Renee Gorman
Renee Gorman was National Manager of the IPA's Generation Liberty program until 2020.
Renee Gorman was the National Manager of the IPA’s Generation Liberty Program until 2020. Renee began working for the IPA as a campus coordinator at the University of Sydney, and now works closely with student groups and other young people to discuss free market ideas and encourage a university environment characterised by ideological tolerance and academic freedom. Renee is enthusiastic about the work she does on campus and has a bright outlook on the future as she meets and engages with more and more young people interested in the ideas of liberty, free markets and personal responsibility.
During her time as a campus coordinator, Renee hosted many successful events including ‘The Dangers of Socialism’ which over 150 students attended and ‘The Case for Coal’, an event which was well attended and helped bring to light the outrageous security fees being forced on conservative and libertarian student clubs on campus. In her one and a half years as a campus coordinator Renee had over 600 students attend her events.
Renee was a frequent speaker at liberty conferences and last year won the Australian Libertarian Society ‘Libertarian Activist of the Year’ award, which was accompanied by a grant to travel to a conference in the US.
Before joining the IPA Renee worked for both state and federal parliamentarians as well as the New South Wales Department of Premier and Cabinet as a media officer and graphic designer. Prior to working in politics, Renee worked as an illustrator and designer in the private sector. She is currently completing a Masters in Media Practice, focusing on political media and PR strategy.
30 July 2021
IPA Wins Fight For Freedom Of Speech On Campus
The Institute of Public Affairs has secured a victory in the fight for freedom of speech on campus. Today, the Queensland University of Technology Student Guild made an unreserved apology for its actions in refusing to allow Generation Liberty to participate at a QUT event in 2020 because of its ‘values’. “This is a win for every student who fears
24 March 2021
Monash University Must Stop Censorship On Campus
The Institute of Public Affairs is calling on the Vice-Chancellor of Monash University to stop the censorship of ideas and speech which is taking place at Monash University as a result of the actions of the Monash Student Association (MSA). In February, a representative of Generation Liberty attempted to book a stall on behalf of Generation Liberty at Monash University’s
3 September 2020
ANU Students Want To Ban Churchill – But With No Traumatic Debate, Please
Australia’s preeminent university, Australian National University is the latest institution to take part in the importation of cancel culture, with the university student association’s Ethnocultural Department promoting a change.org petition to “remove imperialist statues from the ANU campus”, most notably, the statue and bust of Winston Churchill located on campus. The statue in question is a replica of the Churchill statue
19 May 2020
What About Relief From The Student Services And Amenities Fee?
While Daniel Andrews hands out thousands of dollars to international students in Victoria, domestic students are left to foot the bill as they continue to pay fees for services that do not exist. The Student Services and Amenities Fee is a compulsory upfront payment of up to $308 introduced by the Gillard government in 2011. This repackaged form of compulsory
14 May 2020
The Optimism Of Generation Liberty – IPA Keeping In Touch – 14 May 2020
Dear IPA Members Today I am writing to you just after I wrapped up the sixth episode of Viral Banter, the new Generation Liberty forum show. The show has been a real lifeline to myself and the Generation Liberty team during the lockdown, and it is thanks to members like yourself that we have the resources to keep putting it
31 March 2020
IPA Keeping In Touch – 31 March 2020
Dear IPA Members I am writing this as the National Manager of Generation Liberty. As you may have heard Generation Liberty had a great start to the year, with our 16 IPA Campus Coordinators manning stalls at orientation weeks all over the country. The response to Generation Liberty from incoming students was fantastically positive. Young people of many different backgrounds,
4 March 2020
IPA Campus Coordinator Takes QUT Student Guild To The QLD Human Rights Commission
QUT student and IPA Campus Coordinator at QUT, Chris Dekker has today lodged a claim at the Queensland Human Rights Commission against the QUT Student Guild. The basis of the claim is that the QUT Student Guild discriminated against Mr Dekker because of his political beliefs and that the Guild breached his human rights. In January, Mr Dekker attempted to
31 August 2019
New Research Confirms Free Speech Crisis At Australia’s Universities
New IPA research, conducted as part of the IPA’s Generation Liberty Program, confirms there is a free speech crisis at Australia’s universities. The IPA commissioned a survey of 500 domestic Australian university students as part of a forthcoming report, The Free Speech Crisis at Australia’s Universities. The survey, conducted by independent market research company Dynata, includes students of all
28 June 2019
Wentworth Must Stand
At the University of Sydney we can see what happens when students are no longer taught our history. When the halls of higher learning focus more on identity politics and postmodernist ideas of power structures instead of historical context and nuance. When the suggestion of teaching Western Civilization or a course on the great books is met with accusations of
30 April 2019
Shut Up, You White Males
Earlier this week news broke of a controversial workshop entitled “How privilege manifests in tutorials” run at the University of Melbourne by the Student Union’s Environment Collective. Those running the workshop argued that “white males” and students that look like “Liberal voters”, should be discouraged from speaking to provide more space for women and non-binary people to contribute during tutorials.
