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HomeRESEARCH AREASFaith and Society

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
Finance and Economics
Freedom To Be Healthy

Freedom To Be Healthy

Mikayla Novak Started 26 November 2014 Faith and society, Finance and economics,

This article from the November 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by Senior Fellow at the IPA, Mikayla Novak. The most obvious long-run benefit of the market system —based on the foundations of...

The Six Waves of European History

Chris Abbott 20 September 2014 Faith and society, Ideas and liberty,

Complex life has existed on earth for about 550 million years. Complex human life, defined as substantial city dwelling peoples has a history of only 10,000 years or about .0002 per cent of the...

Ideas and Liberty
The Major Parties Lock Down Their Cartel

The Major Parties Lock Down Their Cartel

Simon Breheny Started 16 July 2014 Faith and society, Ideas and liberty,

This article from the July 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by Director of the Legal Rights Project at the IPA, Simon Breheny. On 7 September 2013, Australians voted for minor and micro party...

Ideas and Liberty
Wilson in the White House

Wilson in the White House

Richard Allsop Started 6 May 2014 Faith and society, Ideas and liberty,

This article from the May 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by Research Fellow at the IPA, Richard Allsop. The presidency of Woodrow Wilson from 1913 to 1921 was not good for the cause of liberty...

Government Services
Putting the Patient Back in Health

Putting the Patient Back in Health

Dr Michael Keane Started 6 May 2014 Faith and society, Finance and economics,

This article from the May 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by specialist anesthetist, adjunct lecturer in public health and member of the Australian Medical Association, Michael Keane. Nothing is...

Finance and Economics
Ronnie’s Really Good Idea

Ronnie’s Really Good Idea

Jason Potts Started 6 May 2014 Faith and society, Finance and economics,

This article from the May 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by Professor of Economics at RMIT and Adjunct Fellow with the IPA, Jason Potts. Back in 1988, New Zealand economist Ronnie Horesh was...

Government Services
Tony Abbott’s Culture Challenge

Tony Abbott’s Culture Challenge

Chris Berg Started 6 May 2014 Faith and society, Government services,

This article from the May 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by Policy Director at the IPA, Chris Berg. Tim Wilson, formerly of the Institute of Public Affairs, will make an excellent human rights...

Ideas and Liberty
Taking Freedom Seriously

Taking Freedom Seriously

Julie Novak Started 26 January 2014 Faith and society, Ideas and liberty,

This article from the January 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by Research Fellow at the IPA, Julie Novak. One of the great legacies of Western Civilisation has been the emergence of the...

Faith and Society
Is Your Ex A Spy?

Is Your Ex A Spy?

Peter Gregory Started 22 November 2013 Faith and society,

This article from the November 2013 edition of the IPA Review is written by Researcher at the IPA, Peter Gregory. Hell hath no fury like an National Security Agency operative scorned, it would...

Ideas and Liberty
Liberty Understood

Liberty Understood

James Bolt Started 22 November 2013 Faith and society, Ideas and liberty,

This article from the November 2013 edition of the IPA Review is by Researcher at the IPA, James Bolt. On the inside cover of this book, Tom Palmer, a recent guest of the IPA in Australia, is...

Ideas and Liberty
A Conservative Titan

A Conservative Titan

Richard Allsop Started 22 November 2013 Faith and society, Ideas and liberty,

This article from the November 2013 edition of the IPA Review is written by Research Fellow at the IPA, Richard Allsop. British Conservative MP Jesse Norman has written an excellent book about...

Western Civilisation
Dawn Of A New Class

Dawn Of A New Class

Lydia Bevege Started 22 November 2013 Faith and society, Finance and economics,

This article from the November 2013 edition of the IPA Review is written by Development Coordinator at the IPA, Lydia Bevege. We can thank Charles Dickens for the way the term ‘Industrial...

Faith and Society
Dangerous Ethics

Dangerous Ethics

Peter Gregory Started 22 November 2013 Education and skills, Faith and society,

This article from the November 2013 edition of the IPA Review is written by Researcher at the IPA, Peter Gregory. Following the horrific Rana Plaza building collapse in April which claimed over...

Ideas and Liberty
How The Left Corrupted Human Rights

How The Left Corrupted Human Rights

Simon Breheny Started 22 November 2013 Faith and society, Freedom of speech,

This article from the November 2013 edition of the IPA Review is written by Director of the Legal Rights Project at the IPA, Simon Breheny. In May 2011, a United Nations Special Rapporteur...

Government Services
Labor In Power

Labor In Power

Chris Berg Started 22 November 2013 Faith and society, Government services,

This article from the November 2013 edition of the IPA Review is written by Director of Policy at the IPA, Chris Berg. When Simon Crean announced his retirement in March this year—off the back of...

Government Services
Bigger Is Not Always Better

Bigger Is Not Always Better

Simon Breheny Started 24 August 2013 Faith and society, Government services,

This article from the Winter 2013 edition of the IPA Review is written by Director of the Legal Rights Project at the IPA, Simon Breheny. I thought it was only classical liberals who—when...

Faith and Society
The Future Is Bright

The Future Is Bright

Hugh Tobin Started 24 August 2013 Faith and society, Ideas and liberty,

This article from the Winter 2013 edition of the IPA Review is written by Deputy Executive Director of the IPA, Hugh Tobin. Over-population, food shortages and an environment on the brink of...

Western Civilisation
How Christians & Classical Liberals Defeated Slavery

How Christians & Classical Liberals Defeated Slavery

Chris Berg Started 24 August 2013 Faith and society, Freedom of speech,

This article from the Winter 2013 edition of the IPA Review is written by Director of Policy at the IPA, Chris Berg. Slavery is one of the biggest blights on human history. Its abolition is one of...

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