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From Entrepreneurial Mindset Bootcamp to Concept to Creation: A Journey of Self-Discovery and Growth

The Centre for Entrepreneurial Research and Innovation (CERI) is dedicated to creating a more sustainable future for West Australian businesses and innovation. Through its many...

Jake McCoull

15 December 2022

Exploring the Future of Innovation and Policy at the IEA

‘The Economics of the Future’ It has been nearly two weeks since I arrived in London. I have settled in nicely and am enjoying the...

Larisa Jacono

24 August 2022

From Concept to Creation: Navigating the Path of Entrepreneurship in Western Australia

Most people know that Western Australia is home to famous sporting teams like the Perth Wildcats, the West Coast Eagles, and the Fremantle Dockers. What...

Rob Lauchlan

17 August 2022

Exploring the Boundaries of Free Speech: Reflections from the IEA Future Thought Leaders’ Programme in London

After a long and exciting journey, I have finally arrived in London for the Institute of Economic Affairs’ Future Thought Leaders’ Programme. It is...

Larisa Jacono

17 August 2022

Exploring Political Perspectives: Reflections on the ALS Friedman Conference and the Fight for Individual Dignity

While the political right is often referred to as a single category, the ALS Friedman Conference was an opportunity for me to refine my political...

Frances An

3 August 2022

Finding Courage and Inspiration at the Friedman Conference: Two Remarkable Keynotes

I could not choose between two favourite sessions at the Friedman Conference – Tom Palmer’s Welcome and Keynote Address and the Keynote Presentation by David...

Mark Ajero

3 August 2022

Make no mistake, higher minimum wages have unintended consequences

The Australian Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) recent decision to increase the federal minimum wage by 5.2 percent and 4.6 percent for award minimum wages was...

Sebastian Tofts-Len

21 July 2022

The 2022 Atlas Network Europe Liberty Forum – Warsaw, Poland

It’s 11:30pm. The person next to me on the flight is coughing. Sniffling ripples from the walls of the aircraft. Anxiety finds me. I just...

Nathan Cuthbertson

29 June 2022

2022 Liberty & Society Conference: Respectful, Reasoned and Rational Debate

The Liberty and Society Conference was perhaps one of the most profound and insightful experiences of 2022 I have had thus far. I initially decided...

Sophie Scott

12 May 2022

The Samuel Griffith Society Conference 2022: Celebrity, Controversy and Quail

It would be very easy, having heard 17 intense, intelligent speeches, to conclude that picking a favourite is impossible. I am very tempted to conclude...

Niamh Loader

5 May 2022

A Politically Fuelled Panic is Not a Good Plan

My mum has been sending me daily messages from Australia, asking if I had stocked up yet. She’s sent me lists of items to keep...

Micha Gartz

26 April 2022

Essays for Australia: A Book Review

What is the Australian way of life? Can you boil the ideas, customs and social behaviour of 25 million different inhabitants of a vast and...

Nathan Cuthbertson

13 January 2022