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Freedom of Speech
Reap What You Sue

Reap What You Sue

Matthew S Widmaier Started 1 October 2018 Freedom of speech, Ideas and liberty,

Public figures harm free speech when they resort to defamation law, argues libertarian lawyer Matthew S. Widmaier. Earlier this year, two lawsuits were filed against Canada’s Wilfrid Laurier...

PUBLICATIONS
A Culture War And Peace

A Culture War And Peace

Scott Hargreaves Started 1 October 2018 Publications,

In August 2018 Scott Morrison replaced Malcom Turnbull as Prime Minister, and in September Herald-Sun cartoonist Mark Knight sparked an international media storm with his caricature of tennis...

Red Tape
Clause For Concern

Clause For Concern

Darcy Allen Started 1 October 2018 Finance and economics, Innovation and entrepreneurship,

Counting restrictive clauses in legislation is a powerful tool to reduce red tape, argues Darcy Allen. It is time for a new approach to red tape reduction. Governments seeking to systematically...

Defending Religious Liberty

Defending Religious Liberty

Morgan Begg Started 25 September 2018 Constitution and law, Faith and society,

It is time to change laws that are restricting religious liberty, an essential feature of freedom and liberal democracy, argues Morgan Begg. (this article first appeared in the August 2018 edition...

IPA TODAY
Hope and Tax Cuts in Waterloo Iowa

Hope and Tax Cuts in Waterloo Iowa

Gideon Rozner Started 11 September 2018 Dignity of work, Finance and economics,

What can Australia learn from middle America? Gideon Rozner heads deep into Iowa to find out (This article first appeared in the August 2018 edition of the IPA Review. PDF of article here.) Even...

Finance and Economics
Banking on Competition (by John Dahlsen).

Banking on Competition (by John Dahlsen).

John Dahlsen Started 27 August 2018 Finance and economics, Innovation and entrepreneurship,

Overregulation and red tape in banking has destroyed competition to the detriment of consumers, argues former ANZ Director, John Dahlsen. [This article first appeared in the IPA Review of August...

Rediscovering Australian Liberalism

Rediscovering Australian Liberalism

Zachary Gorman Started 10 August 2018 Constitution and law, Ideas and liberty,

Liberalism in Australia has a proud, much older history than the Liberal Party, writes Zachary Gorman.* There is a common misconception that the liberal movement in Australia essentially began...

Western Civilisation
Revolt of the Celebrities

Revolt of the Celebrities

Scott Hargreaves Started 10 August 2018 Ideas and liberty, Western civilisation,

EDITORIAL It was an interesting process that led to Kanye West gracing the cover of the August 2018 IPA Review, a publication not previously noted for its coverage of rap artists. IPA Research...

Red Tape
Red Tape Corrodes Democracy

Red Tape Corrodes Democracy

David Kemp Started 1 August 2018 Finance and economics, Innovation and entrepreneurship,

The more government regulates its people, the more it fails them, writes David Kemp. Understanding regulation – its sources and its consequences – lies at the very heart of the debate about the...

Foreign Affairs and Trade
Nobody Wins in Global Trade War

Nobody Wins in Global Trade War

Matthew Lesh Started 1 August 2018 Foreign affairs and trade,

Australia has much to lose in the looming global trade war, writes Matthew Lesh. Protectionist rhetoric by United States President Donald Trump threatens a new global trade war on a scale not seen...

Ideas and Liberty
When Two Tribes Go To War

When Two Tribes Go To War

Matthew Lesh Started 1 August 2018 Ideas and liberty,

Tribalism is splitting the United States down cultural and political lines, and Matthew Lesh fears Australia is heading in the same direction. As the infamous author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger...

Western Civilisation
Our English Inheritance

Our English Inheritance

Stephanie Forrest Started 1 August 2018 Western civilisation,

Stephanie Forrest traces the roots of the English parliamentary system back to the early Middle Ages, exploring the unique features of a key feature of our own liberal democracy. Today...

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The Guardian’s New War On Free Speech
The Guardian’s New War On Free Speech

On the 21st and 22nd of January the Institute of Public Affairs received correspondence about a planned register of think-tanks in Australia by The Guardian Australia “to improve Australian...

Australia Versus Google
Australia Versus Google

The out-going Trump administration finally woke up to a nasty little rort that the Australian government was planning on running against United States tech giants operating in Australia. On...

Politicised Curriculum Is Why Children Don’t Know About Australia’s Democracy
Politicised Curriculum Is Why Children Don’t Know About Australia’s Democracy

Nobody should be surprised at the news from the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, that when it comes to knowledge of Civics and Citizenship, Australian students know more...

Invasion Day Parade Going Ahead Despite Australia Day Events Being Cancelled Is Pure Hypocrisy
Invasion Day Parade Going Ahead Despite Australia Day Events Being Cancelled Is Pure Hypocrisy

This year, Daniel Andrews isn’t just trying to change the date of Australia Day; he’s cancelling it altogether. Without consulting the community, and under the cover of COVID-19, the Premier has...

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