Peter Francis Fenwick/Libertarian Philosophy| Austrian Economics

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Sep 7

Protests may resume once it's safe to do so

Premier Andrews said, "The key point here is, now is not the time to protest about anything. Because to do so is not safe."

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Aug 26

Do Lockdowns Work?

Is there any correlation between the lockdown measures and the death rate?

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Aug 10

State of Disaster

The Victorian Government put finding jobs for a few unskilled workers as a higher priority than creating hygienic, well-controlled quaran...

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Jul 22

How to Bolster Youth Employment

We need to ensure our kids are not priced out of the labour market. In response to the COVID-19 crisis, many jobs have been lost, some fo...

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Jun 28

Victoria's Quarantine Fiasco

For three months, we have given up our liberties and our livelihoods to comply with the directives of our leaders - all for the common go...

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Jun 18

Should we Bailout or Restructure our Universities?

A spokeswoman for the Vice Chancellors of our major Universities said that they had advised the Minister, Dan Tehan, that unless they got...

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Jun 10

Black Lives Matter: But Who is Responsible?

In a well-written advocacy in The Saturday Paper supporting the Black Lives Matter protests on Saturday 6th June 2020, Amy McQuire wrote ...

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May 26

Return to Work and Play and Socialising

Our politicians and their advisors get no kudos for taking risks. They err on the side of caution. The risk of deaths from COVID-19 is im...

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May 13

Nothing Unprecedented has Happened

One of the delights of the English language is that its extensive vocabulary facilitates nuance. The recent overuse of the word “unpreced...

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Apr 25

How Dare You Close My School

Our schools should never have been closed. The expert advice was consistent about this. Officials of the teacher unions should hang their...

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Apr 20

When Nattering in the Park is a Crime

Last Saturday, I experienced what it would be like living under authoritarian rule. My friend and neighbour, Winston Smith (not his real ...

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Apr 2

Paying for COVID-19

If the government pays citizens who are not working, and refunds businesses who employ people who have nothing to do, this is not transfe...

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Counterfeiting our way to Prosperity

Sep 11, 2019
9 min

Legitimate Controls on Employee Behaviour

Aug 30, 2019
5 min

Get Your Hands Out of My Knickers

Jul 3, 2017
5 min

Ten Green Bottles

Nov 28, 2015
2 min

Combating Flawed Ideologies

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PETER FRANCIS FENWICK

Scottish Enlightenment and Austrian Economics