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Faith and Society

The connection between faith and liberty has been clear through Australia's history. Here you will find our work on religion and its role in Australian society, and the connection between the church and the ideas of individual liberty and free markets

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If Our Restaurants Can Open Safely, So Can Our Churches

If Our Restaurants Can Open Safely, So Can Our Churches

Dara Macdonald 25 October 2020 Faith and society, Ipa today,

The Victorian Premier reassures the public that strict lockdowns are merely a reflection of him putting lives before the economy, but his plan to reopen has made it clear that that non-material...

Originally appeared in Herald Sun
Faith and Society
No Country For Bold Men

No Country For Bold Men

Andrew Bushnell Started 21 October 2020 Faith and society, Ideas and liberty,

This article from the Spring 2020 edition of the IPA Review is written by IPA Research Fellow, Andrew Bushnell. One of the striking features of the coronavirus recession is that, as IPA research...

Ideas and Liberty
The Cost Has Been More Than Lives

The Cost Has Been More Than Lives

Scott Hargreaves Started 21 October 2020 Faith and society, Ideas and liberty,

This is the editorial from the Spring 2020 edition of the IPA Reviewby Editor of the IPA Review, Scott Hargreaves. A Table of Contents can viewed here. IPA Members receive a print edition and...

Western Civilisation
A Future Atlas of Dystopia

A Future Atlas of Dystopia

Gideon Rozner Started 21 October 2020 Faith and society, Ideas and liberty,

This article from the Spring 2020 edition of the IPA Review is written by IPA Director of Policy, Gideon Rozner. I had heard anti-woke novelist Lionel Shriver interviewed many times, but never...

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Religious Worship Must Be Treated Equally Under Lockdowns

Religious Worship Must Be Treated Equally Under Lockdowns

Dara Macdonald 16 October 2020 Faith and society, Ipa today,

“People of faith in Victoria may not be able to attend religious services for any religious day of significance in 2020 under Daniel Andrews’ Roadmap,” said Dara Macdonald, Research Fellow at the...

Faith and Society
Trouble Brewing

Trouble Brewing

Theodora Pantelich Started 15 May 2020 Faith and society, Ideas and liberty,

This article from the Autumn 2020 edition of the IPA Review is written by IPA Campus Coordinator, Theodora Pantelich.  The number of young people supporting or advocating for socialism has risen...

Faith and Society
New Pencils Need Sharpening

New Pencils Need Sharpening

Paul Mitchell Started 15 May 2020 Faith and society, Ideas and liberty,

This article from the Autumn 2020 edition of the IPA Review is written by marketing professional and former editor, Paul Mitchell.  A while back, a respected, long-serving and generally affable...

Ideas and Liberty
Consummate Conservative

Consummate Conservative

Andrew Bushnell Started 12 May 2020 Faith and society, Ideas and liberty,

This article from the Autumn 2020 edition of the IPA Review is written by Research Fellow at the IPA,  Andrew Bushnell.  Sir Roger Scruton, philosopher and conservative, died on 12 January at the...

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To The Victim, Belong The Spoils Of (This) Law

To The Victim, Belong The Spoils Of (This) Law

Dara Macdonald 6 March 2020 Faith and society, Freedom of speech,

The government’s proposed religious discrimination bill puts the shoe on the other foot, and now the activists who championed every other discrimination law are bemoaning the “divisiveness” of...

Originally appeared in The Australian
Faith and Society
Beyond Reason

Beyond Reason

Zachary Gorman Started 20 December 2019 Faith and society, Ideas and liberty,

This article from the Summer 2019 edition of the IPA Review is by the IPA’s Foundations of Western Civilisation Program Researcg Fellow, Zachary Gorman. Of all the crises facing the West...

Freedom of Speech
Farce From the Madding Crowd

Farce From the Madding Crowd

Bella d'Abrera Started 20 December 2019 Faith and society, Freedom of speech,

This article from the Summer 2019 edition of the IPA Review is by Director of the IPA Foundations of Western Civilisation Program, Bella d’Abrera. In his masterful new book, The Madness of...

Western Civilisation
Closer to Home

Closer to Home

Andrew Bushnell, Zachary Gorman and Daniel Wild Started 19 December 2019 Faith and society, Ideas and liberty,

This article from the Summer 2019 edition of the IPA Review is by Director of Research Daniel Wild and IPA Research Fellows Zachary Gorman and Andrew Bushnell. It is an edited extract from...

Faith and Society
How’s That?

How’s That?

Daniel Wild Started 18 November 2019 Faith and society, Ideas and liberty,

This article from the October 2019 IPA Review is by IPA Director of Research, Daniel Wild. The greatness of test match cricket has been on full display over the Ashes series between Australia and...

Research Papers
Religious Liberty And Its Challenges In Australia Today: A Report Into The Federal Government’s Religious Discrimination Bill 2019

Religious Liberty And Its Challenges In Australia Today: A Report Into The Federal Government’s Religious Discrimination Bill 2019

Morgan Begg and Daniel Wild 15 November 2019 Faith and society, Ipa today,

Religious freedom and its challenges in Australia The freedom to hold a religious conviction and to live a life according to deeply held religious beliefs is a fundamental aspect of the humanity...

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IPA Cautions Against Flawed Religious Freedom Laws

IPA Cautions Against Flawed Religious Freedom Laws

John Roskam 15 November 2019 Faith and society, Freedom of speech,

The Institute of Public Affairs has today released a new report, Religious Liberty and Its Challenges In Australia Today: A Report into the Federal Government’s Religious Discrimination Bill 2019...

Faith and Society
Liberal Speaks Volumes

Liberal Speaks Volumes

Richard Allsop Started 21 October 2019 Faith and society, Freedom of speech,

This article from the October 2019 IPA Review is by IPA Senior Fellow, Richard Allsop. At a March 1901 banquet in London celebrating the Federation of the Australian colonies, British Liberal...

Freedom of Speech
A Pillar of Strength

A Pillar of Strength

IPA Review Started 9 August 2019 Faith and society, Freedom of speech,

This article by Tor Hundloe was published in the August 2019 edition of the IPA Review. I don’t have much in common with Israel Folau, Australia’s best rugby union player. We even disagree which...

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