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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
PUBLICATIONS
The Secretary Of The Attorney-General’s Department Must Stand Down

The Secretary Of The Attorney-General’s Department Must Stand Down

Daniel Wild 6 November 2019 Constitution and law, Freedom of speech,

“The Secretary of the Attorney-General’s Department, Chris Moraitis, must stand down pending an investigation into how his department abused its power to target Australians because of their...

IPA TODAY
This Foolish Act Must Be Repealed At Once

This Foolish Act Must Be Repealed At Once

Morgan Begg 6 November 2019 Freedom of speech, Ipa today,

Bureaucrats are using Australia’s foreign-influence laws to run a covert political operation out of the Attorney-General’s Department to silence Australians becaus­e of their political beliefs...

Originally appeared in The Australian
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Race Has No Place in the Constitution

Race Has No Place in the Constitution

IPA 31 October 2019 Freedom of speech, Ideas and liberty,

Proposals to write a so-called Voice to Parliament into our Constitution will divide Australians along racial lines. This would be bad for our democracy and our nation. We are all equal. Today the...

IPA TODAY
Journalists Want Free Speech For Them, Censorship For The Rest Of Us

Journalists Want Free Speech For Them, Censorship For The Rest Of Us

John Roskam 25 October 2019 Freedom of speech, Ipa today,

The self-importance and self-interest of the Canberra bubble of journalists and the media has been on full display this week. Blacking out the front pages of newspapers across the country was an...

Originally appeared in Australian Financial Review
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
Crazy Intersectional Zillenials

Crazy Intersectional Zillenials

IPA Review Started 21 October 2019 Freedom of speech, Ideas and liberty,

This article by Kyle Williams was published in the Spring 2019 edition of the IPA Review. If you have followed youth and university politics over the past few years you have almost certainly...

Freedom of Speech
The Mass Delusions Of Modern Psychology

The Mass Delusions Of Modern Psychology

IPA Review Started 21 October 2019 Freedom of speech, Ideas and liberty,

Recently, in the USA, more than 70,000 psychologists and other “mental health practitioners” signed a petition claiming President Trump is psychologically unfit to serve and should be removed from...

PUBLICATIONS
Freedom Is Not A Government Gift

Freedom Is Not A Government Gift

Daniel Wild 16 October 2019 Freedom of speech, Ipa today,

There is a freedom of religion problem in Australia because there is a freedom of speech problem. The Coalition government has failed to refute the notion that freedom of speech is a positive...

Originally appeared in The Australian
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Aunty Complains About A Lack Of Alternative Views? That’s A Bit Rich

Aunty Complains About A Lack Of Alternative Views? That’s A Bit Rich

Gideon Rozner 5 September 2019 Climate change, Freedom of speech,

Media Watch is everything that is wrong with the ABC, squeezed into 15 insufferable minutes. Smug, elitist and, above all, awash with the misguided idea that commercial media outlets are not to be...

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Unis Have Lost Their Way As Homes For Free Speech

Unis Have Lost Their Way As Homes For Free Speech

Janet Albrechtsen 31 August 2019 Education and skills, Freedom of speech,

In 2016, the Collins English Dictionary ranked “snowflake generation” as one of those annoying new phrases for the year. It is time to bury it. It’s a beat-up and, worse, it is an unfair slur on...

Originally appeared in The Australian
Opinion
New Research Confirms Free Speech Crisis At Australia’s Universities

New Research Confirms Free Speech Crisis At Australia’s Universities

Renee Gorman 31 August 2019 Education and skills, Freedom of speech,

 New IPA research, conducted as part of the IPA’s Generation Liberty Program, confirms there is a free speech crisis at Australia’s universities. The IPA commissioned a survey of 500 domestic...

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Free Speech Crisis At Australia’s Universities Confirmed By New Research

Free Speech Crisis At Australia’s Universities Confirmed By New Research

Evan Mulholland 31 August 2019 Education and skills, Freedom of speech,

New research released today by free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs confirms there is a free speech crisis at Australia’s universities. A survey of 500 domestic Australian...

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Religious Discrimination Bill Has Many Problems And Could Be A Risk To Religious Freedom

Religious Discrimination Bill Has Many Problems And Could Be A Risk To Religious Freedom

Morgan Begg 29 August 2019 Constitution and law, Freedom of speech,

“The federal government’s plan to prohibit religious discrimination is a welcome start, but more work is needed to avoid counter-productive and unintended consequences which may limit rather than...

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Why Won’t The Left Admit: Their War On Alan Jones Is A War On Dissenting Opinion

Why Won’t The Left Admit: Their War On Alan Jones Is A War On Dissenting Opinion

Gideon Rozner 27 August 2019 Freedom of speech, Ipa today,

The woke lynch mob has been busy recently, ramping up their perennial crusade to blackball centre-right voices in the media. For the past fortnight, the target has been their white whale: Veteran...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
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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How Chinese Investment Is Challenging Our Academic Freedom

How Chinese Investment Is Challenging Our Academic Freedom

Bella d'Abrera 9 August 2019 Education and skills, Freedom of speech,

Recent scenes of chaos at the University of Queensland as pro- and anti-Hong Kong freedom demonstrators squared off on campus, and reports that the Chinese-based families of anti-communist...

Originally appeared in The Daily Telegraph
Freedom of Speech
At Cross Purposes

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...

IPA TODAY
Keep The ACCC Out Of Social Media

Keep The ACCC Out Of Social Media

John Roskam 2 August 2019 Freedom of speech, Ipa today,

Nearly exactly the same things said about social media today could have been said in the middle of the 15th century about the development of movable type and the printing press. People will use...

Originally appeared in Australian Financial Review
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