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Cian Hussey

Supporting the Dries: The Think Tanks

They carry briefs for the general interest against the specific and for freedom against collectivism In the previous post, we explored how the German economist Wolfgang Kasper helped to put together the Crossroads Group and to

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Cian Hussey

Broader Dries: Wolfgang Kasper

“Only ignorant journalists and Keynesian pseudo-economists call these episodes ‘miracles’.” When Wolfgang Kasper arrived in Australia in 1973, it was only meant to be a short academic visit. He had come via Malaysia where he

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Cian Hussey

Broader Dries: John Stone

“Have Australians, today, the ‘will to do great things together again’?” The previous three articles in this series have profiled the three founding members of the dries, John Hyde, Peter Shack, and Jim Carlton. Once the three got together and

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Zoe Evans

The Future of Freedom: What I Learnt in London

After flying half-way around the world, I arrived in London for the Future Thought Leader’s Programme, a two-week conference run by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA). I was both filled with trepidation and thrilled

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Atilla Ozer

Reflections from AIER & Great Connections

Being fortunate to travel and attend conferences in Charlottesville and Chicago has strengthened my ways of thinking and built up my confidence more. Immersed in rigorous discussion by day and night, while mixing in with

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Declan Blaine

Reflections from Freedom Week

I was privileged to attend Freedom Week 2025 at Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge, made possible through the Mannkal Economic Education Foundation. Over five days, I was immersed in a program that brought together

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Cian Hussey

Dry Profile: Jim Carlton

‘What did you do for Australia this week?’ When Jim Carlton was a newly minted member of parliament, he used to chat to his colleague Kevin Cairns (the Liberal member for Lilley between 1963-1972 and

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