The Institute for Integrated Economic Research-Australia
The Institute for Integrated Economic Research (IIER) - Australia was founded in 2018. It conducts and supports research in order to contribute to an improved understanding of how Australians can plan for, and navigate, the significant transitions in Energy, Environment and Economic Systems over forthcoming decades whilst maintaining the stability and security of our society.
These three areas are closely interlinked, but largely managed as separate competing issues, as a result of near-term political goals. We need a National Security or Sovereignty Strategy that integrates these and other related systems, such as information and infrastructure, under a National Resilience Framework.
To address this challenge, the Institute will engage with a range of Australian think tanks, Universities, Federal and State Government department representatives, media and relevant community groups. The Institute is an independent, non-partisan, not-for-profit organisation. It will not lobby for, nor represent, any specific industry sector or business.
WHO WE ARE
The IIER-Australia Board members are : Air Vice-Marshal (Retd) John Blackburn AO, Anne Borzycki, Neil Greet, and Dr Gary Waters.
The Institute’s Fellows are Dr Simon Quilty, Dr Paul Barnes, Dr David Hyland-Wood, Dr Graeme Taylor, Cheryl Durrant, Dr Bernadette Hyland-Wood, Ian McDonald AM, Dr Michael Thomas, Dr Anthony Bergin, Professor Ted Goranson, Dr Robbin Laird, Lloyd Bennett, Stephen Hayes MBE, Dr Ed Morgan, Vince Di Pietro AM CSC, Jack Jacometti, Ian Dunlop, Dr Pamela Kinnear, Dr Stephen Mugford, David Korowicz, Dr Peter Sokolowski, Hans van der Loo, Peter Hunter, Gabrielle Chan, Dr Forbes McGain, Emily Cracknell , Oscar Metcalfe, Toby Kent, Neil Hart AM, Jordan Green, Dr Daniel Prior, Rowan Moffit, Jason Brown, Dr Adi Paterson, Dr Steve Cole , Dr Tony Fry, Dr Mick Millington, Sami Mäkeläinen, Sarah Murthy, Richard de Crespigny AM, Mick Ryan AM, Craig Parker, Dr Carl Gibson, Dr S. Kate Devitt, Mark Skidmore AM, Mark Phillips, Satya Tanner, Tim Owen AM, and Boris Novak.
The Institute has also initiated an Associates program whereby individuals can be researchers and contributors to IIER-A activities.
The IIER-Australia is affiliated, but not financially / organisationally linked with the Europe based Institute for Integrated Economic Research. That Institute is a non-profit organization that is focused on identifying empirically validated macroeconomic system descriptions and models, and ensuring their dissemination. The IIER-Australia benefits from the extensive research conducted by the IIER in Europe. IIER Europe publications can be found via the IIER Europe icon on the IIER-A Index page or via this link.
Statement from the IIER-Australia Board
At the AGM IIER Board meeting on 31 Mar 2020, the Directors decided to issue this statement:
IIER-Australia seeks to influence the future of Australians by improving our understanding of the energy, environment and economy within a framework of national resilience. We started in 2018 with the intent of researching and understanding systemic risk that makes Australia vulnerable.
2020 has brought enormous challenges to Australia and the global community. We understand that many Australians will suffer significant difficulties for a protracted period, particularly the most vulnerable. IIER-A is not able to provide direct support to those suffering hardships.
What we can do is help Australians understand why we have found ourselves in this situation and how we can adapt and be better prepared for shocks in the future. We hope future Australians will benefit from honest ‘knowledge’.
We understand Australians have worked hard and our society has enjoyed the fruits of sustained economic growth. Now is the time to ensure we can also be a resilient nation. This will be a challenge as we will have to change what we did in the past. We will have to change our lifestyle and expectations, and this will be a hard road for all of us. We cannot shirk the challenge now before us.
In our research and suggested ideas for a sustainable future we will ask hard questions of ideology and actions of the past, and ask the key question: ‘Are these ideas and actions still fit for purpose?’. This is not to attribute blame, destroy institutions or please the mob with a public lynching of someone. This will be about honesty. It is not about the past – it is about a sustainable future.
We are committed to developing, in concert with other like-minded parties, a national resilience and security strategy that will serve our country’s benefit. That is what we will do, and we wish all Australians the best in this time of crisis.
John Blackburn, Anne Borzycki, Neil Greet, Gary Waters
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