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Menzies Research Centre
Formation1994; 30 years ago (1994)
TypeThink tank
PurposePublic policy
Location
  • Australia
Director
Paul Espie
Executive Director
Nick Cater
AffiliationsLiberal Party
Websitehttp://www.menziesrc.org

The Menzies Research Centre Ltd is an Australian public policy think tank. It was founded in 1994 and is named in honour of Sir Robert Menzies, the founder of the Liberal Party of Australia and Australia's longest-serving Prime Minister. It is the think-tank of the Liberal Party of Australia.

The Centre "works to promote the principles of individual liberty, free speech, competitive enterprise, limited government and democracy".[1] The Centre publishes books and monographs, and organises conferences and seminars throughout the year.[1]

Activities

Its activities include:

  • consultations and other processes for debating and developing public policy, with a focus on economic, regulatory and energy policy
  • the annual John Howard Lecture, given each year by a distinguished international figure,
  • publishing of books in relation to Liberal figures and values (e.g. David Kemp's histories on the development of Australian democracy and liberalism)
  • an active subscription program offering many benefits and opportunities

Directors

The Directors of the Centre are:[2]

Former Chairs have been:

Executive Directors of the Menzies Research Centre have been:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Menzies Research Centre".
  2. ^ [https://www.menziesrc.org/about-us/our-directors
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