Bennelong Society

The Bennelong Society was a conservative think-tank dedicated to Indigenous Australian affairs. The society was named after the Eora man, Bennelong, who served as an interlocutor between the Indigenous Australian and British cultures, both in Sydney and in the United Kingdom almost from the start of British settlement of Australia in 1788. It was affiliated with conservative commentators in debates on Indigenous affairs. The society was established to:

The Bennelong Society's Website was officially launched by Senator the Hon. John Herron with a speech at Parliament House, Canberra on 15 May 2001.

It was one of a number of groups including the H. R. Nicholls Society, Samuel Griffith Society and Lavoisier Group, promoted by Australian business leader and political activist Ray Evans. The president was Gary Johns.

The Society was wound up in 2011 but its work is partly continued by a 'Bennelong papers' section of Quadrant's website.

The Society held an annual conference and awarded the Bennelong Medal from 2002. Recipients of the medal have been:

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