Recent publications
Freedom of speech threatened by Tasmanian bill
"Proposed changes contained in the Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations) Bill 2013 threaten freedom of speech and freedom of conscience," said Simon Breheny, director of the Legal Rights Project at free market think tank the Institute of...
Margaret Thatcher
Today's funeral for Margaret Thatcher in London provides an opportunity to reflect on her incredible legacy as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, says the free market think tank, the Institute of Public Affairs. "Australian politicians should...
The war on democracy
In 1953 a bitter Bertolt Brecht wrote, 'Would it not be easier / In that case for the government / To dissolve the people / And elect another?' With these lines, Brecht brilliantly captured the dripping contempt that some purportedly 'democratic'...
The Biggest Vested Interest of All: How Government Lobbies to Restrict Individual Rights and Freedom
The Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan wrote in The Monthly in March 2012 that: Australia's fair go is today under threat from a new source. To be blunt, the rising power of vested interests is undermining our equality and threatening our democracy. But...
Roxon back down welcome, but doesn't go far enough
"Attorney-General Nicola Roxon's back down today over her anti-free speech discrimination laws is welcome," said Simon Breheny, director of the Legal Rights Project at free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs. "The IPA was the first...
IPA: Australian Human Rights Commission should be abolished
"The Australian Human Rights Commission does not protect human rights and should be abolished," Simon Breheny, Director of the Legal Rights Project at free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs will tell the Senate Legal and...
O'Farrell government inquiry into racial vilification law threatens free speech
"The O'Farrell government's inquiry into racial vilification laws in New South Wales is completely unnecessary and threatens to undermine freedom of speech," said Simon Breheny, Director of the Legal Rights Project at free market think tank the...
Gillard government misleads public over proposed anti-discrimination law
"The Gillard government has misled the public over proposed changes to anti-discrimination law," said Simon Breheny, Director of the Legal Rights Project at the free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs. The...
IPA FreedomWatch Factsheet: The Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012
The Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012 makes a number of significant changes to anti-discrimination law in Australia.
Submission to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee on Exposure Draft of Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012
Submission to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee on Exposure Draft of Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012