individual responsibility

Peter Francis Fenwick

Law Fails Rape Victims

The Lehrmann-Higgins case has highlighted how ineffective the law is in sexual assault cases. We need to explore alternative solutions.

Peter Francis Fenwick

Let Informed Citizens Take Responsibility

Coercive lockdowns are failing. What if government shared its information and made recommendations not regulations?

Peter Francis Fenwick

The Rape Culture in Australian Universities

Imagine you are the Vice Chancellor of an Australian University, an extremely demanding job. You are approached by the Australian Human...

Peter Francis Fenwick

Fighting for Free Speech

Last Tuesday I had the honour to address the Adam Smith Club on the topic Taking Responsibility for Ourselves and our Children: A Defense...

Peter Francis Fenwick

Parental Responsiblity

In July 2016, following the expose on Four Corners, Prime Minister Turnbull announced a Royal Commission into juvenile detention in the...

Peter Francis Fenwick

The Virtue of Tolerance

It is important to realise and accept that opposing and irreconcilable religious, philosophical, and moral views can be reasonably held.

Peter Francis Fenwick

Undermining a Free Society

The reform of the welfare state is going to require courage, intellectual honesty and a willingness to admit that cherished beliefs were...

Peter Francis Fenwick

Empowered Communities

Noel Pearson is admired as one of Australia’s great political leaders and thinkers. Last week, he released a 165-page document Empowered...

Peter Francis Fenwick

Being Responsible for Ourselves and Our Families

I wonder why the focus of our solutions for social problems seems to be to ask strangers to deal with them and government to fund it. The...