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Western Civilisation

Western Civilisation has had a profound influence on world history. Shaped by the cultural contributions of the ancient Greek and Roman Empires and Medieval Christian Europe, the West has produced the seminal events of the Reformation, the Enlightenment, the Industrial and scientific revolutions, and the development of liberal democracy. Here you will find the IPA's research on Western Civilisation and the lessons we can learn from our past to improve our future.

To Be Released: No Country For Bold Men

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To Be Released: Artefacts and Fiction

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To Be Released: The Cost Has Been More Than Lives

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To Be Released: High & Mighty

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To Be Released: A Future Atlas of Dystopia

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Send out the Clowns

Send out the Clowns

Cian Hussey Started 21 October 2020 Book reviews, Government services,

This book review from the Winter 2020 edition of the IPA Review is written by IPA Research Fellow, Cian Hussey. According to a 2019 election study published by the Australian National University...

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...

A Day At The ABC

A Day At The ABC

Evan Mulholland 15 October 2020 Ipa today, Opinion,

The following is a sneak peek into a day in the life of an intern at the ABC, based on content that has been published either by the ABC or the media about ABC staff. Congratulations! You have...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia

Identity Politics Will Destroy The Arts

Identity Politics Will Destroy The Arts

Bella d'Abrera 8 October 2020 Ipa today, Opinion,

When Australia’s most generous musical theatre scholarship, the Rob Guest Endowment, recently published the names of thirty semi-finalists who were in the running to win a $50,000 scholarship...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia

Where Were You When Democracy Ended?

Where Were You When Democracy Ended?

Daniel Wild 6 October 2020 Ipa today, Keeping you in touch,

When future generations ask when did Australians gave up on democracy and freedom, the answer will be 18 September 2020; the date when the Andrews government in Victoria passed laws which contain...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia

Western Civilisation

An Old Book and Modern Dilemmas

An Old Book and Modern Dilemmas

Luca Rossi Started 6 October 2020 Ideas and liberty, Western civilisation,

This article from the Winter 2020 edition of the IPA Review is written by IPA Campus Coordinator, Luca Rossi. At a time when mobs are tearing down statues and peaceful protests give way to...

Stand up for Yourself

Stand up for Yourself

Peter Gregory Started 6 October 2020 Book reviews, Freedom of speech,

This article from the Winter 2020 edition of the IPA Review is written by IPA Research Fellow, Peter Gregory. One of Renee Gorman’s first acts as National Manager of Generation Liberty was to send...

Why I Was Right About Victoria’s Police State

Why I Was Right About Victoria’s Police State

John Roskam 25 September 2020 Constitution and law, Ipa today,

At the beginning of April, I wrote in these pages that Labor Premier Daniel Andrews, in response to COVID-19, had created a “police state” in Victoria. The column ran with the...

Originally appeared in Australian Financial Review

Please Welcome Victoria’s First Public Sector Gender Equality Commissioner

Please Welcome Victoria’s First Public Sector Gender Equality Commissioner

Dara Macdonald 25 September 2020 Government services, Ipa today,

In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Victorian Government last week decided to announce the appointment of the first Public Sector Gender Equality Commissioner, Dr Niki...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia

The Danger Of Following The Experts

The Danger Of Following The Experts

Peter Gregory 23 September 2020 Ipa today, Keeping you in touch,

People should be wary of politicians justifying their actions in terms of “following the experts.” Victorians are learning that lesson in the most brutal way possible. Everything the Victorian...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia

Getting It All Arts-About

Getting It All Arts-About

Bella d'Abrera 18 September 2020 Ipa today, Opinion,

At a time when Australia has fallen into its first recession in 30 years, you would hope that the Federal government would be spending the public’s money wisely and exercising some vigilance on...

Originally appeared in The Daily Telegraph

Covid Totalitarianism

Covid Totalitarianism

Morgan Begg 17 September 2020 Constitution and law, Ipa today,

The actions of Victoria Police in the egregious arrest of Ballarat mother Zoe Buhler for posting about an anti-lockdown protest on social media is a graphic representation of Victoria’s slide into...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia

The Rise Of The Bureaucrats

The Rise Of The Bureaucrats

Andrew Bushnell 17 September 2020 Ipa today, Keeping you in touch,

Victorians seem to have accepted the need for their extended Covid lockdown, which has been the longest and harshest anywhere in the developed world. A Roy Morgan poll conducted by SMS across 8-9...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia Magazine

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