Part of our mission at the Robert Menzies Institute is to foster research into and academic discussion of Menzies, his beliefs and ideas, and the policies and achievements of the governments which he led.

In fulfilment of this, the Robert Menzies Institute is hosting a series of four annual conferences bringing together historians and other thinkers to develop a collection of papers which will make a major contribution to the existing historiography on Menzies and the Menzies era. Once published in four volumes by Melbourne University Press, these will become a comprehensive reference on Menzies.

In this, the third of our four annual conferences, our speakers will present a wide range of perspectives to offer critical insight into Menzies-related topics covering the years 1954-1961.