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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.
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Invasion Day Parade Going Ahead Despite Australia Day Events Being Cancelled Is Pure Hypocrisy

Invasion Day Parade Going Ahead Despite Australia Day Events Being Cancelled Is Pure Hypocrisy

Bella d'Abrera 19 January 2021 Ipa today, Opinion,

This year, Daniel Andrews isn’t just trying to change the date of Australia Day; he’s cancelling it altogether. Without consulting the community, and under the cover of COVID-19, the Premier has...

Originally appeared in Herald Sun
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The ABC No Longer Has A Purpose, Except Pleasing Itself

The ABC No Longer Has A Purpose, Except Pleasing Itself

Sinclair Davidson 15 January 2021 Government services, Ipa today,

There is good reason why former communications minister Richard Alston may have thought the ABC has a high-quality media of record while growing up in the 1940s and 1950s. For the times, it...

Originally appeared in Australian Financial Review

To Be Released: Charted Waters

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To Be Released: O, Teach Me How … To Think!

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To Be Released: Ideals Carved In Stone

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Beware The Anti-Trump Tyrants

Beware The Anti-Trump Tyrants

John Roskam 15 January 2021 Freedom of speech, Ipa today,

The year recently ended revealed that the authoritarian impulse is never very far from the surface. It may lay dormant for a time but it never goes away. Here in Australia, and indeed around the...

Originally appeared in Australian Financial Review
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Banning Donald Trump From Twitter, Facebook Undermines Public Debate

Banning Donald Trump From Twitter, Facebook Undermines Public Debate

Matthew Lesh 12 January 2021 Freedom of speech, Ipa today,

Donald Trump has been banned from Twitter as well as Facebook, TikTok, and Snapchat. This came after a violent mob stormed the United States Capitol last week, desecrating key symbols of the...

Originally appeared in The Daily Telegraph
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Legislated Voice Will Divide Australians By Race

Legislated Voice Will Divide Australians By Race

Daniel Wild 12 January 2021 Constitution and law, Ipa today,

The federal government released on Saturday the interim report on an Indigenous Voice, through its co-design process for what an Indigenous Voice would look like and how it might operate. IPA...

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Poll: Australians Reject Politically Correct War On Christmas

Poll: Australians Reject Politically Correct War On Christmas

Bella d'Abrera 22 December 2020 Ipa today, Opinion,

A new poll of 1,038 Australians commissioned by free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs finds that Australians thoroughly reject the politically correct censorship of the...

Climate Change
Lasting Legacy

Lasting Legacy

IPA Review Started 20 December 2020 Climate change, Foreign affairs and trade,

This article from the Summer 2020 edition of the IPA Review was written by IPA staff. America is therefore the land of the future, where, in the ages that lie before us, the burden of the World’s...

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Time To Tell The Truth About 2020

Time To Tell The Truth About 2020

John Roskam 18 December 2020 Ipa today, Keeping you in touch,

In his book The Fear and the Freedom – Why the Second World War Still Matters, the historian Keith Lowe writes about how the nations and individuals who survived through war coped with the...

Originally appeared in Australian Financial Review
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Warts And All Memorial

Warts And All Memorial

Andrew Bushnell 11 December 2020 Government services, Ideas and liberty,

As its name makes clear, the Australian War Memorial exists to memorialise the service and sacrifice of Australians in war, as a reflection of our shared commitment to our country and each other...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
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America Is Losing Its Wall Against The Authoritarians

America Is Losing Its Wall Against The Authoritarians

John Roskam 6 November 2020 Ideas and liberty, Ipa today,

A few days ago Alexander Downer wrote on these pages that if he were American he would have voted for Donald Trump – but through gritted teeth. My view is different from Downer. I would have voted...

Originally appeared in Australian Financial Review
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What The ACT Election Results Tell Us About Our Rulers In The Bubble

What The ACT Election Results Tell Us About Our Rulers In The Bubble

Andrew Bushnell 25 October 2020 Finance and economics, Government services,

Last weekend’s ACT election results have again revealed how out of touch our nation’s capital city is with mainstream Australians. While it is tempting to write off the ACT Legislative Assembly as...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
Faith and Society
No Country For Bold Men

No Country For Bold Men

Andrew Bushnell Started 21 October 2020 Faith and society, Ideas and liberty,

This article from the Spring 2020 edition of the IPA Review is written by IPA Research Fellow, Andrew Bushnell. One of the striking features of the coronavirus recession is that, as IPA research...

Western Civilisation
Artefacts and Fiction

Artefacts and Fiction

Bella d'Abrera Started 21 October 2020 Education and skills, Energy and resources,

This article from the Spring 2020 edition of the IPA Review is written by Director of the IPA’s Foundations of Western Civilisation Program, Bella d’Abrera. This August, the British Museum...

Ideas and Liberty
The Cost Has Been More Than Lives

The Cost Has Been More Than Lives

Scott Hargreaves Started 21 October 2020 Faith and society, Ideas and liberty,

This is the editorial from the Spring 2020 edition of the IPA Reviewby Editor of the IPA Review, Scott Hargreaves. A Table of Contents can viewed here. IPA Members receive a print edition and...

Constitution and Law
High & Mighty

High & Mighty

Daniel Wild Started 21 October 2020 Constitution and law, Ideas and liberty,

This article from the Spring 2020 edition of the IPA Review is written by IPA Director of Research, Daniel Wild. The Western world is regressing to a form of feudalism similar to that which...

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