Democracy in Crisis
Democracies are failing. Minorities must accept laws and regulations they regard as anathema. Could secession be the answer?
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Peter Francis Fenwick
- Sep 10
- 3 min
Closing the Gap after the Referendum
Citizens cannot share the benefits of a 21st century society if they do not participate in it economically and culturally.
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Peter Francis Fenwick
- Jun 24
- 3 min
Why Not Take All of Me?
The Voice referendum question should include references to sovereignty and power, treaties and reparations, and truth telling.
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Peter Francis Fenwick
- Apr 20
- 11 min
The Voice: The Fight for Fairness, Justice and Power
A Libertarian Perspective: a practical solution to ‘Close the Gap’, and a sustainable solution for those who wish to live ‘on country’.
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Peter Francis Fenwick
- Feb 8
- 8 min
Chalmers offers Australia a New Deal
This is my analysis of Jim Chalmers' Monthly essay "Capitalism after the Crises".
It was published in Quadrant March 2023.
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Peter Francis Fenwick
- Dec 22, 2022
- 3 min
Book Review: Ten Global Trends
In Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know, Bailey and Tupy provide the evidence to show just how good life is for most people.
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Peter Francis Fenwick
- Dec 9, 2022
- 2 min
The Trouble with Rape Trials
The Lehrmann-Higgins case has highlighted how ineffective the law is in sexual assault cases.
We need to explore alternative solutions.
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Peter Francis Fenwick
- Sep 23, 2021
- 4 min
Then They Came for the Libertarians
Premier Dan Andrews instructs police to fire rubber bullets at unarmed citizens protesting his COVID lockdown regulations.
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Peter Francis Fenwick
- Aug 25, 2021
- 2 min
No Final at the G Again
Confined to quarters and simple pleasures, I am buoyed by memories of the cheery lyrics of Leonard Cohen.
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Peter Francis Fenwick
- Aug 16, 2021
- 3 min
Let Informed Citizens Take Responsibility
Coercive lockdowns are failing. What if government shared its information and made recommendations not regulations?
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Peter Francis Fenwick
- Jul 19, 2021
- 3 min
Premiers Exposed
It is time to consider the evidence. It is not simply that Lockdowns don't work. We must face the fact that the State is an ineffective...
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Peter Francis Fenwick
- Jun 23, 2021
- 5 min
Chief Health Officers were unable to Control Pandemic
Sound economic decisions cannot be made centrally by expert bureaucrats because they can never have all the knowledge needed.
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