Institute of Public Affairs
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Australia's loudest voice for freedom since 1943. Authorised by Scott Hargreaves, Institute of Public Affairs, Lvl 2/410 Collins Street, Melbourne, 3000
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“The solution to misinformation is freedom of speech.” For the IPA in Sydney, Michael Michael Shellenberger outlines the dangers of proposed misinformation laws and details the efforts by elites around the world to control mainstream opinion. #auspol #freespeech #censorship Full speech:
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“We are doing people a favour when we admit them to the world’s best country… we appreciate them, they should appreciate us.” Migration works best when it’s built on mutual respect. That’s how you build a strong, united society. On this episode of the Australia's Future podcast series, former Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Daniel Wild discuss how Australia faces growing challenges to its cultural identity, energy security and economic stability due to policy failures, rising global tensions, and weak leadership, prompting calls for stronger national self-sufficiency, cultural confidence and reform. 📺 More:
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“Their selective defence of freedom of speech has shown it’s all about self interest.” When corporate media power trumps principles, fewer people believe what they're being told. On the latest episode of The Mainstream podcast, Daniel Wild and John Roskam argue that mainstream journalists undermine public trust by applying double standards on scrutiny, and selectively defend free speech in ways that serve their own interests. 📺 Watch more here:
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“Stamp duty is...the worst tax on the statute books.” It punishes those who want to move, locks people into homes that no longer suit them, and makes housing less efficient. In other words, bad policy with real consequences. In this discussion, Adam Creighton and Tom Clougherty break down one of the most misunderstood parts of the tax system: capital gains tax and whether it should exist at all. 📺 More:
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“You can’t even go to the footy anymore.” Politics everywhere. And it’s ruining the spaces that bring people together. On the latest episode of The Mainstream podcast, Daniel Wild and John Roskam discuss how treating everything as political erodes neutral shared spaces—like sport and the arts—undermining social cohesion and a free society. 📺 More:
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"The government's own words show these reforms are going to make next to no difference to home ownership in Australia." After months of promises about a 'big reform budget', all we're left with is higher taxes, more political theatre, and virtually no improvement in housing affordability. On the latest episode of The Mainstream, Daniel Wild and IPA Director of Research Morgan Begg discuss how if the goal is to help young Australians buy a home, why is the government's own modelling so underwhelming? 📺 Watch more:
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“Elites didn’t see it coming.” And they still don’t. Populism isn’t random — it’s a response. On the latest episode of The Mainstream podcast, Daniel Wild and John Roskam discuss that populist movements are rising because large parts of the public feel ignored, while elites and the media continue to misunderstand or dismiss their concerns. 📺 More:
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“What they end up doing is angering...the vast majority of Australians.” Australians are not ashamed of their national day. On the latest episode of The Mainstream, Morgan Begg and Saxon Davidson argue that corporate leaders should stop pandering to activists and start respecting the millions of Australians who proudly celebrate our country. 📺 Watch more here:
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"The idea that you could increase taxes on housing and somehow get more housing was always just crackers." In Australia's Future podcast series, former Prime Minister Tony Abbott says the consequences of the government's housing policies are already becoming clear, with property prices falling across the country and confidence taking a hit. 📺 Watch the full episode to learn why the budget has only made Australia's housing crisis worse:
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"We need to be constantly defending our national symbols." Our flag. Our anthem. Australia Day. These are the symbols which unite Australians, and they deserve to be protected. In the latest episode of The Mainstream podcast, Saxon Davidson and Morgan Begg discuss why protecting our shared traditions is essential to preserving Australia's identity for future generations. 📺 Watch the full episode here:
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“None of the current politicians will be around to have to answer for the failure.” Adam Creighton joins Professor Ross McKitrick, co-author of the Trump administration’s report into climate catastrophism, to discuss the cost of policies that will never deliver net zero. 📺 Full discussion:
Institute of Public Affairs1,002,077 Aufrufe • vor 7 Monaten
“This isn't about keeping kids safe online. It's all about keeping Albo safe in the lodge through censoring criticism of his government.” IPA Deputy Executive Director Daniel Wild argues that Labor’s proposed Digital Duty of Care is not about protecting children, but about censoring criticism of the government. 📺 Watch more: #DigitalDutyOfCare #FreeSpeech #Alborithm
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"People are outraged by what's happened." Britain's immigration debate is no longer just about numbers. It's about national identity, social cohesion, public trust, and whether governments are willing to put the interests of their own citizens first. 📺 On this episode of the Australia's Future podcast series, former Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Daniel Wild explain why the crisis in Britain should be a lesson for Australia:
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No politician can honestly say that Australia’s migration intake has been cut. The latest ABS figures show that in the three full financial years of the Albanese government, mass migration intakes have been the highest on record and four-times the post WWII average. Learn more:
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“These are people who realize the system is broken.” On The Mainstream podcast, Daniel Wild and John Roskam discuss the tectonic shifts in Australia’s opinion polls away from the Coalition to One Nation – and how Generation X is looking for a new political home. 📺 Full discussion:
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“Freedom of speech has never been easy.” As governments around the world seek to control what you can say and how you can feel about matters – the threat against freedom of speech has never been greater. 📺 Chief political writer for spiked and author, Brendan O’Neill, discusses:
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“The average person is pretty shrewd; the average person doesn't get it wrong that often.” On Australia’s Future, former PM Tony Abbott and Daniel Wild discuss how the political class dismiss issues important to Australians, like immigration and national pride, as mere ‘populism’. 📺 More:
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“When they say they have to guard what’s true from the ‘rabble’, they are lying to you.” Chief political writer for Spiked Online and author, Brendan O’Neill, delivers a powerful defence of free speech and unpacks the sinister agenda of governments and the elites claiming ‘misinformation’. 📺 More:
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“In the last 10, 15, even 20 years, has the Liberal Party actually been a centre-right party?” On The Mainstream podcast, Daniel Wild and John Roskam discuss the political realignment happening in Australia; the contest between the ‘Insiders’ and ‘Outsiders’ and the rise of One Nation. More:
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“That is absolute misinformation, disinformation at every level.” Rhetoric is cheap. On the latest episode of The Mainstream podcast, Daniel Wild and John Roskam discuss how Australians remember policies and they can tell the difference between words and reality. 📺 Full discussion:
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