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Advertising Bans: Administrative Decisions or Matters of Principle?
John GrayDecember 1, 1992OP42

Whereas in modern times artistic and cultural freedoms have expanded, freedom of commercial expression has...

How Much Justice does a Society Need?
Kenneth MinogueNovember 15, 1992OP40

Hard-headed people often say that perfect justice is impossible, merely a dream. the philosopher Kant...

Why I Am Not a Conservative
F.A. HayekNovember 2, 1992OP41

Liberals who uphold the idea of a free society in which both economic and civil...

From Welfare State to Welfare Society
Michael JamesJuly 1, 1992OP38

The legitimacy of the welfare state has survived the shift in recent years towards smaller...

Freedom, Tradition, Conservatism
Frank MyerJune 1, 1992OP39

The demise of socialist dogma has brought to the fore some underlying tensions between its...

Equalising People: Why Social Justice Threatens Liberty
David GreenDecember 1, 1991OP37

Socialists of all parties have learned to live with markets because they want the prosperity...

Prison
Don’t let death become an easy way out for criminals
Peter KurtiSeptember 3, 2025DAILY TELEGRAPH
Hume’s death raises serious questions. Not just about his rights, but about ours. About the...
The end of cash for diagnosis? Now that would be a good thing
Steven SchwartzAugust 28, 2025THE AUSTRALIAN
The Albanese government’s plan to divert children with mild developmental delays out of the NDIS...
Productivity roundtable’s uncertain impact. What was the point?
Simon CowanAugust 23, 2025CANBERRA TIMES
Surely it was not the 10 supposed reform directions, some of which contradict the others...
degrowth
Summit must end national complacency about Australia’s prosperity
August 18, 2025AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
The Economic Reform Roundtable should commit to making Australia an aspirational and enterprise-driven, high-growth nation...
What Would Tocqueville Say About the NDIS? 
Greg LindsayAugust 15, 2025SPECTATOR FLAT WHITE

A curious query was put to me recently: What would Alexis de Tocqueville say about...

At this rate, the only outcome from this summit will be making us poorer
Simon CowanAugust 9, 2025CANBERRA TIMES

As we approach the productivity summit to end all summits, the various players have begun...

Professor Jim Allen – Freedom of Speech Symposium
April 14, 2015
Professor Jim Allen – Freedom of Speech Symposium
April 14, 2015
Human Rights Commissioner Tim Wilson – Freedom of Speech Symposium
April 1, 2015
Human Rights Commissioner Tim Wilson – Freedom of Speech Symposium
April 1, 2015
Professor Suri Ratnapala – Freedom of Speech Symposium
April 1, 2015
Professor Suri Ratnapala – Freedom of Speech Symposium
April 1, 2015
Liberalism needs conservatism too
Robert Forsyth, Hannes H. GissurarsonDecember 28, 2021Liberalism in Question

Rob and Hannes discuss everything from the pirate radio station he once ran to important...

Liberalism’s remarkable Australian Story
Robert Forsyth, David KempDecember 21, 2021Liberalism in Question

Rob and David discuss the remarkable story of ‘the liberal project’ in Australia. David has...

Economic liberalism under threat
Robert Forsyth, Simon CowanDecember 14, 2021Liberalism in Question

Rob and Simon discuss why, despite the unparalleled success of international liberalism in lifting people...

The heart of liberalism
Robert Forsyth, Henry ErgasDecember 7, 2021Liberalism in Question

In a wide-ranging discussion, Rob and Henry explore the heart of the liberal project. Liberalism...

Liberalism questioned
Robert Forsyth, Peter KurtiFebruary 2, 2021Liberalism in Question

Rob discusses liberalism with Peter Kurti, director of the Culture, Prosperity and Civil Society Program...

Liberalism is best understood by studying its origins
Robert Forsyth, Simon HainesJanuary 26, 2021Liberalism in Question

Professor Simon Haines is a distinguished scholar, teacher and author, and a passionate advocate for...

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