Ideas & Liberty
Ideas & Liberty
The Institute of Public Affairs examines the philosophical and moral case for liberty. By situating current political, economic and social debate in the history of Australian and international liberalism, it is possible to shed new light on the questions of today. The Institute of Public Affairs approaches political debate firmly grounded with an appreciation of entrepeneurship, civil liberties, individual responsiblity and free markets.
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Obama beats Bush in assault on civil rights
America's security powers continue to grow. It's been fun for the left in Australia to fixate on the Republican candidates for the American...
Locking people away forever because ASIO reckons
It's a scandal that administrative decisions which result in indefinite detention are made outside judicial scrutiny. In his 1885 book An...
The politics of projection: there's a reason we can't all just get along
Politics is almost entirely in the eye of the beholder. Obviously conservatives, libertarians, progressives and environmentalists have different...
The Rise of China is the Real End of History
War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading. - Thomas Hardy, The Dynasts Reprising Hegel's view that the Battle of Jena in 1806...
Defend nannies to oppose the nanny state
The Australian Childcare Alliance wants to get its hands on all Australia's children. Currently, their expressed gripe is with nannies, who they...
Convergence Review is clever, subtle ... and worrying
One pregnant sentence in the Convergence Review says, "It is important to note that the current Australian Press Council regime where members can...
Reward welfare a recipe for entitlement culture
Joe Hockey has been badly verballed. His widely reported speech about Western entitlement culture, delivered in London last week, contains...
Should the media censor Anders Behring Breivik?
The government certainly shouldn't. If we value the principle of freedom of speech then it should not be illegal to air Breivik's trial. But that...
Sport as propaganda: Bahrain's vile Grand Prix
The relationship between international sporting events and repressive governments can be truly vile. The latest reminder of this is the decision by...
Secular world has a Christian foundation
The contemporary atheist movement has a scorched earth strategy - chop down Christianity, root and branch. I don't believe in God either, but this...
