Damien Freeman

Dec 5, 2024 | quadrant.org.au | Gabriël Moens |Dejan Hinic |Kevin Donnelly |Damien Freeman

Ballistic missiles have heightened the risk of the Ukraine war sparking an even larger conflict. So far sober heads have prevailedDec 06 20245 minsThe cost of living will surely dominate next year’s election, but Labor’s bid to stifle school choice will not be far behindDec 05 20244 minsThere was bipartisan support for constitutional recognition in 2007, and yet in 2023 it was utterly rejected. Why?

Sep 29, 2024 | quadrant.org.au | Damien Freeman |Timothy Cootes |Sean Wayman |Geoff Page

I enjoyed the Voice losers’ stunned silence.

Jul 14, 2024 | crikey.com.au | Damien Freeman

This article is an instalment of Where to for real Liberals?, a series on the future of the Liberal Party under Peter Dutton. The ideology of liberalism argues that political problems should always be solved in a way that maximises the liberty or freedom of the individual.

Jun 3, 2024 | quillette.com | Julia Friedman |Paul Berman |Damien Freeman |Naomi Riley

Over the last month, three apparently unrelated events have demonstrated that art featuring female nudity will get noticed regardless of its aesthetic bona fides or authorship. It does not matter if it comes from a prankster who stages ambush interviews for social-media consumption, a feminist whose earnest work is displayed in museums, or an OnlyFans model hijacking a public interactive installation.

Jun 2, 2024 | quillette.com | Damien Freeman |Naomi Riley |Colin Wright |Aaron Sarin

Editor’s NoteThe following piece is an excerpt from Damien Freeman’s forthcoming book, The End of Settlement: Why the 2023 Referendum Failed. Freeman’s book is about the history of “settlement politics” in Australia. He defines settlement politics as a situation in which political opponents come to an agreement on some issues, through compromise, while continuing to disagree on others.