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05/06/2026

The pollies do it, so why can't we? The right to abstain, that is. David Leyonhjelm, former senator for the Liberal Democrats lays out the case to let voting be voluntary:

In this year’s Victorian state election, next year’s NSW state election, and the federal election in 2028, plenty of voters will find the whole process a serious inconvenience.

02/06/2026

Our resident historian Gerardine Hoogland gives us a lesson on The Poisoned Chalice: What Macbeth Teaches Us About Power - a leader who doesn't question themselves is a danger to all

Many of us are fatigued by the heaviness of world affairs today.

29/05/2026

Is it time for a broad anti-Labor coalition? David Leyonhjelm, former senator for the Liberal Democrats argues the case for deep think about preferences first before making any alliances: https://www.libertyitch.com/p/one-nation-and-coalitions

Many people on the anti-Labor side of politics believe the only way to remove Labor from government is for the Liberal Party and Nationals to work with One Nation.

27/05/2026

Peter Angelico writes: Australia Is the Luckiest Country in the World - and in Danger of Becoming the Dumbest. "We increasingly behave like a quarry with a housing market attached."

Australia can be the luckiest country in the world and the dumbest country at the same time.

25/05/2026

Parents are eager to avoid the education-industrial complex with homeschooling, Sen. Bob Day says, so they can "cultivate independent minds equipped to thrive in a free society" https://open.substack.com/pub/libertyitch/p/homeschooling-in-australia?r=bfs3x&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

Homeschooling, or home education, is experiencing explosive growth across Australia.

21/05/2026

Imagine the better off you got, the more thieves robbed you. It's a real thing: it's called tax bracket creep. Bureaucrats know about it and they don't care because it fills government coffers, Steve Holland writes: https://www.libertyitch.com/p/bracket-creep-the-stealth-annual

For decades, bracket creep has been a stealth tax that the government hopes we won’t notice.

20/05/2026

Law-making belongs to the legislature David Leyonhjelm, former senator for the Liberal Democrats says, not judges who think they know better. They base decisions on what they think should happen, rather than what the law provides: https://www.libertyitch.com/p/judges-who-think-they-know-better

The doctrine of separation of powers is central to Australia’s constitutional system.

18/05/2026

Australia has its migration priorities all wrong and it's costing us all dearly, Peter Angelico writes - it's not an opportunity shortage, it's a gumption shortage

Skilled Manufacturers Wait in Limbo While Bureaucracy Rolls Out the Red Carpet Elsewhere

14/05/2026

Gen Z aren't all pink haired know it alls giving socialism. (Clock it!) They may be misinformed - but with a bit of guidance, their future could be brighter... as a libertarian future. The Kids Might Be Alright:

I was recently invited to a University careers expo to talk about my brilliant career; a career that looks better on paper than it does in real life.

13/05/2026

If this page takes ages to load, blame the government. New writer Nicola Wright dissects the NBN: Never Been Necessary

Every now and then an act of government incompetence and waste is so egregious that it’s enough to wake the beast within.

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