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Greens Question on Notice regarding Lowy Institute funding from government

Senate Hansard, 5 April 2012

(Question No. 1517)
Senator Ludlam asked the Attorney-General, upon notice, on 19 January 2012:
(1) What financial contributions, if any, have each of the following government agencies or departments provided to the Lowy Institute for International Policy in the 2010-11 and 2011-12 (to date) financial years:
(a) Australian Federal Police;
(b) Attorney-General's Department;
(c) Australian Security Intelligence Organisation; and
(d) Australian Export Finance and Insurance Corporation.
(2) On what basis were such financial contributions made
Senator Ludwig: The Attorney-General and the Minister for Trade have provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

(1) (a) In 2010-11 the Australian Federal Police paid $35,000 to the Lowy Institute for International Policy. In
2011-12 (to date) the amount of $35,000 has been paid. All monies paid were for obtaining corporate membership.
(b) In 2010-11 the Attorney-General's Department paid $35,000 to the Lowy Institute for International Policy. No payments have been made to date in 2011-12. All monies paid were for obtaining corporate membership.
(c) In 2010-11 the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation paid $35,000 to the Lowy Institute for International Policy. No payments have been made to date in 2011-12. All monies paid were for obtaining corporate membership.
(d) In 2010-11 the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation paid $49,494.25 to the Lowy Institute for International Policy. In 2011-12 (to date) the amount of $44,000 has been paid. In 2010-11 the amount of $35,000 was paid for obtaining corporate membership, and $14,494.25 was paid for a presentation on the evolving global economy by the Executive Director, Lowy Institute for International Policy and Director, Lowy Institute International Economy Program.
(2) (a) Australian Federal Police
The financial contribution is for a corporate membership fee which allows access to research and consultancy. The AFP receives publications and services which include:
i. Up to two consultancy briefings per year with Lowy Institute subject matter experts, focused on AFP-specific business needs;
ii. Access to major events and functions, including;
a. Three places at the 'members and supporters' annual dinner hosted by the Chair of the Lowy Institute.
b. Two places at the Lowy 'lecture and dinner', featuring a major foreign affairs speech given by a prominent business, social or political leader.
c. Member pricing on any additional Lowy Institute lectures or functions.
d. Uncapped invitations for Wednesday lunchtime meetings at Lowy in Sydney, and invitations in Canberra and Melbourne 'Food for Thought' functions where Lowy Institute experts and guest speakers discuss a range of foreign affairs, international security, trade and economic issues.
iii. Invitations to a minimum of six other events per year, including a combination of distinguished speaker series, meet and greet functions and a range of seminars and conferences.
(b) Attorney-General's Department
Corporate membership provides for a relationship and exchange of knowledge between the Institute and the Attorney-General's Department and includes priority access to Lowy Institute expertise and facilities and the Institute's program of speakers and events of relevance to the Department as detailed in the response from the Australian Federal Police.
(c) Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
This membership is part of a strategy to enhance ASIO's outreach and generate opportunities to gain wider perspectives which inform ASIO's strategic thinking. Membership enables ASIO staff to attend Lowy Institute seminars. Lowy Institute executives and research staff have also visited ASIO to present on international economic, political and strategic developments and their impact on the international security environment.
(d) Australian Export Finance and Insurance Corporation
The corporate membership fee supports Lowy Institute's research into economic, political and strategic issues confronting Australia. Membership includes access to Lowy Institute researchers and staff for research and briefings.

Dear all,

Imagine that government departments, Australian Federal

Police and Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) has paid from taxpayers’ money $AUS277,989.50 total for Lowy Institute for International Policy.

Early this year I became aware of ASIO’s involvement with Lowy’s institute from ASIO Annual Report 2010-2011. ASIO’s report says that:

Lowy Institute

As part of the strategy to enhance outreach with academia, in 2010 ASIO became a corporate member of the Lowy Institute for International Policy — a think-tank generating new ideas and dialogue on international economic, political and strategic developments and Australia’s role in the world. The Executive Director of the Lowy Institute visited ASIO to present on the

implications for Australia of changes in the international security environment, including the impact on the intelligence community of the shifting shape of global politics and the new architecture of interconnectivity. ASIO’s membership of the Lowy Institute enables its staff to attend Lowy seminars and reflects the Organisation’s acknowledgement that access to external

expertise and knowledge is vital to ensuring ASIO’s strategic thinking is progressive.

Source: ASIO Annual Report 2010-2011, page 77. Full Report HERE.

When ASIO asked ASIO by this Digest, why? Their answer were  

“he is an Australian business man”.  But ….

Who is Frank Lowy?

did Frank discover he had been captured by the Nazis and beaten to death in Auschwitz.

After the war was over, 15-year old Frank jumped ship to Palestine, where he was intercepted by the British and sent to a detainee camp. Before long, he was fighting for the Haganah and Golani Brigade in a dirty and brutal struggle for a Jewish homeland.