• Liberty & Society Conferences

Applications for 2022 are now open.

The Centre for Independent Studies recognises the importance of exposing, challenging, and supporting young people who have an interest in exploring the foundations of a free society. The Liberty and Society student conferences are highly regarded with many participants saying the weekend was pivotal in building their personal philosophical framework. A must for anyone interested in exploring classical liberal ideas.

 

 

Liberty and Society is a unique conference program for undergraduates, recent graduates, and postgraduates. The goal of the Liberty and Society conferences is to create an intellectual environment where ideas and opinions about what makes a free society can be discussed, argued, and learnt. Generous scholarships allow everyone to apply.

Liberty and Society is for young people who may be questioning the standard answers they are getting regarding social, political, and economic issues. You may not see yourself as fitting into the ‘left’ or ‘right’ mould. This is an opportunity to consider the classical liberal perspective. Classical liberalism promotes individual freedom, private property, limited government, and free trade.

This is an opportunity to challenge yourself and build upon your existing philosophical framework with the support of CIS and our distinguished speakers and researchers.


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March31
Raging against the Past: Why apologise for history?
Online Event
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm AEST
March30
Australia’s Universities: Can They Reform?
CIS, Level 1, 131 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm AEST
March24
Brisbane: Symbolism or Real Action
Ovolo Incholm Hotel, 73 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill, QLD 4000
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
February16
Where is Australia headed?
CIS, Level 1, 131 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm AEST
There are good reasons to be distressed about the state of today’s world and Australia’s place in it. We are besieged by crises on several fronts, and they are magnified by a deep sense of malaise that grips the national psyche.
January25
Symbolism or Real Action in the lead up to Australia Day?
Royal Automobile Club of Australia, 89 Macquarie St, Sydney, NSW 2000
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm AEST
January18
Balancing China in the Indo-Pacific
Online Event
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

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