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Constitution and Law

Australia's Constitution is its most important legal document, and the foundation on which this country is built. Here you will find our work on the importance of the Constitution and its relevance today, as well as our work on proposed changes to the Constitution.
Constitution and Law
Constitutional Ban On Fracking Autocratic, Illiberal and Undemocratic

Constitutional Ban On Fracking Autocratic, Illiberal and Undemocratic

Morgan Begg 4 March 2021 Constitution and law, Ipa today,

The state government’s attempt to impose a constitutional ban on fracking is an unprecedented attack on democracy. No policy restriction like this exists in the Victorian constitution. Never...

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An Indigenous Voice To Parliament: Not As Simple As Some Would Have You Believe

An Indigenous Voice To Parliament: Not As Simple As Some Would Have You Believe

Morgan Begg 3 February 2021 Constitution and law, Ipa today,

Advocates for an Indigenous Voice to parliament see the proposal for a legislated option merely as a stepping stone to radical constitutional change rather than the compromise some conservatives...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
Constitution and Law
Modern Activism’s Maoist Roots

Modern Activism’s Maoist Roots

Magnus O’Mallon Started 15 January 2021 Constitution and law, Criminal justice,

This article from the Summer 2020 edition of the IPA Review is written by Melbourne free speech activist, Magnus O’Mallon. Being a virus, Marxism has its strains. Increasingly, the strain of the...

Constitution and Law
Charted Waters

Charted Waters

Zachary Gorman Started 15 January 2021 Constitution and law, Ideas and liberty,

This article from the Summer 2020 edition of the IPA Review is written by IPA Adjunct Fellow, Zachary Gorman. The unique circumstances of the pandemic have seen age-old questions about the rights...

To Be Released: O, Teach Me How … To Think!

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To Be Released: Ideals Carved In Stone

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To Be Released: Aim For Common Sense

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Faith and Society
Pray For Freedom

Pray For Freedom

Dara Macdonald Started 15 January 2021 Constitution and law, Faith and society,

This article from the Summer 2020 edition of the IPA Review is written by IPA Research Fellow, Dara Macdonald. Back in 2019, before COVID-19 dominated every news cycle, the front pages of papers...

PUBLICATIONS
Legislated Voice Will Divide Australians By Race

Legislated Voice Will Divide Australians By Race

Daniel Wild 12 January 2021 Constitution and law, Ipa today,

The federal government released on Saturday the interim report on an Indigenous Voice, through its co-design process for what an Indigenous Voice would look like and how it might operate. IPA...

PUBLICATIONS
Coronavirus: Shift To Virtual Courtrooms Leaves Justice System Ailing

Coronavirus: Shift To Virtual Courtrooms Leaves Justice System Ailing

Dara Macdonald 25 November 2020 Constitution and law, Criminal justice,

The coronavirus restrictions passed in 2020 requiring courts to go virtual is an under-appreciated but serious threat to the traditions that have been built up over centuries to protect our...

Originally appeared in The Australian
Research Papers
Evidence Based Policy Research Project: 20 Case Studies

Evidence Based Policy Research Project: 20 Case Studies

Dara Macdonald 20 November 2020 Constitution and law, Ipa today,

Australia’s governments, both state and federal, are failing to undertake best practice policy making. This failure is undermining the quality of public policy and is having a detrimental impact...

PUBLICATIONS
Commonwealth Integrity Commission An Illiberal Kangaroo Court

Commonwealth Integrity Commission An Illiberal Kangaroo Court

Dara Macdonald 5 November 2020 Constitution and law, Government services,

Free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs has called on Attorney-General Christian Porter to abandon plans for the federal government’s proposed Commonwealth Integrity Commission...

PUBLICATIONS
We Need To Put Corruption Watchdogs On Short Leash

We Need To Put Corruption Watchdogs On Short Leash

Morgan Begg 30 October 2020 Constitution and law, Ideas and liberty,

Labor’s push for a so-called federal anti-corruption body would be an undemocratic and illiberal forum for legalised defamation to be weaponised against political opponents. The most recent call...

Originally appeared in The Australian
PUBLICATIONS
Law To Protect Academic Freedom Will Prevent Another Peter Ridd Case

Law To Protect Academic Freedom Will Prevent Another Peter Ridd Case

Gideon Rozner 28 October 2020 Climate change, Constitution and law,

Free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs has welcomed the introduction of the Higher Education Support Amendment (Freedom of Speech) Bill 2020 into the House of Representatives...

Ideas and Liberty
What Is Really At Risk?

What Is Really At Risk?

Tony Abbott Started 21 October 2020 Constitution and law, Dignity of work,

This article from the Spring 2020 edition of the IPA Review is from former PM, the Hon Tony Abbott AC, drawing upon his speech to the Policy Exchange in London on 1 September, 2020. How to deal...

Constitution and Law
High & Mighty

High & Mighty

Daniel Wild Started 21 October 2020 Constitution and law, Ideas and liberty,

This article from the Spring 2020 edition of the IPA Review is written by IPA Director of Research, Daniel Wild. The Western world is regressing to a form of feudalism similar to that which...

PUBLICATIONS
The COVID Omnibus Bill Would Be The Most Significant Violation Of Human Rights In Australian History

The COVID Omnibus Bill Would Be The Most Significant Violation Of Human Rights In Australian History

Morgan Begg 7 October 2020 Constitution and law, Ipa today,

Victorians have been living through a period of social and political restrictions on the Australian way of life that is unprecedented in our history. Since March 2020, Victorians have been...

PUBLICATIONS
18C On Steroids

18C On Steroids

Morgan Begg 26 September 2020 Constitution and law, Freedom of speech,

The idea that a sitting Tasmanian senator can be dragged before the state Anti-Discrimination Commissioner for her public comments shows the draconian reach of Australia’s speech restricting...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
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Constitutional Ban On Fracking Autocratic, Illiberal and Undemocratic
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The state government’s attempt to impose a constitutional ban on fracking is an unprecedented attack on democracy. No policy restriction like this exists in the Victorian constitution. Never...

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