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Opinion

The IPA is a constant presence in the Australian media. IPA staff have been published in every major metropolitan paper. Here is a collection of all op-eds written by IPA staff.
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Saying What We’re All Thinking

Saying What We’re All Thinking

John Roskam 9 June 2017 Ideas and liberty, Ipa today,

The cosy Canberra consensus on issues from terrorism to immigration erodes the public’s trust in politicians. It took someone who’s been in the federal Parliament for just over a year...

Originally appeared in The Australian Financial Review
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We Are The Boiling Frog

We Are The Boiling Frog

Brett Hogan 8 June 2017 Ideas and liberty, Ipa today,

The growing influence of the state throughout the western world, buttressed by technological development and a crisis of confidence in the capitalist system is shaping up as a major threat to...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
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Filling Triggs’ Shoes

Filling Triggs’ Shoes

Morgan Begg 3 June 2017 Freedom of speech, Ipa today,

The Human Rights Commission’s selective agenda does not include the protection of fundamental human rights like freedom of speech. For that reason alone, it must be abolished. But while the...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
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No Place For Race In Our Constitution

No Place For Race In Our Constitution

Simon Breheny 2 June 2017 Ideas and liberty, Ipa today,

RACE has no place in the Australian constitution. Proposals to grant special legal rights to any group of Australians based on their race will be rejected. Australians are egalitarian. Fairness is...

Originally appeared in The Daily Telegraph

Killing The University

Bella d'Abrera 2 June 2017 Education and skills, Ipa today,

In March, the University of Melbourne Student Union ran an “intersectional and student-led workshop around the ways in which privilege and unconscious bias permeate tutorials and...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
Opinion
Indigenous Treaty Would Divide Australia Into Two Nations According To Race

Indigenous Treaty Would Divide Australia Into Two Nations According To Race

John Roskam and Simon Breheny 31 May 2017 Ideas and liberty, Ipa today,

All Australians are equal. This principle is the basis of our freedoms and a cornerstone of the Australian constitution. Our nation’s founding document should unify us – not divide us...

Originally appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald
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You Don’t Argue With Ms 61 Per Cent

You Don’t Argue With Ms 61 Per Cent

Matthew Lesh 24 May 2017 Ideas and liberty, Ipa today,

Malcolm Turnbull must be staring at UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s poll numbers with vaulting envy. The Britain Elects polling average puts the Conservatives at 47 per cent primary vote at the...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
Opinion
At Least The British Have A Choice

At Least The British Have A Choice

Brett Hogan 23 May 2017 Ideas and liberty, Ipa today,

There has already been much debate about British Labour’s election manifesto commitment to re-nationalise the UK’s energy, rail, water and postage networks as well as Conservative promises to...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
Opinion
Drone Regulations Stifle Business And Innovation With New Technology

Drone Regulations Stifle Business And Innovation With New Technology

Darcy Allen 19 May 2017 Innovation and entrepreneurship, Ipa today,

The Senate committee examining Australian drone regulations has had just one public hearing and is months away from its December reporting date. Nevertheless, last week they wrote to the Minister...

Originally appeared in The Australian
Opinion
Integration, Not Segregation Is Best. There’s No Need For Privacy Curtains

Integration, Not Segregation Is Best. There’s No Need For Privacy Curtains

Bella d'Abrera 19 May 2017 Faith and society, Ipa today,

THE decision by Auburn Council in NSW to install ‘privacy’ curtains at a new public swimming pool in Auburn is a disgrace and completely at odds with Australian values. Belgravia Leisure, which...

Originally appeared in The Daily Telegraph
Opinion
Why Canberra Will Ignore Trump’s Gaffes

Why Canberra Will Ignore Trump’s Gaffes

Andrew Shearer 19 May 2017 Foreign affairs and trade, Ipa today,

It’s every intelligence chief’s nightmare – a phone call announcing the unexpected disclosure of highly sensitive secrets. The stakes are high: intelligence methods potentially...

Originally appeared in The Australian Financial Review
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Changes Could Reduce Reoffending For Low-Risk Criminals

Changes Could Reduce Reoffending For Low-Risk Criminals

Andrew Bushnell 16 May 2017 Criminal justice, Ipa today,

The NSW government continues to lead the way on innovative criminal justice policy. Having last year committed $3.8 billion to new and improved prisons, the government is now pivoting to reforms...

Originally appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald
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