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The Sun Rises in the West Conference (external link)
, 11 October 2010
Which Side of the Fence? (PDF, 24 KB)
Mannkal Foundation, 6 September 2010
If you ever wondered which side of the fence you sit on, this is a great test!
Student Outreach Program (PDF, 1.6 MB)
The Centre for Independent Studies, 2 September 2010
A program for the leaders of tomorrow.
I Want Your Money Trailer (external link)
Unknown, 2 September 2010
This movie is scheduled for release in theatres on 15 October...Perfect timing...Awesome trailer...
She really was a traitor! (PDF, 53 KB)
Ronald D. Sampson, 2 September 2010
And now OBAMA wants to honour her!
Slattery + Rebel Alliance propose NBN 3.0 (external link)
Renai LeMay, 31 August 2010
A splinter group of rebel telecommunications players have broken with their Australian brethen's long-standing support for Labor's NBN policy, publishing their own model.
Kerry Packer on Government Video (external link)
Posted by Economics.org.au & special thanks to Joshua Marks who made it possible to edit down Kerry Packer's 2hrs 1991 House of Reps Select Committee Appearance to the best 8 min. Hire Joshua (joshua@funnyfilms.com.au) to make funny conference videos, 19 August 2010
Packer was not only opposed to government intervention that disadvantaged him.
Saint Paul's Letter to the Electorates (PDF, 125 KB)
Mannkal Foundation, 30 July 2010
A very witty account of the last few weeks in Australian politics, written in a biblical style.
Takin’ from the Poor to Give to the Rich (PDF, 45 KB)
IPN, 12 July 2010
As deep cuts bite into the rest of the public sector, public dissatisfaction with aid is continuing to grow
Ayaan Hirsi Ali explains aspects of Sharia Law (external link)
Ayaan Hirsi Ali & Glenn Beck, 9 July 2010
Frédéric Bastiat's Legacy of "Property, Not Plunder" (PDF, 66 KB)
Atlas, 8 July 2010
Atlas, in conjunction with Students for Liberty, has launched the "Property, not Plunder" Project to educate the public and raise awareness of Bastiat's legacy.
It’s time to tell mum (external link)
Akmal Saleh, 8 July 2010
The Australian Federal Government is about to introduce mandatory internet filtering. If implemented it will make Australia the most heavily censored country in the western world.
De Tocqueville on our State (PDF, 17 KB)
Mac Nichols, 1 July 2010
It looks grim for Australia, as Henry the last makes the rules, Julia’s the stumbling shepherd and the unions the nipping sheep dogs.
Obama’s Fiscal Fantasyland (PDF, 69 KB)
Richard W. Rahn, 30 June 2010
Only true Keynesians still think we can spend our way to prosperity
Vilfredo Pareto and Price and Market Interventions (PDF, 41 KB)
Ronald Kitching, 30 June 2010
Pareto calculated that for a small, simple society of only 100 persons trading only 700 goods & services, it would require the solution of 70,699 simultaneous equations in order to equate supply & demand in the manner the free market does so easily.
Vandalism vs. Keynesianism (PDF, 39 KB)
Dan Denning, 28 June 2010
Read Dan Denning's latest installment.
A word for our fallen heroes (PDF, 29 KB)
Ron Manners, 23 June 2010
Our thoughts, at this time, are with the families, friends and work colleagues of these Australian mining heroes.
Nobel Laureate Gary Becker says immigrants should pay (external link)
Angela Monaghan, 16 June 2010
Professor Gary Becker, a Nobel prize-winning economist, will argue on Thursday that immigrants should pay for the right to settle in Britain and the United States.
Perhaps Australia needs fiscal consolidation: not fiscal stimulus? (external link)
Steve H. Hanke, 8 June 2010
Ruth Richardson: The Queen of Fiscal Squeezes
BER Cost Denial (PDF, 42 KB)
John Ibbotson, 3 June 2010
Deputy PM Julia Gillard appears to be in denial that a problem even exists.
Freedom and Advertising (PDF, 27 KB)
Ron Manners, 3 June 2010
Something to think about as government spends our money trying to influence us to its way of thinking.
There's a New Culture War & We're Losing It (external link)
Newt Gingrich, 2 June 2010
Despite the overwhelming majority of Americans who believe in free enterprise, the Left’s dominance of the intellectual upper class has enabled the minority to dominate the majority.
Clarke and Dawe ask the million dollar questions (external link)
ABC News, 31 May 2010
The Ant and the Grasshopper (PDF, 33 KB)
Anon., 31 May 2010
This one is a little different.... Two Different Versions.... Two Different Morals
Our Resources Includes Our Land and Our Rain (PDF, 22 KB)
Ron Kitching, 29 May 2010
Profit oriented farmers are like profit oriented miners. They do not produce for use, they produce for profit. Profits they make should be shared by all of us, as they are, after all, farming “our land”, using “our” rain.
Zimbabwe will not expropriate mines – Mugabe (PDF, 22 KB)
Nelson Banya, 28 May 2010
The country's president also said it was refining a controversial local ownership law to enable miners to expand their operations.
Aust Gov Invokes Emergency Powers for Mine Tax (PDF, 15 KB)
John Fraser, 28 May 2010
Canberra invokes "emergency" powers to embark on its own advertising campaign to counter the full page ads mining lobbyists have been running, panning the tax proposal.
Swan granted special waiver to plan advertising blitz against miners on resources super-profits tax (PDF, 131 KB)
Sid Maher, The Australian, 28 May 2010
WAYNE Swan has defended his plan to attack the mining industry over the resources tax using an advertising campaign made possible by a special waiver of the government's own advertising rules.
The Joint Venture Partner from Hell (PDF, 331 KB)
Philip Resources Management Pty Ltd, Melbourne Vic. Aust, 25 May 2010
The Recent and Future Use of Knowledge in Society (PDF, 13 KB)
Ronald Kitching, 23 May 2010
That is a wonderful presentation. This is the reason bureaucracies cannot plan. And the simple reason that the USSR and all other totalitarian and or centralist societies have failed and or are condemned to fail.
Penalised for Success: Perils of Having A Low Voter Base (PDF, 55 KB)
Andrew Pickford, 20 May 2010
Why is it that a state which has a small voting base is penalised for having a successful world class mining industry?
Concern mounting at barriers being erected to “speaking up” in Australia (external link)
Glenn Greenwald, 19 May 2010
WikiLeaks founder has his passport confiscated
Never ever, ever discount governmental stupidity (PDF, 117 KB)
Gartman, 6 May 2010
This is from the Gartman newsletter in the US...written from a US perspective.
Taxing The Heart Out Of Australia (external link)
Viv Forbes, 5 May 2010
The Carbon Sense Coalition today claimed that the Rudd Resource tax was just another in a long line of taxes helping to depopulate rural Australia.
The Rudd Mining Grab (PDF, 49 KB)
The Wall Street Journal, 4 May 2010
A windfall profits tax won't make the economy any 'fairer.'
Cape Lambert cancels plans at WA project as a result of Henry tax (external link)
Michael Bennet, 4 May 2010
Cape Lambert Resources has taken the unprecedented step today of cancelling all planned exploration in Australia as a result of the uncertainty created by the Henry tax review's proposed 'super tax' on the mining industry.
Tax Freedom Day (external link)
The Fraser Institute, 29 April 2010
On Saturday, June 6 Canadians will celebrate Tax Freedom Day. This light-hearted music video points out the many types of taxes Canadians pay and how long they work to pay their total tax bill.
A Political Success Story (external link)
Mercer Report, 15 April 2010
Out and about in the City of Mississauga (Ontario) with Mayor Hazel McCallion. Hurricane Hazel. 88 years young. 31 years as mayor (11 elections). No debt, 700 million in reserves.
ACT Outranks WA Economically (PDF, 13 KB)
Mac Nichols, 14 April 2010
"Canberra is the financial black hole we all do not need."
Future Generations owe their “debt” to Keynesian Economics - Part 1 (external link)
Zygmund Dobbs, 6 April 2010
The Western World now owes their “debt” to John Maynard Keynes—here are two impressions of Lord Keynes
Future Generations owe their “debt” to Keynesian Economics - Part 2 (external link)
Ken Ewert, 6 April 2010
The Western World now owes their “debt” to John Maynard Keynes—here are two impressions of Lord Keynes.
Freedom Factory 2010 - Program (PDF, 122 KB)
Mannkal, 29 March 2010
100 Great Books of Liberty Book Launch (PDF, 296 KB)
Mannkal, 23 March 2010
Invitation to the launch of 100 Great Books of Liberty
When Government Goes Too Far! (external link)
Andrew Napolitano, 22 March 2010
Considering what is happening in politics in Australia today, this is a very powerful short speech by a man who knows what the law is supposed to be all about.
Human Achievement Hour (PDF, 30 KB)
Mannkal Foundation, 17 March 2010
With the Human Achievement Hour, we are highlighting some of the best innovations, discoveries, and improvements humans have made throughout the last year!
Avatar Movie Review - Essential Information That Concerns Your Children (external link)
Ann McElhinney, 11 March 2010
Ann McElhinney, the director of Not Evil Just Wrong and Mine Your Own Business speaks about anti-development bias in James Cameron's blockbuster Avatar and about environmental indoctrination in public education system in US.
The Socialism Test (PDF, 31 KB)
Mannkal Foundation, 11 March 2010
The Simple Analogy that explains it all really!
This War is Illegal! (external link)
Ron Paul, 10 March 2010
A fantastic 6 minute video of Ron Paul debating the Afghanistan war and its legality.
All The President's Economists (external link)
Richard Rahn, 10 March 2010
Change a few names and the following important article then belongs to Australia.
Fixing The Hospitals (PDF, 35 KB)
Ron Kitching, 3 March 2010
A wise administration would privatise all hospitals thereby making management responsive for both adequate service and, through competition, and the market system, to contain all costs everywhere at all times.
Margaret Thatcher At Her Best (external link)
Margaret Thatcher, 3 March 2010
A video of Margaret Thatcher's last House of Commons speech in 1990.
Red tape reduction welcome and urgent (PDF, 47 KB)
Mannkal, 3 March 2010
Red tape is costing Western Australian’s billions of dollars and is threatening the state’s ability to compete with the eastern states, according to a report released today by the Western Australian Government.
Australia's Economic Vandals (PDF, 47 KB)
Ross Greenwood, Alan Jones, 2 March 2010
These two articles look at the lack of economic understanding within the Rudd government, and the effect that this will have on Australia's economic position.
The Pretence of Knowledge (PDF, 24 KB)
Greg Lindsay, Executive Director at the Centre of Independent Studies, 25 February 2010
The ill-conceived and rushed Commonwealth insulation program adds to a very long list of recent government policy failures. At the federal level, Grocery Watch, Petrol Watch, ‘Green’ loans, and Indigenous public housing all come to mind.
Why are Australian Taxpayers Forced To Pay Bribes? (PDF, 67 KB)
Mark Westfield, 22 February 2010
Stephen Conroy recently gave, in Tony Abbot's words, a "bribe" to the three commercial TV networks by relinquishing two years of license fees that cost taxpayers $250 million. Shouldn't we be applauding anytime the government reduces license fees?
“Government Lunacy” award - President Obama Challenges Rudd Government for Title (PDF, 43 KB)
Richard Russell, 22 February 2010
"You read that headline correctly. Unfortunately, the Obama Administration is financing oil exploration off Brazil."
I Am Muzzled (external link)
David Heath, 17 February 2010
A shocking article about censorship in Australia reaching scary levels. What will the "internet filters" proposed by the Rudd government mean for free speech?
Internet Censorship Alert! Alex Jones Exposes Agenda to 'Blacklist' Dissenting Sites (external link)
Alex Jones, 11 February 2010
Alex Jones (infowars.com) explains the severity of government censorship of our internet (more serious than you could imagine).
Australians Are Paying The Highest Prices In The World For Text Messages (PDF, 42 KB)
Richard Webb, 23 January 2010
Australians are paying the highest prices in the world for text messages, industry experts say. And texts cost the mobile networks practically nothing but earn them millions in profit each year.
One For The Geologists (PDF, 92 KB)
Iain Stewart, 19 January 2010
"Mexico's Cave of Crystals stunned geologists when it was first discovered in 2000. The underground chamber contains some of the largest natural crystals ever found - some of the selenite structures have grown to more than 10m long."
Haiti Response Shows the Difference Between the EU and a Superpower (PDF, 37 KB)
Christopher Booker, 16 January 2010
The EU has showed in it's response to the Haiti tragedy that it does not have the strength of a "superpower".
Understanding Terrorism and Jihad (PDF, 48 KB)
Various, 14 January 2010
We welcome the feedback from our “list” as we have not previously covered this topic and wonder if there is a growing interest in such “wake-up calls”?
Lord Monckton Lecture (PDF, 296 KB)
Lance & Shelley Ludgate, 11 January 2010
An invitation to hear the other side of the climate change debate from the scientists and scholars.
Three Strikes Prove Regulator Out of Touch (PDF, 34 KB)
Jennifer Hewett, 24 December 2009
"Andrew Forrest's comprehensive victory in court yesterday makes three spectacular strikes against the corporate regulator [ASIC] in little more than a month."
Government Waste... Again! (PDF, 42 KB)
Chalpat Sonti, 19 November 2009
The much-hyped Federal plan to bring down grocery prices by a FuelWatch-style scheme instead became an exercise in "waste and mismanagement", a Senate inquiry has found.
Moore Hypocrisy and Hype (PDF, 34 KB)
Meegan Cornforth, 18 November 2009
While railing against capitalist ‘brainwashing,’ Moore has the hypocrisy to cheer for socialism in an extremely blinkered fashion, effectively turning his film into an instrument of socialist propaganda.
What Obama Should Say to Iran (PDF, 54 KB)
Debi Ghate, 14 November 2009
Imagine what might happen—the potential benefit to us and to Iran—if instead of declaring that we seek “a relationship with the Islamic Republic of Iran based upon mutual interests and mutual respect,” President Obama had said the following.
Woolies and Coles And Their Critics (PDF, 33 KB)
Ronald Kitching, 11 November 2009
Yet again, intellectuals and bureaucrats who have never ever produced anything are complaining about and investigating Woolworths and Coles dominating the market. It is we very happy consumers who are keeping Woolies and Coles in business.
Science journal admits: science not settled (PDF, 44 KB)
Ronald Kitching, 10 November 2009
In a stunning announcement, fresh research in the journal Science has invalidated all the computer models used by the UN IPCC and relied on by millions.
U.S. Oil and The Enemy Within (PDF, 38 KB)
Ronald Kitching, 10 November 2009
The largest untapped oil reserve in the United States has been estimated at having enough oil to fuel the American economy for the next 2041 years. Why is it not being drilled?
Rudd Acts Like An Angry Ant (PDF, 33 KB)
Ronald Kitching, 9 November 2009
"There are deniers and skeptics in the National and Liberal parties and also in the Family First Party. They are beginning to get a hearing and Rudd resents that fact. Hence his poisonous outburst."
Australia calling: ABC to go global (PDF, 35 KB)
Ari Sharp, 5 November 2009
The ABC is aiming to expand, but what will this cost the taxpayer?
Will Rudd pay the UN $7 billion? (PDF, 56 KB)
Andrew Bolt, 4 November 2009
Next month Kevin Rudd flies to Copenhagen to help seal a United Nations deal to cut the worlds emissions - and to make Australia hand over part of its wealth.
iPod Ban for Christmas Island Detainees (PDF, 34 KB)
Chris Thompson, 27 October 2009
A scheme that let Christmas Island detainees buy iPods with Federal Government money has been scuppered by Australia's immigration department after impoverished locals objected to it.
$50bn in ETS slush fund, says Coalition (PDF, 44 KB)
Samantha Maiden, 26 October 2009
Kevin Rudd is creating a $50billion political slush fund under an emissions trading scheme and must explain how the revenue will be used, the Coalition has warned.
'Last chance' push for extended shopping hours (PDF, 71 KB)
Chalpat Sonti, WAtoday, 30 September 2009
The WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry has launched a new push for extended trading hours.
The Power of Two (PDF, 45 KB)
Richard Rahn, 16 September 2009
The story of a 20 year old college student and a 25 year old investigative journalist who brought down a corrupt tax-payer funded organisation in the U.S.
An address to American Students - The issues associated with race and education (PDF, 63 KB)
Bill Cosby, 16 September 2009
"We have to start holding each other to a higher standard. We can not blame white people any more"
Loneliness of the University Liberal (PDF, 53 KB)
Paul Sheehan, 12 September 2009
Ridicule and hatred are ritualistic hurdles for women rejecting the leftist emphasis of our campuses. "No-one should be ashamed of being a member of a political party in a country like Australia, which is a democracy.."
CCI calls for rethink of how our schools are run, and children taught (PDF, 54 KB)
James Pearson, 11 September 2009
With Western Australia preparing to enter a new era of economic growth and prosperity, the State’s peak organisation representing local business has today released a landmark research paper examining ways to improve the school system.
Bowing To the Global Tax Bullies (PDF, 26 KB)
Richard W. Rahn, 10 September 2009
Do you think the Internal Revenue Service should have the right to share your tax information with foreign governments - even ones run by thugs and those that engage in human rights abuses and/or suppress freedom in their countries?
Why The Peaceful Majority Is Irrelevant (PDF, 36 KB)
Paul E. Marek, 7 September 2009
A man whose family was German aristocracy prior to World War II owned a number of large industries and estates. When asked how many German people were true Nazis, the answer he gave can guide our attitude toward fanaticism.
Inflation, Debt and Saviours (PDF, 35 KB)
Ronald Kitching, 6 September 2009
Eighteen months ago the Rudd government took charge with NO government debt. The alleged onus for the debt is to “stimulate” the economy. Treasurer Swan and PM Rudd say they have “saved” the economy. Some saviours.
Does Australia need $20 million of branding? (PDF, 54 KB)
Leon Gettler, 2 September 2009
Is a new logo for the country really worth $20 million? And do we really need it? Trade minister Simon Crean last week announced the Government planned to build a new brand to help Australia sell itself.
IPN Free Society CD (PDF, 172 KB)
http://www.policynetwork.net/main/index.php, 30 August 2009
The IPN has produced 75 000 CDs with over 100 important texts, such as Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged". These CD's will be distributed to Afghanistan and other countries where access to internet is limited, allowing them access to these important texts.
The Proposed Charter of Rights For Australia (PDF, 92 KB)
Hon John Howard, 28 August 2009
Last night the former PM, Hon John Howard, delivered the Menzies Lecture at UWA. Winthrop Hall was packed, the atmosphere was electric, the crowd enthusiastic & the oration befitting the man & the times. He received 3 spontaneous standing ovations!
Where's Your Plan, Kevin? (PDF, 70 KB)
Chalpat Sonti, 27 August 2009
John Howard has used a speech in Perth to deliver another verbal lashing to Kevin Rudd, accusing the Prime Minister of wasting an ideal opportunity to drive through unpopular measures for Australia's greater good.
NSW is Criminalising Workers (PDF, 23 KB)
Ken Phillips, 25 August 2009
It's a scary thought that you could be found criminally liable for situations over which you have no control and then not have the benefit of the rights of a criminal trial!
Carbon Offset Scheme Forces Cement Plant to Close (PDF, 39 KB)
Philip Hopkins, 21 August 2009
The Rudd Government's carbon pollution reduction scheme (CPRS) has led to the mothballing of a Queensland cement works and threatens to stymie new investment in the most modern plants.
The Optimum Size of Government (PDF, 21 KB)
Institute of Market Economics, 1 August 2009
A video by the IME that finds that the government sectors in developed countries are too large relative to their private sectors if they want to maximize economic growth.
John Roskam discusses Freedom Fest (PDF, 23 KB)
Mannkal, 27 July 2009
John Roskam from the IPA discusses his recent attendance at the US Freedom Fest on ABC Radio National with Michael Duffy & Paul Comrie-Thomson.
Memristor Minds: The Future of Artificial Intelligence (PDF, 66 KB)
Justin Mullins, 8 July 2009
"For 50 years, electronics engineers had been building networks of dozens of transistors - the building blocks of memory chips - to store single bits of information without knowing it was memristance they were attempting to simulate"
Philanthropy Under Continued Attack (PDF, 13 KB)
Mannkal, 4 June 2009
Private philanthropy in Australia has virtually come to a halt, awaiting clear guidelines from Canberra.
P J O'Rourke - A Plaque for the Taxpayer (external link)
PJ O'Rourke, 28 May 2009
Watch P J O'Rourke deliver the 2009 John Bonython Lecture in Sydney. A laugh a minute.
Over-ruled (PDF, 45 KB)
Mannkal and IPA, 25 May 2009
Mannkal and the IPA are pleased to invite you to the launch of a major new report entitled, "Over-ruled". The report explores how excessive regulation, unnecessary complexity and the high costs of red tape are holding back Western Australia.
Don’t Leave Us with the Bill: The Case Against an Australian Bill of Rights (PDF, 296 KB)
The Menzies Research Centre, 25 May 2009
The Directors of the Menzies Research Centre invite you to the launch by Hon Christian Porter MLA of Don’t Leave Us with the Bill: The Case Against an Australian Bill of Rights on Wednesday, 27 May 2009.
A Maggie Thatcher needed for mess (PDF, 28 KB)
Paul Kerin, 11 May 2009
THE Rudd Government's early complacency, which soon morphed into panic, and its ongoing pandering to vested interests will destroy voters' faith in its economic management credentials.
The Touch Table (PDF, 62 KB)
Mannkal, 6 May 2009
Take a look at this short video from PBS which shows part of an episode of Wired Science. This segment looks at a touch table. “What is a touch table?” you ask. One observer described it as Google-Earth on steroids!
Playboy Interview: Ayn Rand (PDF, 146 KB)
Playboy, 1 May 2009
Playboy's website now includes this excellent interview with Ayn Rand. This must-read interview covers a wide variety of topics, including guilt, motherhood, religion, morality, sex, hedonism, and much more.
Refugee Handout (PDF, 12 KB)
Stuart Verman, 1 May 2009
It is interesting that the Federal Government provides a Single Refugee with a monthly allowance of $1,890.00 and the possibility to receive an additional $580.00 in Social Assistance.
Don't Turn America into another France (PDF, 46 KB)
Center for Freedom and Prosperity, 30 April 2009
In a new Center for Freedom and Prosperity video, co-produced with Reason TV, Veronique de Rugy of the Mercatus Center (and Board member of the Center) explains why the United States should not mimic the welfare state policies of her home country.
Freedom Factory (PDF, 120 KB)
Mannkal, 30 April 2009
Freedom Factory is Mannkal premier event for 2009. It will run as a half day conference (including lunch and dinner) on July 13 2009. Contact us to register your interest!
A Reply to Robert Manne (PDF, 25 KB)
Dr Steven Kates, 30 April 2009
The Prime Minister has no skills as an entrepreneur. None. He has no personal judgement about what will create value and what will not.
Saint Kevin the Humane (external link)
Paul Atroshenko, 22 April 2009
Most Australians would probably agree that our Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, is some kind of saint. He has declared that his policy towards 'illegal' asylum seekers is "tough but humane".
The Year Ahead (PDF, 248 KB)
Mannkal, 2 April 2009
Mannkal hosted its annual cocktail party in March. Here we have put together a summary of the presentations from the night. Enjoy!
With 'Atlas Shrugged,' Hollywood May Have Its First Anti-bailout Movie (PDF, 41 KB)
Steven Zeitchik, 1 April 2009
"After decades in development hell, Ayn Rand’s capitalism-minded “Atlas Shrugged” is taking new steps toward the big screen — with one of the film world’s most prominent money men potentially at its center."
The Europeanization Of America (PDF, 65 KB)
Mark Steyn, 31 March 2009
"For America to follow the EU down the same social path would have huge strategic implications for everyone else, not least Europe."
A Rookie President (PDF, 38 KB)
Thomas Sowell, 31 March 2009
"We now have a rookie President of the United States and, in the dangerous world we live in, with terrorist nations going nuclear, just one rookie mistake can bring disaster down on this generation and generations yet to come"
Withdraw from Afghanistan Now! (PDF, 35 KB)
Ron Kitching, 27 March 2009
"The only threat that the Taliban pose to Australians, is to those who are there interfering with their internal affairs."
PM Rudd and China – a Background to the Issue (PDF, 68 KB)
Salt Shakers, 27 March 2009
With governments in Australia and the USA borrowing huge amounts of money to bail out companies and banks as well as giving away money through ‘stimulus packages’, questions need to be asked about the direction our nation is going in.
Is Tyranny Being Hatched in Canberra? (PDF, 34 KB)
Ron Kitching, 23 March 2009
"The question is, why is the Federal Government spending taxpayers’ money monitoring peoples’ web sites?"
Lunch with PJ O'Rourke (PDF, 584 KB)
Centre for Independent Studies, 23 March 2009
Join the CIS for an afternoon of irreverent erudition and witty commentary with wise-cracking political journalist PJ O'Rourke. With razor-sharp commentary and wit that are his trade-marks, O'Rourke will ponder the big issues of 2009!
545 People (PDF, 37 KB)
Charlie Rees, 21 March 2009
An article about the US Legislature and the power it wields. Similarities between the US and the Australian system can be seen.
Politicians Kill off Aussie Troops (PDF, 32 KB)
Ron Kitching, 18 March 2009
"Why is it that these absolutely dumb politicians have no consideration whatsoever for our defence forces, turning them into offensive forces in every stink hole on the planet."
Assault on Free Speech (PDF, 34 KB)
Heritage Foundation, 16 March 2009
"In other words, Durbin wants to bring the wonders of government enforced affirmative action to our nation’s airwaves."
Power Stupefies (PDF, 37 KB)
Ronald Kitching, 16 March 2009
"It is amazing that the Australian government continues to spend taxpayers funds on every stink hole on the planet."
Fined For Illegal Clearing; Family Now Feel Vindicated (PDF, 48 KB)
Richard Baker and Nick McKenzie, 12 February 2009
A family who were fined for clearing trees to make a firebreak around their house in 2004 now feel vindicated as their house is one of the few in Reedy Creek still standing.
The Blog of Kevin Rudd R Less (PDF, 46 KB)
Andrew Bolt and mksviews, 11 February 2009
This is a blog you need to check out! It is a weekly blog that follows K-Rudd’s political life.
NZ concerned as PM Rudd “paraphrases the philosophies of Marx and Mao” (PDF, 60 KB)
The New Zealand Centre for Political Research, 8 February 2009
“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery” – Winston Churchill.
Revolt brews in counties (PDF, 22 KB)
Loretta Kalb and Robert Lewis, 5 February 2009
Counties in California say they've had enough - and they aren't going to take it anymore. In what amounts to a Boston Tea Party-style revolt against the State Capitol, they're threatening to withhold money.
Interventionism – Government Inspired Destruction Galore (PDF, 13 KB)
Ronald Kitching, 4 February 2009
In their abysmal ignorance of monetary theory, Rudd and his cohorts, including the Opposition are now giving us more of the same which caused the bubble in the first place.
IPA MEdia Release (PDF, 50 KB)
IPA, 4 February 2009
Rudd blames Intitute of Public Affairs for neo-liberalism.
Govt overhaul removes RMA 'handbrake' (PDF, 20 KB)
The New Zealand Herald, 3 February 2009
The new pro-business, NZ Government removes handbrake on progress.
Perth — Australia's Gateway to Asia & Europe? (PDF, 16 KB)
Ron Manners, 3 February 2009
Perth, Western Australia will have its fourth ($10 million) referendum on daylight savings (clock-changing) in 33 years on 16 May 2009. What do you think?
'Atlas Shrugged': From Fiction to Fact in 52 Years (PDF, 41 KB)
Stephen Moore, 2 February 2009
This article provides an insight into the kind of world we are headed towards and need to work very hard to avoid.
Ayn Rand at 100: When Will Businessmen Learn Her Lessons About Politicians? (PDF, 61 KB)
Edward Hudgins and Fred Smith, 2 February 2009
To mark Ayn Rand's brithday check out this article by the executive director of The Objectivist Center and the president and founder of the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
The Presidential Election and Obama's "Mandate" (PDF, 115 KB)
Joseph Olson, 30 January 2009
Check out the map which shows who voted for the Democrats and who voted for the Republicans and try and work out how Obama won.
Stockpiles could stave off economic woes (PDF, 24 KB)
Robin Bromby, 29 January 2009
THERE is one way for the taxpayers to help the miners – and get their money back in spades (unlike helping the property developers and car dealers).
We Need a Leader Who Knows How the Economy Works (PDF, 18 KB)
Ray Evans, President, H.R. Nicholls Society, 24 January 2009
How much misery will Australians have to endure before a political leader emerges who knows how the real economy works, and what has to be done to get it working again?
What happened to the Great (Western) Australian Dream? (PDF, 19 KB)
Bob Day, 17 January 2009
For more than 50 years housing in (Western) Australia was plentiful and affordable to more than three quarters of the population. Virtually overnight however, things changed dramatically.
“Back to Coombs or Forward” by Peter Howson (PDF, 16 KB)
Ronald Kitching, 7 January 2009
Coombs and the far left of Australian politics, ably assisted by an ignorant, arrogant and mindless media, wrecked the assimilation of the aboriginals into the Australian society.
Pro-Hamas Demonstration: US today, Australia tomorrow? (PDF, 23 KB)
A courageous uploader at YouTube, 30 December 2008
Such love, such tolerance from the Religion of Peace. And isn’t it nice that we have such bravos even in sunny Fort Lauderdale? Of course this got no media coverage anywhere.
Economics & Mathematics (PDF, 20 KB)
Dr Albert A Bartlett, 23 December 2008
The Most IMPORTANT Video You'll Ever See
The Economic Security Strategy is a Lie (PDF, 14 KB)
Justin Jefferson, 15 December 2008
The holiday resorts of Fiji and drug dealers of Kings Cross are reportedly very happy with Kevin Rudd and his stimulus package.
Cicero and Justice (PDF, 14 KB)
Ronald Kitching, 10 December 2008
Political protesters may soon suffer a similar fate to that of Cicero as the anti-industrial environmental movement flexes its poisonous influence.
Liberty and Society Conference (PDF, 49 KB)
CIS, 10 December 2008
The first Liberty & Society conference for 2009 will be held on May 1 - 3, 2009 in Sydney.
Tax Havens: Myths vs. Facts (PDF, 23 KB)
Centre for Freedom & Prosperity Foundation, 10 December 2008
With the release of the final installment, our three-part video series on tax havens is complete.
More Economic Suicide From Labor (PDF, 16 KB)
Ronald Kitching, 9 December 2008
It is appalling to see that Toorale Station, near Bourke in NSW, after 150 years as a working farm has been bought by the government to convert it to a 91,383 acre National Park.
Letter on Opposition Policies (PDF, 15 KB)
Des Moore, 8 December 2008
Is it too much to expect the principal Opposition political party to contemplate the possibility of either changing its mind or stating that the way the government proposes to implement the policies is totally unacceptable?
Nuclear Power and the World (PDF, 17 KB)
Ronald Kitching, 29 November 2008
In Australia, there are two phrases which are considered to be vulgar & are not used by any of Australia’s Leaders on either side of the House. They are Nuclear Power and A New Dam. But see how the rest of the world is embracing nuclear power!
Action Not Words Required (PDF, 16 KB)
Ronald Kitching, 28 November 2008
A new Ford motor plant has been built in Camacari near Salvador in Brazil. It is one of the most modern and most productive motor plants in the world.
Entrepreneurs and Profit and Loss (PDF, 14 KB)
Ronald Kitching, 27 November 2008
A simply explanation of how entrepreneurs and the profit and loss system rely on one another to determine success and failure.
Ford Car Plant in Brazil (PDF, 21 KB)
Bryce G. Hoffman, 26 November 2008
One look at this and you will instantly be able to tell what is wrong with the manufacturing plants of the US car makers and why there will probably never be another one built in the US.
Workers and the Mafia (PDF, 16 KB)
Ron Kitching, 25 November 2008
Genuine workers do not need a mafia of minders, called union organisers, which penalise workers for their “loving care”. (Imagine being loved by Fuhrer Burrow).
Action and Results Drive John Key More than Rhetoric (PDF, 20 KB)
Audrey Young, 24 November 2008
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd have more than just blue and red parties in contrast. It is their style too.
The ABC's partisan preferences are not limited to Australian politics (PDF, 42 KB)
John Styles, 23 November 2008
Media Bias in Australia
UWA's Proposed Underwood Avenue Development (PDF, 19 KB)
Jock Clough, 10 November 2008
Protect Your Property - Oppose Regulation without Compensation
Obama and the Germ Theory of Disease (PDF, 25 KB)
Justin Jefferson, 8 November 2008
Watching modern mainstream discussion of the ill-effects arising from government’s re-distributionist policies is like watching a group of people who do not understand the germ theory of disease, discussing disease.
Health Alert: The Same Quality at One-Tenth the Cost (PDF, 20 KB)
John Goodman, 4 November 2008
There is a country with institutions that produce health care quality as good or better than what the US have, at a fraction of the cost! How & why does this happen & what institutions keep similar innovations from occurring in the US?
Antony Fisher - Champion of Liberty (PDF, 93 KB)
Gerald Frost, 1 November 2008
Read about the significant influence one man can have. This is the story about Sir Antony Fisher who demonstrated very clearly that ideas have consequences!
Improving Oil Security (PDF, 48 KB)
The Carbon Sense Coalition, 31 October 2008
A Submission from The CSC in response to the call by the Queensland State Government for comments on: “Towards Oil Resilience” a paper produced by the Environmental Protection Agency.
NSW Greens' Anti-Christian Campaign (PDF, 11 KB)
Michael Darby, 26 October 2008
On Monday 27 October at Parliament House Sydney the NSW Greens will conduct a public forum "Taking religion out of politics."
The Centre for Freedom & Prosperity Foundation Videos (PDF, 15 KB)
The Centre for Freedom & Prosperity Foundation, 25 October 2008
The Centre for Freedom & Prosperity Foundation has released a number of videos in a project that has been remarkably successful in bringing the free-market message to a new audience.
Cancellation of Mannkal’s December 5 2008 Lunch (PDF, 30 KB)
Mannkal, 23 October 2008
Mannkal regrets to advice that PJ O’Rourke must postpone his planned visit to Australia in December. PJ has been diagnosed with cancer & is currently undergoing treatment. We anticipate that the event will be rescheduled sometime during next year,
The Moral Case for Tax Havens (PDF, 21 KB)
Centre for Freedom & Prosperity Foundation, 22 October 2008
The Centre for Freedom & Prosperity Foundation released it's 2nd installment of a 3-part mini-documentary series on the beneficial impact of low-tax jurisdictions. The new video explores the many ethical reasons to support these pro-market regimes.
How the West is Being Lost (PDF, 16 KB)
Christopher Pearson, 11 October 2008
The best explanation for Brian Burke's career as a lobbyist is that he was almost the only person who could get Labor ministers and bureaucrats in Perth to make decisions. In retrospect, his term as WA premier can be seen as a perfect apprenticeship.
John Greenwood on Bloomberg on 10 October 2008 (PDF, 19 KB)
Clip Syndicate Video, 10 October 2008
See the two clips for parts of an interview with John Greenwood from Invesco Asset Management as he gives his perspective about the current financial situation.
Blainey wins mining honours (PDF, 19 KB)
Charlotte Dudley, 6 October 2008
HISTORIAN and author Geoffrey Blainey was one of five individuals inducted into the Australian Prospectors & Miners Hall of Fame on Friday.
Plunder from Regions (PDF, 10 KB)
Mac Nichols, 6 October 2008
A letter to the editor style article looking at the disadvantages of mining royalties.
Are They Crooks or Fools (PDF, 500 KB)
John Whiting, 6 October 2008
This book lays bare much of the nonsense that goes by the name of philosophy, politics and economics – subjects that have come to dominate the lives of people everywhere.
Libertarianism in Australia's “New Enlightenment” (PDF, 205 KB)
William J. Stacey, 1 October 2008
This paper looks at libertarian ideas and the means by which people, who were at least initially novices in political activity, have over a long period of time promoted their vision of the good society, with at least some degree of success.
US Drillers Set for $1bn Award (PDF, 14 KB)
Sheila McNulty, 26 August 2008
A US federal appeals court ruled on Monday that 11 oil and gas companies should receive more than $1bn awarded to them in 2006 after the government effectively changed the terms of leases to drill off the California coast.
The Postmodern Assault on Reason (PDF, 48 KB)
Roger Donway, 25 August 2008
The New Individualist interviews philosopher Stephen Hicks about his many publications, his work as a college lecturer and also about setting up the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship.
A History of Libertarianism (PDF, 19 KB)
George C. Leef, 11 August 2008
A book review of "Radicals for Capitalism: A Freewheeling History of the Modern American Libertarian Movement" by Brian Doherty.
Politicians Talk in Trillions (PDF, 17 KB)
Boortz.com, 9 July 2008
It’s easy to say a “trillion” but difficult to imagine how much it is. If you earned $60 per hour working 8 hours per day, 7 days per week, it would take 5.7 million years to earn one trillion dollars.
Thickheadedness on African Debt (PDF, 27 KB)
Franklin Cudjoe, 8 July 2008
Instead of promoting debt relief year after year, the time has come to pursue more sensible, sustainable solutions.
Austrian economics takes another step forward in Australia (PDF, 32 KB)
Julie Novak, The Political Economist, 5 July 2008
Julie voices her support of the Austrian Economics course at the University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, Western Australia which is funded by Mannkal.
The Regiments of Left and Right Now March to Market (PDF, 22 KB)
Ken Phillips, 29 May 2008
The old left-right battle is now no longer primary to understanding the fundamentals of Australian politics.
The Housing Affordability Crisis - Market Failure, Policy Failure or Moral Failure? (PDF, 28 KB)
Dr Peter Brandson, 1 February 2008
Affordable housing has become a major political issue. There are five major contributors to this problem and a few possible solutions.
Atlas Shrugs Again (PDF, 53 KB)
Marc E. Babej and Tim Pollak, 28 September 2007
A quarter century after her death, and half a century after the publication of Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand is back.
Learning from History (PDF, 10 KB)
John Hyde, 11 October 2006
Learning from History Throughout history, not least that of the last century which saw the rise and fall of Socialism and Fascism, bad ideas have resulted .....
Vision & Values Concise: The Sound of Freedom (PDF, 25 KB)
By Lawrence W. Reed '75, 18 October 2005
This year, the nation of Austria celebrates the 60th anniversary of its liberation from Nazi occupation. With the Allied victory in May 1945, the German .....
Libertarian Party endorses President Bush (PDF, 23 KB)
John Hospers, 2 November 2004
As a way of getting acquainted, let me just say that I was the first presidential candidate for the Libertarian Party back in l972, and was the author of the first full-length book, Libertarianism, describing libertarianism in detail....
A New Indigenous Policy Could End the New Racism (PDF, 16 KB)
By Andrew Bolt, 20 February 2004
The Redfern riots have given John Howard the perfect chance to end our New Racism. If he's reluctant, he should look across the Tasman.
What's Wrong with How We Teach Economics (PDF, 49 KB)
Brandon Crocker, 1 May 2003
In most major universities economics has never really been taught as well as it should have been.
University Economics verses Austrian Economics (PDF, 66 KB)
Arthur Foulkes, 1 February 2003
This article looks at how universities define economics as opposed to the notion of Austrian economics.
The Map that Predicted the Terrorists Attacks (PDF, 237 KB)
Mark Skousen, President of FEE, 1 November 2002
Take a close look at the chart and map in this article. They reveal a story that will forever change the way you view the world, especially after September 11, 2001, and how YOU can help fight the war against terrorism.
One on One Interview: Lawrence Reed, Mackinac Center for Public Policy (PDF, 21 KB)
By Lawrence Reed, 1 April 2002
Lawrence Reed has been president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy (Michigan) since it began in late 1987. It has grown to be the .....
Address to New Generation Gold 2001 Conference (PDF, 17 KB)
D.R. Kennedy, 26 November 2001
Text of dinner address by D.R. Kennedy to delegates of New Generation Gold 2001 conference at Burswood Convention Centre on 26/11/2001.
Max Newton on Australian Style Fascism (PDF, 21 KB)
Ronald Kitching, 26 March 2001
At the beginning of the twentieth Century Australia had the world's highest living standards. It was at that time, probably the freest nation on earth, .....
In Defence of Gaming (PDF, 32 KB)
Rev Dr John K. Williams, 25 March 2001
I like to believe that I am a 'caring and socially concerned' clergy person. I am, however, anything but convinced by the proposals and arguments vigorously promoted by such opponents and critics of gaming as various church bodies, etc.
Roads Without the State (PDF, 44 KB)
Peter Samuel, 24 March 2001
A look at alternative ways that roads can be provided without being funded by the State.
Forget past, Mr Bropho (PDF, 20 KB)
Dennis Newland, 15 June 1999
No matter what religion or spiritual background we come from, we cannot live consumed by the compounding grief of each generation.