Dr Paul J Farrelly is a historian and consultant based in Canberra, Australia. He is a Research Officer at the Australian Centre on China in the World at the Australian National University and the principal of Capital Academic Advisory 首都學術諮詢.

Paul has published several articles on the cultural history of emergent forms of religion in Taiwan and China and is currently working on a history of the Australia-China Council. His website is www.pauljfarrelly.com.