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Meet the Aboriginal politician leading the charge against Australia’s Voice referendum
Tom SwitzerSeptember 29, 2023SPECTATOR

Every so often, in the life of nations, there comes a moment when a new...

Why we should welcome migrant workers
Simon CowanSeptember 23, 2023CANBERRA TIMES

For a nation with such a high percentage of migrants, Australia’s relationship with migration remains...

Voice to parliament
If voice is rejected, we will still be a tolerant, liberal democracy
Tom SwitzerSeptember 23, 2023THE AUSTRALIAN

One of the intriguing arguments in defence of the Indigenous voice to parliament is the...

failure
Eliminating the F-word: No more failure?
Steven SchwartzSeptember 21, 2023SPECTATOR

By preventing students from experiencing failure, we will keep them from gaining the self-confidence that...

NSW budget
First big policy test for NSW Labor is budget repair
Robert CarlingSeptember 17, 2023AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

The NSW budget on September 19 will be the first big policy test of the...

How Australia learnt the wrong lessons from the GFC
Tom SwitzerSeptember 14, 2023AFR

It came as a nasty surprise to almost everyone 15 years ago this Friday, when...

Independent Charities, Independent Regulators
February 5, 2014
The New Silence: Family Breakdown & Child Sexual Abuse
January 29, 2014
Why Jaydon Can’t Read: Q&A – Forum 3/3
January 20, 2014
Why Jaydon Can’t Read: Justine Ferrari & Tom Alegounarias – Forum 2/3
January 20, 2014
Why Jaydon Can’t Read: Fixing Literacy – Forum 1/3
January 20, 2014
Strengthening Australia’s Fiscal Position – Dr Stephen Kirchner
December 11, 2013
Human rights that give us our humanity
Lorraine Finlay, Robert ForsythNovember 24, 2022Liberalism in Question

Rob chats to Lorraine Finlay, Human Rights Commissioner with the Australian Human Rights Commission, about...

That’s not democracy, this is democracy!
Roslyn Fuller, Robert ForsythNovember 17, 2022Liberalism in Question

On this episode Rob chats to author Roslyn Fuller. Liberals believe in the value of...

Challenges and opportunities for liberalism in Germany
Sabine Beppler-Spahl, Robert ForsythNovember 10, 2022Liberalism in Question

Speaking from Berlin, Sabine speaks with Rob about why she set up the Freiblickinstitut (Free...

Against tribalism. Take an empirical not emotional approach
Claire Lehmann, Robert ForsythNovember 3, 2022Liberalism in Question

Claire Lehmann, founding editor of Quillette sits down with Rob. Claire explains the philosophy of...

A theologian who thinks secularism is a very good thing
Mike Bird, Robert ForsythOctober 27, 2022Liberalism in Question

Rob talks to Mike Bird, the Academic Dean at Ridley Theological College Melbourne, on the...

Liberalism: the winner in the battle of ideas but the loser on the ground
Steven Schwartz, Robert ForsythOctober 20, 2022Liberalism in Question

On this episode Rob chats with former university vice-chancellor Steven Schwartz. Steven understands liberalism as...

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