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The '''Institute of Public Affairs''' (IPA) is a right-wing, corporate funded [[think tank]] based in Melbourne. It has close links to the [[Liberal Party of Australia]] since its founding in 1943; the original group centred on Charles D ("CD" or "Ref") Kemp and Sir Keith Murdoch (father of Rupert and CEO of the Melbourne <I>"Herald & Weekly Times"</i> newspaper group). The group of friends from the magnate's [[Melbourne Club]] initially saw itself as a Menzies United Party (later Liberal Party) fund raiser, and it evolved a fierce anti-socialist/anti-union line under the influence of local manufacturers. Later it became a "policy reform" operation to counter the prevailing 'limp-wristed' conservatism (they were sure Australia was in the grips of Communism), by superimposing free-market "libertarian" influences on the party.