IPA Review – December 2017

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Editorial

Darcy Allen

The Future of History

Western Civilisation is being neglected in Australian history courses, but there is hope for the future.

Dr Bella d’Abrera

Lighting Up Australia’s Energy Future

If government intervention can create our energy crisis then policy reform will also be able to fix it.

Daniel Wild

The Ten Worst Constitutional Mistakes

Parts of our Constitution have undermined state sovereignty, increased the size of government, and centralised power in Canberra.

Morgan Begg and Simon Breheny

The Citizenship Saga

A sensible originalist reading of the Constitution would have avoided the parliamentary citizenship saga.

Morgan Begg

The Blockchain Revolution

Economists explain the far-reaching implications of blockchain technology on society and on how we are governed.

Dr Chris Berg, Professor Sinclair Davidson and Professor Jason Potts

A Platform To Work

How does work in the sharing economy fit into Australian labour laws?

Aaron Lane

Development Done Right

Economic development must come through restoring economic rights to the poor.

Peter Gregory

Freedom to Climate Change

Scientific debate about climate change has been silenced.

Simon Breheny

The Right Way to Debate Religious Freedoms

Both sides in the religious liberty debate might give up the debate altogether in return for state privileges.

Morgan Begg

Paths to Democracy

Democratic transitions from around the world teach us about the future of free markets and free people.

Georgina Downer

How Europe Forgot Itself

A new book reveals how Europe has forgotten who it is.

Matthew Lesh

Understanding the Deplorables

A new book examines ‘class cluelessness’ in America.

Gideon Rozner

The Deakin Puzzle

A new book deciphers the enigmatic life of Alfred Deakin.

Richard Allsop

 

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Lighting Up Australia’s Energy Future

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How Europe Forgot Itself

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Paths To Democracy

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Understanding The Deplorables

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The Ten Worst Constitutional Mistakes

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The Deakin Puzzle

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The Right Way to Debate Religous Freedoms

Both sides in the religious liberty debate might give up the debate...

Freedom to Climate Change

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The Blockchain Revolution

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