Literature Review: Policy that encourages population to relocate regional areas This review considers literature pertaining to policies that encourage population to relocate to regional areas, rather than the capital big cities. While the focus is mainly on the Australian policy context, consideration is given to international case studies and policy examples. For the purposes of…
Address by Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston AK, AFC (Ret’d)
Securing Australia’s Future In A More Uncertain World
Australia and Canada deserve much more recognition by Tim Fischer The month of April 1917 was historically relevant for both Anzac and Canadian soldiers, and now is the time to correct the decades of British and American historians overlooking the heavy lifting that was done by Australia and Canada on the Western Front in the…
The 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…
The 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…
Introduction In many ways the Australia Indonesia agricultural relationship is emblematic of the broader bilateral relationship in its entirety. It is big, complex, incident prone, involves and reflects a wide range of interests and is characterised by high levels of commitment and mutual knowledge by key players, but also profound cultural and ideological differences in…
Australian Field Marshal Rank Facts by Tim Fischer AC When a window of opportunity comes along to correct a wrong that goes to the core fabric of the nation, then citizens should step up and seek to ensure action is taken to rectify the wrong. This window exists from now until 11 November 2018, the…
Introduction The Page Research Centre takes the position that ethanol and biodiesel blended fuels are an effective step toward reducing vehicle emissions of carbon dioxide. The Centre had identified a number of claims about the potential of biofuels to reduce carbon emissions. As a conservative estimate, if Australia were to adopt an E10 blended fuel…
Stuart 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…
Sir Robert Sparkes presidential Report to the annual conference of the National Party of Australia – Queensland, Townsville, 6 November 1987 (Chapter 21, p. 243) I am sorry to have to begin my report on a very somber note, but we must face the harsh reality that the stocks of our Party have fallen from…