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Australia's loss-making NBN is planning to use taxpayers' money to take on Elon Musk's Starlink. What could possibly go ...
19/01/2025

Australia's loss-making NBN is planning to use taxpayers' money to take on Elon Musk's Starlink. What could possibly go wrong? asks Scott Harrison

The original National Broadband Plan wasn’t particularly controversial, as far as Labor policy goes.

How to decide how much the government can and should do, asks David Leyonhjelm
16/01/2025

How to decide how much the government can and should do, asks David Leyonhjelm

Most people accept that some things are legitimately the responsibility of the government while others are private matters.

There is no good reason for the State to regulate art, writes Jonathan Cole
14/01/2025

There is no good reason for the State to regulate art, writes Jonathan Cole

It was Karl Popper who famously laid at the feet of Plato (and Hegel) responsibility for the horrors of N**i totalitarianism in The Open Society and Its Enemies (1945).

It isn’t good politics to help all the people all of the time, writes Tom Valcanis
12/01/2025

It isn’t good politics to help all the people all of the time, writes Tom Valcanis

If you’re in need of a dark, bitter laugh – the kind inspired by a gnawing existential dread – I have a recommendation for you.

Battin’s BluesIf Battin can successfully shift the powerbase of the Liberals from the inner suburbs to the outer suburbs...
09/01/2025

Battin’s Blues
If Battin can successfully shift the powerbase of the Liberals from the inner suburbs to the outer suburbs and regions, we might just see some genuine progress, writes Max Payne

A libertarian wishlist for a new-look Victorian Liberal Party that has a chance to re-imagine itself as the suburban hero Victoria needs… well, we can always dream!

I am woman, hear me roar!Victoria's Queen Boudicca demonstrates some lessons in leadership
07/01/2025

I am woman, hear me roar!
Victoria's Queen Boudicca demonstrates some lessons in leadership

But don’t expect me to stoop to your level of self-righteousness.

Where Eagles SoarCan we spark the imaginations of younger Australians by showing them that courage and innovation begins...
06/01/2025

Where Eagles Soar
Can we spark the imaginations of younger Australians by showing them that courage and innovation begins with freedom of choice and personal responsibility? asks Jim Willmott

I grew up in regional Queensland.

The Freedom FogIt’s high time that more conservatives and libertarians stepped up to the plate, writes James Hol
02/01/2025

The Freedom Fog
It’s high time that more conservatives and libertarians stepped up to the plate, writes James Hol

One of the biggest personal journeys I experienced last year was my return to faith and the One Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.

As we all know, it is hazardous to make predictions - especially about the future. But Kenelm Tonkin has a go anyway
31/12/2024

As we all know, it is hazardous to make predictions - especially about the future. But Kenelm Tonkin has a go anyway

The New Year is upon us and it is time to make a few predictions for 2025.

Surely the new laws will apply equally to all and won’t include any sneaky exemptions for Labor’s favoured groups? asks ...
29/12/2024

Surely the new laws will apply equally to all and won’t include any sneaky exemptions for Labor’s favoured groups? asks Lushington Brady

If you think Victoria is serious about protecting Jews, you’re not paying attention.

In this deep article, Jonathan Cole explores Auberon Herbert's 'Principles of the Voluntary State'
26/12/2024

In this deep article, Jonathan Cole explores Auberon Herbert's 'Principles of the Voluntary State'

The unsung, and sadly neglected, English classical liberal philosopher and MP Auberon Herbert (1838–1906) coined the term “voluntaryism” to describe his concept of the voluntary state.

In Australia there is a growing trend to increase restrictions on the right to protest, writes Jess Colby
19/12/2024

In Australia there is a growing trend to increase restrictions on the right to protest, writes Jess Colby

In Australia there is a growing trend to increase restrictions on the right to protest.  After the firebomb attack on a Melbourne synagogue on the December 6, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese …

The West is declining, the East is ascending, and the meaning of freedom is changing, writes Damon Hayhow
17/12/2024

The West is declining, the East is ascending, and the meaning of freedom is changing, writes Damon Hayhow

The saying goes that when America sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold. If there is truth to the analogy, then the world is in a whole lot of trouble. Because America appears to be on the…

Beware when the major parties align too closely, writes Scott Harrison
15/12/2024

Beware when the major parties align too closely, writes Scott Harrison

Voters should be wary whenever major parties align too closely. Lockdowns, vaccine mandates, mandatory data retention, ‘anti-terror’ surveillance laws, gun buybacks, and the wars in Iraq and Afgha…

Australia can ill afford another lost, indentured, sensitive-to-everything generation, writes Tom Valcanis in his debut ...
12/12/2024

Australia can ill afford another lost, indentured, sensitive-to-everything generation, writes Tom Valcanis in his debut article for Liberty Itch

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 isolation and censorship. People are stewing in t…

Liberty Itch's resident historian gives us - and our major political parties - something to think about
10/12/2024

Liberty Itch's resident historian gives us - and our major political parties - something to think about

Reflecting on 2024 in Australia gives me pause to consider how enriched our nation would be if more of our political representatives possessed the courage to speak what they really thought, and th…

If we do not act, if we do not challenge the systems that erode our freedoms, we will end up like cows loaded onto truc...
08/12/2024

If we do not act, if we do not challenge the systems that erode our freedoms, we will end up like cows loaded onto trucks, writes Jim Willmott

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 different attitudes – and see so many similari…

Hopefully, Trump’s success is a sign that young men can unite and return stronger than ever, writes James Hol
03/12/2024

Hopefully, Trump’s success is a sign that young men can unite and return stronger than ever, writes James Hol

Following President Trump’s victory last month, much has been made of demographic voting patterns and the shift to the right in US politics. And while Trump performed better with almost all demogr…

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