Taxpayers fork out millions to prop up major party think tanks

By Adam Gartrell
Updated December 10 2016 - 11:08pm, first published 1:05pm
Menzies executive director Nick Cater has defended the grants. Photo: 60 Minutes
Menzies executive director Nick Cater has defended the grants. Photo: 60 Minutes
The Department of Finance has provided millions in grants to major party think tanks, the Liberal-aligned Menzies Research Centre and Labor-aligned Chifley Research Centre. Photo: Rohan Thomson
The Department of Finance has provided millions in grants to major party think tanks, the Liberal-aligned Menzies Research Centre and Labor-aligned Chifley Research Centre. Photo: Rohan Thomson

Taxpayers are paying millions of dollars to fund think tanks closely aligned to the major political parties.

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