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It is vital that Australia's education system exposes all sides of the important political issues to young people, and gives them the skills to participate in the modern world. However, many schools and universities are turning their back on free speech, and are indoctrinating children with political dogma. Here you will find our research on restoring freedom to education.

School’s Out

Vladimir 'Zeev' Vinokurov Started 10 May 2018 Education and skills,

Education in the West is a waste of time and money, argues Bryan Caplan in a confronting new book, reviewed by Vladimir ‘Zeev’ Vinokurov. (A PDF of this article appears here. It first appeared in...

FIVE IDEAS TO FIX AUSTRALIA

Simon Breheny, Matthew Lesh, Daniel Wild, Morgan Begg and Gideon Rozner Started 10 May 2018 Constitution and law, Dignity of work,

This article first appeared in the May 2018 edition of the IPA Review. PDF available here. A recent university study found that public satisfaction with our democratic processes and public trust...

IPA TODAY

Hijacking Eureka

Bella d'Abrera 17 April 2018 Education and skills, Ideas and liberty,

The Queensland Teachers’ Union decision to decorate every classroom in the state with the Eureka Stockade flag is blatant indoctrination and propagandising, which has no place in our public school...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia

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The Idiocy Of Cultural Competence

Bella d'Abrera 14 April 2018 Education and skills, Ipa today,

A conference held last week by the University of Sydney’s taxpayer-funded National Centre for Cultural Competence has proven once and for all that Australian universities are not only hotbeds of...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia

Special Edition of The Young IPA Podcast – Interview with Dennis Prager

James Bolt, Peter Gregory and Dennis Prager 5 April 2018 Education and skills, Ideas and liberty,

In 2009 Dennis Prager launched PragerU which creates concise 5 minute videos on complex political, economic, social and cultural issues. PragerU stands by its claim that viewing all of its videos...

PUBLICATIONS

Is It Monash Or Marxist University?

Matthew Lesh 3 April 2018 Education and skills, Ipa today,

Monash University, the first Australian university to introduce trigger warnings, appropriately begins their “#CHANGEIT” advertising campaign by declaring “SOME OF YOU MAY FIND THE FOLLOWING...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia

PUBLICATIONS

Ask The States Why Money Isn’t Spent On Schools

Sinclair Davidson 6 March 2018 Education and skills, Ipa today,

It’s almost budget time. That means that every rent-seeker in the country is off to Canberra with their begging bowl: Please Mr Morrison can we have some more? To be fair to Morrison there are an...

Originally appeared in The Daily Telegraph

IPA TODAY

Top Three Lefty Unis

Matthew Lesh 26 February 2018 Education and skills, Freedom of speech,

From the sandstones to the concrete monstrosities, Australia’s university students are returning to lecture halls and classrooms in coming weeks. This provides an opportune time to ask: are our...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia

PUBLICATIONS

How To Win The West (Back)

Bella d'Abrera 6 January 2018 Education and skills, Ipa today,

In the last few months, the concept of ‘Western Civilisation’ has received significant coverage in the Australian press. In the aftermath of the announcement that healthcare and media entrepreneur...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia

PUBLICATIONS

Time To Reopen Debate

Matthew Lesh 3 January 2018 Education and skills, Ipa today,

Our universities are restricting speech like never before in a misguided attempt to protect students’ feelings Australia’s universities are becoming increasingly hostile to...

Originally appeared in Daily Telegraph

Research Papers

Free Speech On Campus Audit 2017

Matthew Lesh 9 December 2017 Education and skills, Freedom of speech,

Australia’s universities are failing to protect free speech on campus. The Institute of Public Affairs (IPA)’s Free Speech on Campus Audit 2017 is a systematic analysis of over 165...

Media Releases

Australian Universities Hostile To Free Speech: IPA Report

Matthew Lesh 9 December 2017 Education and skills, Freedom of speech,

Australian universities are hostile to free speech on campus, according to the Institute of Public Affairs’ Free Speech on Campus Audit 2017 authored by IPA research fellow Matthew Lesh. The Audit...

Opinion

How Our Teachers Score Top Marx

Bella d'Abrera 4 December 2017 Education and skills, Ideas and liberty,

At the end of last week, the Victorian Association for the Teaching of English convened in Melbourne for its annual conference entitled ‘’Now, Gods, Stand Up for Bastards!” which is a direct quote...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia

Education and Skills

The Future of History

Bella d'Abrera Started 1 December 2017 Education and skills, Western civilisation,

Western Civilisation is being neglected in Australian history courses. But there is hope for the future, writes Dr Bella d’Abrera. As part of its Foundations of Western Civilisation Program...

Opinion

Sex And Gender In The British Empire, Anyone?

Bella d'Abrera 28 October 2017 Education and skills, Ipa today,

In 440 BC, the Greek historian Herodotus of Halicarnassus broke with tradition by collecting primary sources and then systematically and critically arranging them into a narrative. In doing so, he...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia

Highlights of Dr Bella d’Abrera on The Young IPA Podcast

James Bolt and Peter Gregory 25 October 2017 Education and skills, Ipa today,

On the IPA’s latest report The Rise of Identity Politics: An Audit of History Teaching at Australian Universities “Personally I think [these subjects] don’t belong in history faculties. They are...

Opinion

Our Universities Value Identity Politics Over Western Civilisation — And Here’s The Proof

Gideon Rozner 23 October 2017 Education and skills, Ipa today,

The IPA’s report, The Rise of Identity Politics: An Audit of History Teaching at Australian Universities in 2017, written by Bella d’Abrera, has received a strong reaction since its release last...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia

Opinion

Left Is Parading Social Science As History

Bella d'Abrera 17 October 2017 Education and skills, Ipa today,

The history and substance of Western civilisation that are essential to understanding our present and shaping our future are not being taught to history undergraduates. Instead, the focus of a...

Originally appeared in The Australian

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