Freya Leach

Freya Leach is the Director of the Centre for Youth Policy. Freya was the Liberal candidate for Balmain during the 2023 NSW Election. She is studying a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Sydney and has a background in macroeconomics, having worked in equities research at UBS. Freya also has an active social media following and frequently appears as a guest speaker at events focussing on young people and politics.

 
 

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Restoring the lost ethic of volunteerism
Restoring the lost ethic of volunteerism

Integrating a structured volunteerism requirement into the tertiary admissions system will arrest the decline in volunteerism rates, build a foundation for lifelong civic engagement and nurture a generation ready to uphold Australian values. By Freya Leach.

Misinformation: A wolf in sheep's clothing
Misinformation: A wolf in sheep's clothing

Labor is using social media bans to distract Australia and surreptitiously push through new censorship laws. By Freya Leach.

Latest MRC polling on kids and social media
Latest MRC polling on kids and social media

A majority of Australians believe social media is harmful and support measures to ban access for under 16s, according to polling commissioned by the Menzies Research Centre. By Freya Leach.

Breaking Gen Z's addiction to social media
Breaking Gen Z's addiction to social media

Many studies show a link between social media use and worsening mental health among Gen Z. Here’s how we fix this crisis. By Freya Leach.

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.

Why Gen Z should care about Defence
Why Gen Z should care about Defence

Instead of throwing soup at the Mona Lisa, Gen Z should be up in arms over our Defence policy. By Freya Leach.

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Anti-Israel activists poisoning world against the West
Anti-Israel activists poisoning world against the West

Anti-Israel protests are less about mourning the deaths of Palestinians than glorifying the demise of the world’s only Jewish state. By Freya Leach.

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.

Free Palestine from Hamas
Free Palestine from Hamas

Hamas will continue to prioritise the terrorisation of Israel over the welfare of their own people. For the Palestinian people living in Gaza to be afforded the same opportunities and aspirations as anyone else, Hamas’s stranglehold on the Gaza Strip must be broken. By Freya Leach.

Why are young people so depressed?
Why are young people so depressed?

Studies show rates of mental health deterioration are much higher among left-leaning young people compared to peers who hold conservative views. By Freya Leach.

A better way forward for Gen Z
A better way forward for Gen Z

Freedom and aspiration is the way forward for young people, says Freya leach in her remarks to launch the Centre for Youth Policy.

Launching the Centre for Youth Policy
Launching the Centre for Youth Policy

Freya Leach wants to reach every young Australian through the Centre for Youth Policy.

The true origins of Australia's housing crisis
The true origins of Australia's housing crisis

The National Housing Accord is a $13bn publicity stunt preying on Australians’ desire to own their own slice of our country. By Freya Leach.

Reframing Liberalism
Reframing Liberalism

The Liberal Party is predicated on two core ideas; freedom and aspiration. Both of these are under attack. By Freya Leach.