Gideon Rozner
Gideon Rozner was the Director of Policy at the Institute of Public Affairs. Gideon came to the IPA because of a lifelong interest in personal and economic freedom.
Prior to joining the IPA, Gideon spent several years practicing as a lawyer at one of Australia’s largest commercial law firms, as well as several months as interim general counsel of an ASX-200 company. He has also served as an adviser to ministers in the Abbott and Turnbull Governments, advising on areas as diverse as electoral reform and northern Australian economic development. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (with Honours) and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Melbourne.
Gideon has been published in a number of outlets including The Australian, Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, The Age and The Spectator Australia, and has appeared on Sky News, 2GB, 3AW, ABC TV and Network Ten’s The Project.
29 July 2020
Peter Ridd Challenge Goes To the Heart Of A Free Society
Peter Ridd has decided to fight last week’s decision in favour of James Cook University, and the case is of such public importance that the High Court simply must allow the appeal to be heard. The Ridd case is much more than a mere workplace relations dispute between an academic and his employer. It is even bigger than a dispute
29 July 2020
Ridd Case: IPA Welcomes Historic High Court Appeal
The Institute of Public Affairs has welcomed the announcement that Dr Peter Ridd will appeal the judgement in the case of James Cook University (JCU) v Peter Ridd to the High Court of Australia. Dr Ridd is seeking to reverse the 2-1 decision of the Federal Court of Australia, which overturned the earlier decision in the Federal Circuit Court, which
23 July 2020
The Federal Court Delivers A Devastating Blow Against Free Speech
The Federal Court has devastating blow against mainstream Australians, against freedom of speech and against freedom of speech on climate change by overturning the earlier decision in the Federal Circuit Court which held that Dr Peter Ridd was unlawfully dismissed by James Cook University. Alarmingly, this decision shows that contractual provisions guaranteeing intellectual freedom do not protect academics against censorship
22 July 2020
Ridd Case: Federal Court Delivers Devastating Blow To Free Speech In Australia
The Institute of Public Affairs has expressed its dismay at the judgement in the case of James Cook University (JCU) v Peter Ridd, in which the Federal Court of Australia overturned the earlier decision in the Federal Circuit Court, which held that Dr Peter Ridd was unlawfully dismissed by JCU. “This judgement is a devastating blow against mainstream Australians, against
17 July 2020
‘Eliminating’ The Virus Is Suppressing Truth
Recent calls for an ‘elimination strategy’ to defeat the coronavirus pandemic are misguided, and may not even work. Why? Because pursuing elimination would mean longer and harder lockdowns. That would mean more jobs lost, more businesses shuttered for good, more livelihoods destroyed, more families plunged into poverty, more lives ruined forever. And even with that, there would be no guarantee
10 June 2020
We Cannot Ignore This Double Standard – IPA Keeping In Touch – 10 June 2020
Dear IPA Members The weekend’s protests and the reaction of politicians to them reveal something about this crisis that we discovered a long time ago – we’re not all in this together. When public servants get pay rises while the decisions they make ruin lives and businesses – we’re not all in this together. And we’re not all in this
4 June 2020
“HomeBuilder Scheme Is A Gross Waste Of Taxpayer Money”
A daily email by free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs, providing the latest economic data and policy measures for journalists, commentators and IPA members. Daily IPA comment attributable to Gideon Rozner, Director of Policy at the Institute of Public Affairs: “The so-called HomeBuilder scheme is a gross waste of taxpayer money.” “This is a bank stimulus package
30 May 2020
The Death Of The Scientific Method
A court case this week in front of three judges of the Federal Court was a further stage in Peter Ridd’s fight for freedom of speech on climate change. The case, James Cook University v Peter Vincent Ridd, has enormous significance for the future of Australia’s universities and scientific institutions. Ridd’s case is a dramatic illustration of the free speech
25 May 2020
REVEALED: Ten Universities Sought To Remove Academic Freedom Clause From Staff EBA After Initial Ridd Court Win
Michael McNally, QLD Division Secretary of the National Tertiary Education Union, speaks to Gideon Rozner on The Heretic podcast about how university administrators are interfering with academic and intellectual freedom on campus. Michael McNally: “They are so focused on prestige, on brand reputation, on positive press. I’m continually surprised by the things that university managements do. They do things that
25 May 2020
“Nothing Like What The Public Think It Is” – Peter Ridd On The Truth About Climate Change And ‘Peer Review’
Dr Peter Ridd speaks to Gideon Rozner about why ‘peer review’ is not necessarily the quality-control mechanism that the public has been led to believe it is. Peter Ridd: “Peer review is nothing like what the public think it is. Peer review is usually when a couple of scientists review a piece of work for often not more than a
