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‘Traditional combat… [is] now accompanied
by prolific disinformation and the manipulation
of whole communities and societies. What if a lie, told repeatedly, and across many platforms, prompts, inspires or motivates others… to turn a... Read more
Adrian Nugyen Australian Way of Life, Rights and Freedoms
The conservative battle to win back lost ground here and abroad requires renewal and entering new territories, argues Sydney-based writer and cultural critic Adrian Nguyen.
Centre-right parties and governments across the West have recently proven... Read more
Cian Hussey Australian Way of Life, Rights and Freedoms
If educator and novelist John Marsden agrees our kids should be free to take risks; why not also adults?, wonders IPA Adjunct Fellow Cian Hussey.
How ironic for a book called Take Risks to come out at the height of the panic-driven response to... Read more
Nigel Greenwood Australian Way of Life, Rights and Freedoms, Western Civilisation
Support for a republic fades as people better understand the role of the Crown in upholding democracy and good governance, argues author and mathematician Nigel Greenwood.
During eight years researching my book on the Crown and its reserve... Read more
Tanveer Ahmed Australian Way of Life, Dignity of Work
The most important challenge facing Australians today is personal rather than political, argues Sydney-based psychiatrist Tanveer Ahmed.
The worsening mental health of young people became a sensitive topic during the pandemic lockdowns. In the... Read more
Scott Hargreaves Rights and Freedoms, Western Civilisation
Knowing more about historical events helps up make a better tomorrow, but lots of forces in our society seem determined to bury, malign, or misrepresent the past. Establishing the correct perspective from history and from values is essential to... Read more
The self-inflicted ruin of Sri Lanka provides salutary lesson for other countries including Australia, warns IPA Research Fellow Kevin You.
Sri Lanka became independent, not in the aftermath of a bloody revolutionary war, but after a prolonged... Read more
Australia’s continued success as a ‘nation-state’ depends on maintaining the political will to prioritise social cohesion, argues IPA Senior Fellow Sherry Sufi.
In his victory speech on 21 May 2022, incoming Prime Minister Anthony Albanese... Read more
In 2022, Australia ran an exemplary democratic election in Federal politics. It removed a conservative Coalition government and replaced it with an ALP government. That this was accomplished peacefully, legally, without censorship, police... Read more
Bradley Bowden Australian Way of Life, Dignity of Work, Rights and Freedoms
Government responses to COVID widened the chasm between productive workers and their ‘professional’ overlords, argues historian and IPA Adjunct Fellow Bradley Bowden.
The arbitrary actions of Big Government during the COVID-19 lockdowns... Read more
The seventh of November each year has been designated ‘Victims of Communism Day’ in the US state of Florida through State legislation sponsored by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. This is the Gregorian calendar date of the storming of the Winter... Read more
Wolfgang Kasper Australian Way of Life, Western Civilisation
The spectre of inflation now scares most around the world. Predictions by some economists and central bankers that it would be temporary are proving wrong. Money is losing value at an accelerated pace. Even economies where the authorities are... Read more