of opinions but the advocate of none.
Over the past 20 years, the Institute has published influential research on the topics that matter most to Australia. The Institute’s interests are as broad as Australia’s. Our scholars have examined Australia’s place in a changing world, explored the global role of the United States, highlighted the emergence of India and analysed the rise of China. They have re-thought Australian policy in the Pacific and mapped aid flows across the region. Our researchers have published data-driven insights on global trade disruptions, Southeast Asia’s shifting power dynamics and evolving transnational threats.”
The Institute has created a suite of interactives that are eagerly anticipated and parsed around the world. They include:
Our online magazine has published daily commentary and analysis on international issues since 2007.
The Lowy Institute has become known around the world for its convening power. Each year, our beautiful headquarters in the heart of Sydney hosts dozens of speeches, conferences and roundtables where the most important issues of our time are debated. Institute audiences have heard from presidents and prime ministers, foreign and defence ministers; spies and soldiers, international envoys and global experts.
At the heart of the events program is the annual Lowy Lecture, at which a prominent individual reflects on Australia’s relationship with the world. Lowy Lecturers include German Chancellor Angela Merkel, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Lowy Institute Chairman Sir Frank Lowy AC, UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, author and commentator Fareed Zakaria, and Australian prime ministers John Howard, Malcolm Turnbull, Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese.
The Institute’s roster of speakers has included then US Vice President Joe Biden, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, Prime Ministers Lee Hsien Loong and Lawrence Wong of Singapore, Prime Minister James Marape of Papua New Guinea, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr of the Philippines, Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates, and every Australian prime minister of the past 20 years.
In the years since my familyestablished the Lowy Institute,we are very proud that the Institutehas established itself as one ofthe world’s leadinginternational think tanks
More than 20 years since its establishment, it is impossible to imagine Australia’s international policy landscape without the Lowy Institute.
