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Opinion
Lack Of Same Sex Protection

Lack Of Same Sex Protection

Morgan Begg 2 September 2017 Constitution and law, Faith and society,

The (thankfully) former president of the Australian Human Rights Commission Gillian Triggs suggested recently that the same-sex marriage debate was taking place in a ‘post-truth’ climate and...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
Opinion
High Tax: The Pillar Of What Civilisation?

High Tax: The Pillar Of What Civilisation?

Sinclair Davidson 16 June 2017 Ideas and liberty, Ipa today,

“Progressive” think tank Per Capita recently released the results of their annual tax survey. It turns out that 51.5 per cent of Australians think they pay about the right amount of tax. 39.6 per...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
Opinion
No Place For Race In Our Constitution

No Place For Race In Our Constitution

Simon Breheny 2 June 2017 Ideas and liberty, Ipa today,

RACE has no place in the Australian constitution. Proposals to grant special legal rights to any group of Australians based on their race will be rejected. Australians are egalitarian. Fairness is...

Originally appeared in The Daily Telegraph
Opinion
Integration, Not Segregation Is Best. There’s No Need For Privacy Curtains

Integration, Not Segregation Is Best. There’s No Need For Privacy Curtains

Bella d'Abrera 19 May 2017 Faith and society, Ipa today,

THE decision by Auburn Council in NSW to install ‘privacy’ curtains at a new public swimming pool in Auburn is a disgrace and completely at odds with Australian values. Belgravia Leisure, which...

Originally appeared in The Daily Telegraph
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The Turnbull Government Doesn’t Understand That Politics Is About Values

The Turnbull Government Doesn’t Understand That Politics Is About Values

John Roskam 10 March 2017 Ideas and liberty, Ipa today,

Francis Fukuyama, Tony Blair and George Christensen all know something that Scott Morrison and the rest of Malcolm Turnbull’s cabinet have not yet realised. Politics is now primarily about...

Originally appeared in The Australian Financial Review
Research Papers
Legal Rights Audit 2016

Legal Rights Audit 2016

Morgan Begg, Simon Breheny and Jake Fraser 24 February 2017 Constitution and law, Ideas and liberty,

This report illustrates the ongoing erosion of legal rights that persists in Australia. This has been measured by an analysis of the content of all legislation passed by the federal parliament in...

Opinion
Refusing A Handshake Is An Affront To Our Basic Values

Refusing A Handshake Is An Affront To Our Basic Values

Bella d'Abrera 21 February 2017 Education and skills, Faith and society,

An early test for Education Minister Rob Stokes comes with the news that Hurstville Boys Campus, a public school in Sydney’s west, has adopted “an agreed protocol” which...

Originally appeared in The Daily Telegraph
Opinion
Debate Must Be Embraced, Not Silenced

Debate Must Be Embraced, Not Silenced

Simon Breheny 17 February 2017 Freedom of speech, Ipa today,

Australia’s race commissioner Tim Soutphommasane is taking on an Orwellian mission this week, telling members of parliament they need to keep free speech restrictions in place to protect...

Opinion
Why We Shouldn’t #ChangeTheDate

Why We Shouldn’t #ChangeTheDate

Bella d'Abrera 2 February 2017 Faith and society, Ideas and liberty,

Last Friday, the University of Western Australia Student Guild voted overwhelmingly in favour of changing the date of Australia Day and proposed to ban all future campus celebrations on January...

Opinion
What #ChangeTheDate Reveals About Identity Politics

What #ChangeTheDate Reveals About Identity Politics

Bella d'Abrera 2 February 2017 Ideas and liberty, Ipa today,

Last Friday, the University of Western Australia Student Guild voted overwhelmingly in favour of changing the date of Australia Day and proposed to ban all future campus celebrations on January...

IPA TV
Simon Breheny: Plurality Of Australians Want 18C Reform

Simon Breheny: Plurality Of Australians Want 18C Reform

Simon Breheny 1 February 2017 Ipa tv,

The IPA’s Simon Breheny discusses the findings of the Galaxy Poll which found 48% of Australians support 18C reform with 38% opposed.

Opinion
In Government, Less Is So Much More

In Government, Less Is So Much More

John Roskam 27 January 2017 Faith and society, Ideas and liberty,

According to the results of an international opinion poll released a few days ago, there’s an “implosion of trust” around the world. The findings of the 2017 Edelman Trust...

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Wiping “Australia Day” From The Big Bash Games
Wiping “Australia Day” From The Big Bash Games

In the wake of an underwhelming summer of cricket in which the Australians lost a home series to the depleted Indian squad, Australia’s governing body for cricket has identified where it’s...

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott Joins The IPA’s Fight For Australian Values
Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott Joins The IPA’s Fight For Australian Values

The Institute of Public Affairs has today announced that the 28th Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon Tony Abbott will join the IPA as a Distinguished Fellow. Mr Abbott will be working with the...

The Fair Go – Going, Gone: The Decline Of The Australian Way Of Life, 2000 to 2020
The Fair Go – Going, Gone: The Decline Of The Australian Way Of Life, 2000 to 2020

Key findings : The quality of the Australian way of life is collapsing.  The Australian Way of Life Scoreboard, which measures the quality of the Australian way of life, has declined by 28.5%...

The Guardian’s New War On Free Speech
The Guardian’s New War On Free Speech

On the 21st and 22nd of January the Institute of Public Affairs received correspondence about a planned register of think-tanks in Australia by The Guardian Australia “to improve Australian...

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