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The Looking Forward Podcast

The IPA's Looking Forward Podcast - A weekly podcast of debate and discussion about politics and ideas hosted by Scott Hargreaves, Editor of the IPA Review and Chris Berg of RMIT University and Fellow... Read more

Ranked #1

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The Looking Forward Podcast Christmas Special – The IPA’s Great Books for The Summer Break Part 2

The Looking Forward Podcast Christmas Special – The IPA’s Great Books for The Summer Break Part 2

This week continues The Looking Forward Podcast’s Christmas Special! IPA staff discuss their favourite books of the year... Read more

18 Dec 2019

1hr 28mins

Ranked #2

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Christmas Special - The IPA’s Great Books For The Summer Break Part 1

Christmas Special - The IPA’s Great Books For The Summer Break Part 1

It’s The Looking Forward Podcast’s Christmas special! For the next two weeks IPA staff will be sharing their must-read b... Read more

11 Dec 2019

1hr 11mins

Ranked #3

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Ep 49: Freedoms Lost As Unelected Bureaucrats Unleashed

Ep 49: Freedoms Lost As Unelected Bureaucrats Unleashed

This week the panel tackles the latest victories for unelected bureaucrats, as Bridget McKenzie takes a hit for the sin ... Read more

5 Feb 2020

1hr 9mins

Ranked #4

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Ep 20: The State of our Origins: Would Another ATSIC Solve Anything?

Ep 20: The State of our Origins: Would Another ATSIC Solve Anything?

Indigenous Recognition is back in the news – what will this look like and what does it have to do with the national anth... Read more

5 Jun 2019

59mins

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Special Episode: Dr Peter Ridd

Special Episode: Dr Peter Ridd

Dr Peter Ridd joins The Looking Forward Podcast to discuss his legal case with James Cook University, the science of the... Read more

20 Jun 2019

52mins

Ranked #6

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Ep 51: What Drove Holden Away?

Ep 51: What Drove Holden Away?

What does the demise of Holden say about tariff protection and perennial dreams of a domestic manufacturing base? (1:53-... Read more

19 Feb 2020

1hr 14mins

Ranked #7

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Ep 21: What Can The State Keep Secret From The Public?

Ep 21: What Can The State Keep Secret From The Public?

What have the raids on journalists told us about the state of free speech in Australia, and when are state secrets worth... Read more

12 Jun 2019

1hr 9mins

Ranked #8

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Ep 24: What Will Freedom Look Like In 2050?

Ep 24: What Will Freedom Look Like In 2050?

It's the first live episode of Looking Forward! Recorded at the Australian Libertarian Society's Friedman Conference las... Read more

3 Jul 2019

54mins

Ranked #9

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Ep 23: Should GoFundMe Repent?

Ep 23: Should GoFundMe Repent?

What is the fallout of GoFundMe's decision to remove Israel Folau's fundraising campaign from its website? (1:33 - 29:04... Read more

26 Jun 2019

1hr 8mins

Ranked #10

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Ep 22: Will Facebook's Libra Kill Off Central Banking?

Ep 22: Will Facebook's Libra Kill Off Central Banking?

What do the Hong Kong protests mean, and why are they so important? (2:17-18:25) Facebook releases Libra - how much of a... Read more

19 Jun 2019

1hr 1min

Ranked #11

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Ep 58: Government Models Can't Guide Us Back

Ep 58: Government Models Can't Guide Us Back

The government has revealed the very simple model driving their public policy response to COVID-19. With focus placed on... Read more

8 Apr 2020

1hr 11mins

Ranked #12

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Ep 55: The Patient Needs to Survive the Cure

Ep 55: The Patient Needs to Survive the Cure

The coronavirus pandemic has turned the world upside down. Whilst governments all around the world scramble for solution... Read more

18 Mar 2020

1hr 12mins

Ranked #13

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Ep 54: The Cracks in Our Ivory Towers

Ep 54: The Cracks in Our Ivory Towers

It’s the Looking Forward Podcast’s first special episode of 2020! This week our focus is on what’s wrong with our Univer... Read more

11 Mar 2020

55mins

Ranked #14

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Ep 46: Are We Haunted By Turnbull's Ghost?

Ep 46: Are We Haunted By Turnbull's Ghost?

Why did Pauline Hanson sink the bill to crack down on unions, and what good would it have done? (1:48-15:29) Ten years o... Read more

4 Dec 2019

1hr 6mins

Ranked #15

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Ep 45: Westpac: Woke Capitalism and the Compliance State

Ep 45: Westpac: Woke Capitalism and the Compliance State

The Federal Attorney General has proposed we treat social media companies as publishers. Will this punish Silicon Valley... Read more

27 Nov 2019

1hr 5mins

Ranked #16

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Ep 43: Is Tony Abbott Our Biggest National Security Threat?

Ep 43: Is Tony Abbott Our Biggest National Security Threat?

What on earth is the Government up to with its Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme and how did Tony Abbott become Aust... Read more

13 Nov 2019

1hr 4mins

Ranked #17

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Ep 42: Fall Of The Berlin Wall - 30 Years On

Ep 42: Fall Of The Berlin Wall - 30 Years On

What led to the remarkable fall of the Berlin Wall nearly thirty years ago and the collapse of the Soviet Union just two... Read more

6 Nov 2019

1hr 17mins

Ranked #18

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Ep 35: Woke Museums And The Parisian Nonsense Machine

Ep 35: Woke Museums And The Parisian Nonsense Machine

Following the ACCC’s digital platforms inquiry, Facebook amongst others has argued its recommendations make targeted adv... Read more

18 Sep 2019

1hr 5mins

Ranked #19

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Ep 33: Who Let The Lunatics Run The Asylum?

Ep 33: Who Let The Lunatics Run The Asylum?

Last Thursday Attorney General, Christian Porter released a draft package for Religious Discrimination Bills. Can anti-d... Read more

4 Sep 2019

56mins

Ranked #20

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Ep 32: Has Disney Won The Trade War?

Ep 32: Has Disney Won The Trade War?

The G7 summit last week saw new tariffs but also an outbreak in niceness. Are Trump’s tariffs part of some grand master ... Read more

28 Aug 2019

1hr 3mins

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