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Why We Must Defend the Right to Protest Outside Places of Worship
Weighing competing rights
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Jessica Colby
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Under-16 Ban – Protecting Kids or Power?
Voters should be wary whenever major parties align too closely.
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Scott Harrison
Ban The Culture While You’re At It, Albo
Imagine a country that purports to be a liberal democracy but, in the face of a crisis partly real and mostly imagined, enacts a blanket policy of…
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Tom Valcanis
Cows, Comforts, and the Cost of Complacency
I am a beef producer and spend a lot of my time observing cattle. I gain a lot from observing cattle – how they interact, what they like, their…
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Jim Willmott
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It’s Free Speech, Stupid!
It has been just over thirty years since the term, “It’s the economy, stupid” was coined by political strategist, James Carville, during Bill Clinton’s…
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Gerardine Hoogland
The Dangerous Use of the Military
Ever since the Romans, standing armies have been viewed with deep suspicion.
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David Leyonhjelm
What is at Stake in Religious Freedom
Religious freedom is poorly understood in Australia.
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Jonathan Cole
Why We Should Oppose Government Efforts to Age Restrict Social Media
There are increasing efforts to mandate age restrictions for social media.
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Jessica Colby
Slaying the dragon of censorship.
Is there no wild beast more savage than man when his passions are armed with power?
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Gerardine Hoogland
Why You Should Oppose the Government’s Attempt to Censor the Sydney Church Stabbing Video
If you have been following the issue of freedom of expression in Australia, you will be aware of the efforts of the government to censor the Sydney…
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Jessica Colby
The Murder of Free Speech
One of the most famous lines of historical literature, and of life, was spoken by Shakespeare’s Hamlet as he sought to avenge the murder of his father…
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Gerardine Hoogland
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