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The 11th John Howard Lecture

Delivered by the rt hon boris johnson

13 December 2023 | Sydney


 
 

LATEST research

Latest Research
MRC Report: Leap into the Dark
MRC Report: Leap into the Dark

A Menzies Research Centre report on the Cost of Australia’s Energy Plan and the Risk of Failure.

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Preserving our intergenerational inheritance
Preserving our intergenerational inheritance

Australia owes its young people an intergenerational inheritance of both a clean environment and cheap energy. One without the other will degrade our societal fabric. By Freya Leach.

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Latest News

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An engineer's view on nuclear power
An engineer's view on nuclear power

Veteran engineers tend to agree that electricity systems run on 80 or 100 per cent renewable energy would be very expensive, insecure and heavily weather-dependent. A net-zero goal requires all options, including nuclear energy. By Geoff Bongers and Stephen Wilson.

Meth crisis fuelling police burnout rates
Meth crisis fuelling police burnout rates

The meth crisis in Western Australia has increased the dangers of frontline policing and exacerbated attrition rates. By Kevin McDonald.

Generation Unwell
Generation Unwell

Despite growing up in unprecedented affluence, young people are afflicted by a debilitating sense of despair. That's because an entire generation has been inadvertently robbed of agency by a culture that discourages personal responsibility. By Nick Cater.

right to disconnect

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Disconnected from reality
Disconnected from reality

The broadness of the new Right to Disconnect law is likely to open the floodgates of applications to the Fair Work Commission. By James Mathias.

media regulation

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Media Regulation: An MRC Research Snapshot
Media Regulation: An MRC Research Snapshot

A 2021 report generated during the height of a global pandemic pointing to misinformation and disinformation concerns does not justify current proposals to grant Australia’s media regulator excessive powers. By James Mathias.

liberal values

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What Australians can learn from ARC
What Australians can learn from ARC

At a time where the prevailing cultural narrative is one of decline, it is important that we develop a positive story and hopeful vision for the future rooted in human flourishing and prosperity. By Freya Leach.

CENTRE FOR YOUTH POLICY

By young people, for young people.

OUR PRIORITIES:

Establishing a Youth Action Group comprised of young leaders from each state. The group meets monthly to discuss policy ideas and is often joined by a prominent guest

Conducting polling on young people to understand the concerns of young people and how we can use Liberal values to address them

Developing policy on priority issues for young Australians

Building a media presence of young people willing to advocate for liberalism

 
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nuclear energy

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Embracing a coal-to-nuclear transformation
Embracing a coal-to-nuclear transformation

Australians with high energy-IQ know intuitively that swapping retired coal plants for nuclear makes sense because they’re like-for-like replacements. By Ted O’Brien.

energy transition

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Emerging nuclear energy technologies: An alternative path to Australia's energy security
Emerging nuclear energy technologies: An alternative path to Australia's energy security

Nuclear energy has a vital role to play in supporting our energy transition, writes Amir Gazar for the Centre for Youth Policy.

industrial relations

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Labour hire hypocrisy
Labour hire hypocrisy

Is the Government really leading by example on labour hire contracts?

MRC REPORTS

The MRC produces research and analysis advocating sound public policy on issues essential to the nation’s liberty and prosperity.

Click here to access our latest reports and submissions on topics such as:

  • Judicial integrity

  • Education

  • Energy and climate

  • Online safety

  • Public sector reform and productivity

  • COVID-19

intergenerational report

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Intergenerational Report: Changes in Government forecasts from 2021 to 2023
Intergenerational Report: Changes in Government forecasts from 2021 to 2023

A summary of the deteriorating forecasts published in the 2023 Intergenerational Report.

education

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Raising school standards
Raising school standards

Over the last 20 years, Australian Year 10 students have gone backwards in their schooling by one full year. The government must take the tough action required to arrest declining academic standards. By Sarah Henderson.

productivity

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Short changed
Short changed

Falling productivity is killing Anthony Albanese’s election promise of higher wages. By Nick Cater.

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LIBERAL PARTY

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Standing up for the forgotten Australians
Standing up for the forgotten Australians

The Liberal Party is in a position of strength today because it backs aspirational Australians, families and small businesses left behind by the Albanese Government, says Peter Dutton in an address to the NSW Liberal Party Convention.

ndis

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NDIS: Shorten's problem child runs wild
NDIS: Shorten's problem child runs wild

The NDIS needs more than rebooting. It must be re-engineered from the bottom up. By Nick Cater.

events

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Cause for optimism: John Howard and John Anderson on the future of liberalism
Cause for optimism: John Howard and John Anderson on the future of liberalism

John Howard and John Anderson share their thoughts on the future direction of Liberal Australia as they launch an important new book that aims to reignite a renaissance of the Liberal cause.

 
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MRC Events

We host a wide variety of events, from casual pub debates to gala dinners. Join fellow liberals as we celebrate and debate the big issues. Click here

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MRC Books

Leading liberal writers address the big political and social issues and historians explain the evolution of the nation’s most treasured institutions. Click here

 
 
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