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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

Faith and Society

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...

To Be Released: New Pencils Need Sharpening

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Ideas and Liberty

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

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

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...

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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...

To Be Released: Closer to Home

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Faith and Society

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

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

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

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

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...

Freedom of Speech

At Cross Purposes

Morgan Begg Started 5 August 2019 Faith and society, Freedom of speech,

This article from the August 2019 IPA Review is by IPA Research Fellow, Morgan Begg Despite the prevalence of religious liberty in Western political culture, its origins are a matter of continuing...

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The Public’s Fury At Being Told What To Do And Think Has Exploded With The Folau Fiasco

Gideon Rozner 27 June 2019 Faith and society, Freedom of speech,

Trust the perennially sanctimonious Kerryn Phelps to capture in a couple of sentences why the Israel Folau saga has resonated with so many. The one-time MP took to Twitter on Tuesday to share her...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia

Faith and Society

Success In Failure

Richard Allsop Started 29 April 2019 Faith and society, Government services,

An excellent biography finally provides an opportunity to fairly evaluate Billy McMahon’s legacy, argues IPA Senior Fellow Richard Allsop. An argument can be made for Saturday, 2 December...

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The Outrage Mob Is Out To Get Folau

Morgan Begg 12 April 2019 Faith and society, Freedom of speech,

The outrage mob is out in force following rugby star Israel Folau’s latest social media comments. The mob wants to more than disagree with Folau’s opinion, as is our right in a free...

Originally appeared in Sydney Morning Herald

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Proposed Religious Freedom Laws Are Dangerous And Counter-Productive

Morgan Begg 13 December 2018 Faith and society, Freedom of speech,

“The Morrison government’s proposed religious discrimination laws will be a ticking time bomb for freedom of belief in Australia,” said Morgan Begg, Research Fellow and author of the Institute of...

Luther Nailed It

Richard Allsop Started 29 November 2018 Faith and society, Western civilisation,

Historian Alex Ryrie expounds Martin Luther’s profound influence on the modern world but also explains Protestantism can’t take all the credit for the rise of tolerance and freedom, writes Richard...

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