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Dry Profile: John Hyde
“…lags are long and another generation’s fortunes turn upon what we do now.” As Bert Kelly was nearing the end of his parliamentary career, a young, one-armed farmer from Western Australia joined him on the backbenches. John


Pulling The Plug On Net Zero: Embracing Energy Realism and Energy Humanism
Last Monday, American energy expert Robert Bryce shared his perspective on the world’s energy transition and net zero goals. Mr. Bryce argued that current energy policies are economically damaging, globally ineffective, and rooted in unrealistic


Inspiring the Dries: Bert Kelly
The Modest Member In a previous article in this series, I recalled the simple argument that the dries made and highlighted that it had a long history in Australian politics: “Markets are rarely perfect,” John Hyde later


When the dries came together
The Liberal counter-establishment Australians are taught in school all about the dismissal of the Whitlam government on 11 November 1975, but they miss out on learning about how a group of backbenchers known as the


Trying old ideas (again)
“Markets are rarely perfect, but neither are government interventions.” Just because an idea is old, tried, proven, and true, it does not mean that it will take hold. The time must be right for it


How long can we cruise?
Australia is like a cyclist who has stopped peddling. We have been travelling for some time, not under our own steam, but with the momentum of the past and the good fortunes of the road


Professor Geoffrey Blainey Attends Mannkal’s Future Leaders
Mannkal was recently the host of noted Australian ‘living legend’ Professor Geoffrey Blainey AC, FAHA, FASSA. Below is a series of videos of the event in which Professor Blainey was the keynote address as well


Chris Berg on Australia’s Classical Liberal Tradition to Techno-Optimism
Growing up I learned to optimise every resource, which instilled in me a fascination with institutional efficiency. At the CIS Liberty and Society Conference, Chris Berg’s session “Australia’s Classical Liberal Tradition to Techno-Optimism” wove together