Research paper commissioned by the Page Research Centre summarising the current and future use of bio-fuels in Australia, and how it impacts on rural Australia. By Giles Kirkland – blogging automotive expert and mechanic with expertise in new technologies and sustainable power sources. Biofuels in Australia – the rewards and the risks. In its 2018 review,…
DetailsOp-ed on decentralisation by David Furse Roberts (Menzies Research Centre) and Kristian Jenkins (Page Research Centre) If one was to drive out of Sydney’s Martin Place and head in any direction out of the city, it would be some kilometres, minutes, and possibly hours, before they could spot their first horse. Such is the growth…
DetailsRutherglen’s Bill Baxter, a former member of Parliament and the minister responsible for establishing Melbourne’s CityLink, has been awarded the Member of the Order of Australia. The 71-year-old was a member of the Parliament of Victoria from 1973 to 2006 and was Minister for Roads and Ports in the Kennett McNamara government. “I was fortunate…
DetailsOp-ed in The Spectator by Executive Director Kristian Jenkins It’s old news. Most who follow the thread of cultural and political “progress” recognise that those with the persistent temerity to question “progressive” dogma leave themselves open to condemnation. Australia, like the rest of old Christendom, has long been post-Christian. Hallelujah, many cry. Fewer though are…
DetailsThe Australian – Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Malcolm Colless, our recent board member, who passed away at his Sydney home on 31st October. Malcolm Colless was a rare beast: a journalist with an old-school pedigree and a head for business that swept him from the dusty corridors of Sydney’s Trades…
DetailsThe Daily Telegraph – Page Research Centre’s paper on population dispersion recommends policy which encourages people to relocate to the regions. In the past week about 1600 people from interstate and overseas packed up their belongings and moved to Sydney. Melbourne’s population, which is already at 4.6 million, has already increased by more than 2000 people…
DetailsThe Page Research Centre is pleased to announce our successful board room dinner in Melbourne in October 2017 with guest speakers The Hon. Josh Frydenberg MP and Senator Matt Canavan, attended by some of the leading executives in the energy and resources sectors. We enjoyed a productive meeting and seek further research and development out…
DetailsThe Page Research Centre was launched on 11th February 2003 by The Nationals then leader and Deputy Prime Minister the Hon John Anderson MP. He announced on that occasion that “The Page Research Centre is Australia’s newest think tank and will have a comparable role to the Menzies and Chifley Research Centres. It is affiliated…
DetailsThe CSU Regional Archives acts as the archival repository for a significant collection of records on behalf of The Page Research Centre Library. This collection is comprised of archival records from the National Party and its precursor organisations, the Australian Country Party and the National Country Party. These records provide valuable information to researchers and…
DetailsStuart McDonald letter to Sir Robert Sparkes, 27 November 1987 (Chapter 21, p. 247) Dear Bob, I wanted to write and thank you for your invitation and hospitality at the recent State Conference in Townsville. I found my stay there both enjoyable and useful. It was good to have the opportunity of meeting people from…
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