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HomeRESEARCH AREASFreedom of Speech

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of speech is one of the most important principles of a free society, and this freedom must be passed on to the next generation. Here you will find the IPA's work on freedom of speech, media regulation and 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act
Freedom of Speech
The Model of a Modern Major University

The Model of a Modern Major University

IPA Review and Peter Gregory Started 1 May 2015 Freedom of speech,

‘You can’t say “the black kid over there”. No, it’s “the guy with the red shoes.” You can’t even be offensive on your way to being inoffensive.’ Those are the words of world famous American...

Freedom of Speech
You Can Laugh – But No One Who Matters is Laughing

You Can Laugh – But No One Who Matters is Laughing

Mark Steyn Started 1 April 2015 Freedom of speech,

On the evening of 19 February 2016, Mark Steyn gave a lively and inspired speech for more than 450 IPA members at the 2016 IPA Gala Dinner at the Park Hyatt in Melbourne. He spoke in favour of...

Freedom of Speech
What Won’t They Label

What Won’t They Label

Peter Gregory Started 4 November 2014 Freedom of speech,

This article from the November 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by Research Fellow at the IPA, Peter Gregory. After seventeen years of consulting, investigating, engaging, and drafting, the Food...

Freedom of Speech
Don’t Speak Don’t Think

Don’t Speak Don’t Think

Carla Schodde Started 4 November 2014 Freedom of speech,

This article from the November 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by Researcher of the Foundations of Western Civilisation Program, Carla Schodde. Keith John Sampson, a mature-aged student from a...

Freedom of Speech
Why Doesn’t Commercial Speech Count As Free Speech?

Why Doesn’t Commercial Speech Count As Free Speech?

Kesten C. Green Started 4 November 2014 Freedom of speech, Ideas and liberty,

This article from the November 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by University of South Australia Business School’s Dr Kesten C. Green. In 2007, I was involved in preparing evidence on the...

Freedom of Speech
Abbott Should Take the Canadian Lead on Free Speech

Abbott Should Take the Canadian Lead on Free Speech

Aaron Lane Started 16 July 2014 Freedom of speech,

This article from the July 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by Research Fellow at the IPA, Aaron Lane. In a visit to Canada earlier this year, Prime Minister Tony Abbott praised Canada for being...

Freedom of Speech
Free Speech is Non-Negotiable

Free Speech is Non-Negotiable

Chris Berg Started 16 July 2014 Freedom of speech,

This article from the July 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by editor and Policy Director at the IPA, Chris Berg. The Abbott government’s decision, announced in the first week of August, to...

Freedom of Speech
The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen

Chris Berg Started 24 January 2014 Freedom of speech, Ideas and liberty,

This article from the January 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by Director of Policy at the IPA, Chris Berg. A great idea can change the world. But so can a terrible one. And all ideas need their...

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...

Freedom of Speech
Blowing Smoke

Blowing Smoke

Kesten C. Green and J. Scott Armstrong Started 24 August 2013 Constitution and law, Freedom of speech,

This article from the Winter 2013 edition of the IPA Review is written by Senior Lecturer at the University of South Australia Business School, Kesten C. Green and Professor at the Wharton School...

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...

Ideas and Liberty
Margaret Thatcher. A Tribute To Britain’s Great Leader.

Margaret Thatcher. A Tribute To Britain’s Great Leader.

Richard Allsop Started 23 August 2013 Freedom of speech, Ideas and liberty,

This article from the Winter 2013 edition of the IPA Review is written by Research Fellow at the IPA, Richard Allsop. Only twice in my years as a Liberal Student at Melbourne University was I...

Western Civilisation
In Defence Of The Press Gallery

In Defence Of The Press Gallery

Nick Cater Started 31 May 2013 Faith and society, Freedom of speech,

This article from the May 2013 edition of the IPA Review is written by Chief Opinion Editor of ‘The Australian’ and author of ‘The Lucky Culture’, Nick Cater. In their...

Faith and Society
Feminists And Freedom

Feminists And Freedom

Lydia Bevege Started 31 May 2013 Faith and society, Finance and economics,

This article from the May 2013 edition of the IPA Review is written by Development Coordinator at the IPA, Lydia Bevege. Of all the warning signs that have signalled the steady decline of the...

Freedom of Speech
The War On Democracy

The War On Democracy

Chris Berg Started 30 May 2013 Freedom of speech, Nanny state,

This article from the May 2013 edition of the IPA Review is written by Director of Policy at the IPA, Chris Berg. In 1953 a bitter Bertolt Brecht wrote, ‘Would it not be easier / In that case for...

Victories For Free Speech

Victories For Free Speech

James Paterson Started 30 May 2013 Freedom of speech,

This article from the May 2013 edition of the IPA Review is written by Editor James Paterson. Canada’s successful effort to repeal laws that curtail freedom of speech demonstrates that restoring...

Nanny State
A ‘Nudge’ In The Wrong Direction

A ‘Nudge’ In The Wrong Direction

Nick Evans Started 5 December 2012 Freedom of speech, Ideas and liberty,

This article from the December 2012 edition of the IPA Review is by Nick Evans, a pseudonym for a London-based journalist. Like many sinister concepts, the idea of governments ‘nudging’ people may...

Freedom of Speech
Civil Liberties Under Fire

Civil Liberties Under Fire

James Paterson Started 3 December 2012 Freedom of speech, Ideas and liberty,

This article from the December 2012 edition of the IPA Review is by Editor James Paterson. Attacks on individual freedom in Australia over the past few years have occurred in some unexpected...

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