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Morgan Begg

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Morgan Begg is a Research Fellow with the Institute of Public Affairs.

Morgan joined the IPA in 2014 to advance a major report into The State of Fundamental Legal Rights in Australia, which was referenced extensively in the Australian Law Reform Commission’s seminal “Freedoms Inquiry” released in March 2016. In this time, Morgan has also written a number of opinion articles, IPA Review essays and submissions to parliamentary inquiries, on a variety of topics, and has contributed to a forthcoming major report into the governance of industry superannuation funds.

Morgan’s interests are in preserving constitutional government and the rule of law, and freedom of speech and religion, particularly as they relate to anti-discrimination laws. He became an admirer of the IPA during the debates surrounding the constitutional recognition of local government, the Gillard government’s Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012 and the campaign to repeal section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act.

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Constitution and Law

A Letter From The IPA To The Attorney-General

Daniel Wild and Morgan Begg 5 December 2019 Constitution and law, Publications,

A letter from the IPA to the Attorney-General communicating the IPA’s research on the Religious Discrimination Bill (2019). To download the letter click here

Research Papers

Religious Liberty And Its Challenges In Australia Today: A Report Into The Federal Government’s Religious Discrimination Bill 2019

Morgan Begg and Daniel Wild 15 November 2019 Faith and society, Ipa today,

Religious freedom and its challenges in Australia The freedom to hold a religious conviction and to live a life according to deeply held religious beliefs is a fundamental aspect of the humanity...

IPA TODAY

This Foolish Act Must Be Repealed At Once

Morgan Begg 6 November 2019 Freedom of speech, Ipa today,

Bureaucrats are using Australia’s foreign-influence laws to run a covert political operation out of the Attorney-General’s Department to silence Australians because of their political beliefs...

Originally appeared in The Australian

IPA TODAY

80-Fold Increase In Environmental Legislation Since 1971

Morgan Begg 24 October 2019 Environment and agriculture, Ipa today,

There has been 80-fold increase to Commonwealth environmental regulation since the first Commonwealth environmental department was established in 1971, according to a new report by free market...

PUBLICATIONS

Age Of Appeasement

Morgan Begg 21 October 2019 Ideas and liberty, Ipa today,

We can be thankful to the Hong Kong protesters for highlighting the moral conflict at the heart of the rivalry between Red China and the West. While an important aspect of the power struggle is...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia

Opinion

Patten Law Will Erode More Of Our Democracy

Morgan Begg 16 September 2019 Ipa today, Opinion,

Fiona Patten’s proposed anti-vilification amendments are a supercharged 18C that threaten the legal rights of all Victorians and their freedom to engage in public debate. The Victorian parliament...

Originally appeared in The Herald Sun

PUBLICATIONS

Religious Discrimination Bill Has Many Problems And Could Be A Risk To Religious Freedom

Morgan Begg 29 August 2019 Constitution and law, Freedom of speech,

“The federal government’s plan to prohibit religious discrimination is a welcome start, but more work is needed to avoid counter-productive and unintended consequences which may limit rather than...

PUBLICATIONS

The G-G Should Resign

Morgan Begg 10 August 2019 Constitution and law, Ipa today,

Australia’s constitutional system cannot function properly with a Governor-General inserting himself into contemporary political debate. If the current Governor-General wishes to do so, then he...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia

To Be Released: At Cross Purposes

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PUBLICATIONS

Voice To Parliament Carries The Same Risks It Did Two Years Ago

Morgan Begg 11 July 2019 Constitution and law, Ipa today,

The principle that all Australians should not be divided on the basis of their race or skin colour is a cornerstone of our freedoms and the rule of law. This clear principle — that race has no...

Originally appeared in The Australian

PUBLICATIONS

Race Has No Place In The Constitution

Daniel Wild and Morgan Begg 10 July 2019 Constitution and law, Ipa today,

“The Morrison Government should commit to working with all Australians – and reverse its misconceived plans to divide Australians by race”, said Daniel Wild, Director of Research with the free...

PUBLICATIONS

Legislating Free Speech

Morgan Begg 28 June 2019 Freedom of speech, Ipa today,

What is happening to Israel Folau should not happen in a free society. GoFundMe’s hypocritical decision to shut down a fundraiser for rugby star and devout Christian Israel Folau is another win...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia

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