The T.J. Ryan Foundation is a progressive Australian think tank with a specific focus on public policy in the state of Queensland.
[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 main purpose of the organisation is to inform Queensland public policy by linking policymakers with TJ Ryan Foundation researchers.
In addition to the Board, Research Associates (also mostly university academics) and policy experts have been invited to join the organisation to provide a source of expertise for policymakers, and contribute to the website.
[7] The stated aims of the Foundation are to: Despite seed funding being provided by the Queensland Labor Party (ALP) and the Queensland Council of Unions (QCU), the goal of the TJ Ryan Institute is to be a politically independent source of policy analysis and commentary and in the words of Executive Director Professor Roger Scott, to "reach beyond the ideological confines of the ALP".