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How To Reduce Long Term Unemployment
Peter SaundersSeptember 11, 2003IA40

More than half the people claiming unemployment allowances in Australia have been on benefits for...

Reforming Divorce Law
Barry MaleySeptember 1, 2003IA39

Marriage has evolved from a relatively stable bond to a highly uncertain one. High divorce...

The Beat Goes On: Policing for Crime Prevention
Nicole BillanteJuly 1, 2003IA38

The ‘New York Miracle’ – a remarkable drop (over 60%) in crime during the 1990s...

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Dr Nelson Mixes Price Flexibility and Rigid Quotas
Andrew NortonJune 18, 2003IA37

Commonwealth Education Minister Brendan Nelson’s higher education reform package is a radical evolution in policy,...

In Defence of Secure Property Rights
Wolfgang KasperJune 3, 2003OP84

Secure private property rights are vital to the development of a growing, healthy Australian economy....

Is the ‘Earnings Credit’ the Best Way to Cut the Dole Queues?
Kayoko TsumoriMay 13, 2003IA35

To combat joblessness and welfare dependency, the ‘Five Economists’ in October 1998 proposed a temporary...

Iraq adventure is rich in dangerous precedents
Owen HarriesFebruary 21, 2005The Sydney Morning Herald

To a remarkable degree, the debate over Iraq has been conducted in moral terms. President...

Raising tax threshold will restore incentives
February 21, 2005The Australian Financial Review

Parents choose private schools for many reasons, but among them is the belief that more...

A great among greats
Wolfgang KasperFebruary 11, 2005The Australian Financial Review

The long-dead philosophers who spelt out those values and concepts on which Western civilisation now...

We must cut taxes for rich and poor
Peter SaundersFebruary 8, 2005The Australian

After eight years of Liberal government, federal taxation is more onerous than ever. Last year...

The conscience of liberalism
Greg MelleuishFebruary 4, 2005The Australian Financial Review

Arthur Bruce Smith was in many ways an extraordinary man. He was a major political...

The blame game has gone too far when governments become guardians
Caspar CondeFebruary 2, 2005The Sydney Morning Herald

Australians enjoy a quality of life unknown to earlier generations. Generally, we live longer than...

On Liberty EP47 Magna Carta; 800 years of freedom.
Monica Wilkie, Zachary GormanApril 21, 2021On Liberty

The Magna Carta has become an enduring symbol of freedom, a triumph over power and...

On Liberty EP46 India and Australia: What Are the Opportunities?
Salvatore Babones, Natasha Jha BhaskarApril 14, 2021On Liberty

India is on everyone’s agenda here in Australia, but do we really understand the country...

Cancel Culture Crusades
Monica Wilkie, Peter Kurti, Claire LehmannApril 11, 2021

Many cultural forces continue to weed out books, tear down statues and shame celebrities, who...

On Liberty EP45 What Do Australians Really Think about Social Media?
Salvatore Babones, Monica WilkieMarch 31, 2021On Liberty

What do Australians really think about social media? We’re joined by CIS policy analyst Monica...

On Liberty EP44 Australia’s Groundwater Crisis in the Making
Grahame Campbell, Salvatore BabonesMarch 24, 2021On Liberty

The dry continent is home to massive groundwater resources, but we don’t even know how...

On Liberty EP43 How big is big enough government?
Glenn Fahey, Matthew LeshMarch 17, 2021On Liberty

“The goal should be to shrink, focus and improve the state.” We welcomed Adam Smith...

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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