TJ Ryan Foundation

TJ RYAN FOUNDATION
Company typePublic policy think tank
Founded27 February 2014
Key people
Roger Scott (executive director)
Paul Boreham (deputy executive director)
Ann Scott (research coordinator)
John Ford (secretary)
Ron Monaghan (treasurer)
Websitewww.tjryanfoundation.org.au

The T.J. Ryan Foundation is a progressive Australian think tank with a specific focus on public policy in the state of Queensland. The idea of the T.J. Ryan Foundation was initially announced by Queensland Labor leader Annastacia Palaszczuk on 4 May 2012.[1][2] In May 2013, Emeritus Professor Roger Scott was appointed inaugural executive director of the T.J. Ryan Foundation Board, together with the initial Board members.[3]

The T.J. Ryan Foundation was launched on 27 February 2014 at the Gibson Room of the Queensland University of Technology QUT's Gardens Point Campus. The keynote address 'Nepotism, patronage and the public trust' was delivered by Queensland Integrity Commissioner David Solomon. [4] [5] [6]

The Foundation is named in honour of T. J. Ryan, Labor Premier of Queensland from 1915 to 1919.

  1. ^ Daniel Hurst, Brisbane Times 5 May 2012
  2. ^ Rae Wilson Queensland Times 4 May 2012
  3. ^ "Labour Day Charter For Queensland Workers' Rights | ALP Queensland". www.queenslandlabor.org. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014.
  4. ^ Solomon, full text, TJ Ryan Foundation website.
  5. ^ Amy Remekis, Brisbane Times 28 February 2014
  6. ^ Herald Sun 27 February 2014