The McKinnon Institute is Australia’s only organisation dedicated to enhancing the effectiveness of our political leadership. It aims to build the capability and diversity of our state and federal members of Parliament through professional development programs that equip and enable political leaders to lead effectively. Non-partisan and not-for-profit, it was established in June 2019 through a partnership with Monash University and the Susan McKinnon Foundation.
In 2021, the McKinnon Institute debuted its flagship annual program, Advanced Political Leadership – Australia’s first leadership program for MPs who are likely to become ministers – and delivered the third iteration of the online Political Leadership program to MPs from an expanded number of state and territory parliaments.
The Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre is at the forefront of research and education aimed at preventing family violence. The centre is contributing to transformative social change aimed at ending family violence by providing an evidence base for policy change that better supports and protects those experiencing family violence and addresses the cultural and economic drivers that underpin it.
Launched in 2020, Eleos Justice is a collaboration between the Capital Punishment Justice Project, an NGO working to end the death penalty, and Monash Law. Its mission is to restrict and abolish the death penalty in the Asian region. With over 90 per cent of the world's executions taking place in Asia, we urgently need a coordinated approach to make lasting positive change. Eleos has the unique ability to offer vital advocacy, evidence-based research and teaching to become a leading hub for fighting the death penalty in the Asian region.