Donations made to the Menzies Research Centre Limited

$158k in 13 donations from 8 donors to the Menzies Research Centre Limited, 2003-04 to 2010-11. Largest donor: Darling, David Ian ($47k).

Donations made
$158,000
2003-04 to 2010-11
Donors
8
13 donations
Excluding internal transfers
$158,000
$0 moved between bodies of the same party
What you won't find in the AEC's own listing: one name per recipient and per donor (spelling variants merged), every party's branches added up, donors labelled (individual, organisation, bank, government), and the pattern by year. How this differs from the AEC data »

Key facts

Also recorded by the AEC as 4 spellings

Who gives

Donors by type. A donor is labelled automatically from its name.

Organisation$87,25055%
Individual$67,00042%
Government / tax$3,7502%

How the money flows

Left to right: the largest donors, then this recipient. Band width is the dollar amount; smaller donors are combined.

Darling, David Ian → The Menzies Research Centre Limited: $47,000Ian Wilson Liberal Foundation Inc. → The Menzies Research Centre Limited: $35,000AMP Services Ltd → The Menzies Research Centre Limited: $25,000Brickworks Ltd → The Menzies Research Centre Limited: $25,000Mr Henry Ergas → The Menzies Research Centre Limited: $20,000Government Relations Australia Advisory Pty Ltd → The Menzies Research Centre Limited: $3,750Citigroup Global Markets Australia Holdings Pty Ltd → The Menzies Research Centre Limited: $1,500Leighton Holdings → The Menzies Research Centre Limited: $750Darling, David Ian: $47,000Darling, David Ian $47kIan Wilson Liberal Foundation Inc.: $35,000Ian Wilson Liberal Foundation Inc. $35kAMP Services Ltd: $25,000AMP Services Ltd $25kBrickworks Ltd: $25,000Brickworks Ltd $25kMr Henry Ergas: $20,000Mr Henry Ergas $20kGovernment Relations Australia Advisory Pty Ltd: $3,750Government Relations Australia Ad… $4kCitigroup Global Markets Australia Holdings Pty Ltd: $1,500Citigroup Global Markets Australi… $2kLeighton Holdings: $750Leighton Holdings $750The Menzies Research Centre Limited: $158,000The Menzies Research Centre Limited $158kDonorRecipient

Largest donors

DonorTypeTotalDonationsFirstLatest
Darling, David IanIndividual$47,00062004-03-102009-06-22
Ian Wilson Liberal Foundation Inc.Organisation$35,00012008-06-242008-06-24
AMP Services LtdOrganisation$25,00012010-09-012010-09-01
Brickworks LtdOrganisation$25,00012010-02-232010-02-23
Mr Henry ErgasIndividual$20,00012006-06-282006-06-28
Government Relations Australia Advisory Pty LtdGovernment / tax$3,75012006-10-052006-10-05
Citigroup Global Markets Australia Holdings Pty LtdOrganisation$1,50012006-10-092006-10-09
Leighton HoldingsOrganisation$75012006-09-192006-09-19

By financial year

$37k$02003-04: $5,00003-042004-05: $5,00004-052005-06: $20,00005-062006-07: $6,00006-072007-08: $35,00007-082008-09: $37,00008-092009-10: $25,00009-102010-11: $25,00010-11
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Financial yearDonations
2010-11$25,000
2009-10$25,000
2008-09$37,000
2007-08$35,000
2006-07$6,000
2005-06$20,000
2004-05$5,000
2003-04$5,000

About this data

Donors are the organisations or individuals the AEC records as having made the donation. A party's total adds its branches and other recipient bodies. Internal transfers are donations from one body of a party to another.


Source: Australian Electoral Commission, Transparency Register annual returns (Donations Made, Party Returns). Not an official AEC publication. Updated 14 October 2026. See the About popup for what we add and for licensing.