The ALS attempts to maintain a complete library of all Australian libertarian websites. If you know of any links that we’ve missed, please get in contact.

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ALS blogs

These are the best dozen libertarian blogs in Australia, which are linked on the side-bars of the ALS website. They come from a variety of perspectives and most are not officially part of the ALS.

Thoughts on Freedom – The original blog of the ALS, ToF is a group blog edited by ALS Director John Humphreys, which includes occasional posts by Tex, Terje, Pommy, Jim, Fleeced, JC and others.

Anti-war libertarian — Another ALS blog, this “anti-war” site is run by ALS board member Sukrit Sabhlok and is primarily focused on promoting a non-interventionist foreign policy and exploring radical libertarianism.

Catallaxy Files – Australia’s biggest and oldest libertarian blog, catallaxy is run by Sydney-based economist Jason Soon and generally takes a moderate libertarian position. The blog is famous for it’s “robust” comment section.

Andrew Norton – Pitched as “Carlton’s only classical liberal”, Andrew previously wrote at Catallaxy but in 2006 he started his own blog. He is one of the more high-profile Liberal party members in libertarian circles and is also the editor of Policy magazine.

Skeptic Lawyer — Helen Dale originally wrote at both Catallaxy and Thoughts on Freedom, but in 2007 she teamed up with “Legal Eagle” to start a libertarian-leaning legal blog.

Austrolabe — This blog is run by Muslim libertarian Amir Butler and covers issues both religious and political.

Institutional Economics – Free-market economics blog run by CIS economist Stephen Kirchner.

Chris Berg – General-topic blog by Chris Berg, the editor of the IPA Review and occasional contributor to “Thoughts on Freedom”.

Jennifer Marohasy – A blog primarily dedicated to free-market environmentalism, and questioning the instictive socialism of the “deep green” movement. Jennifer is a researcher with the IPA.

PRODOS blog –  Run by Australia’s most prominent objectivist, Melbourne-based PRODOS, this blog is a portal into his many projects.

Real-World Libertarian — This “right-libertarian” blog is run by Jim Fryar, who was a veteran of Australia’s first libertarian political party, “The Workers Party”.

Henry Thornton — Regular commentary and market analysis by free-market economist “Henry Thornton”. His website also including contributions from a range of other (libertarian and non-libertarian) authors.

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Australian libertarian groups

Centre for Independent Studies – Perhaps Australia’s most successful think-tank, the CIS has been running for over 30 years promoting classical liberalism and small government. The CIS is Sydney based and is run by Greg Lindsay.

Institute of Public Affairs – Australia’s oldest think-tank, the IPA recently won the Atlas Foundation award for best free-market magazine (IPA Review). It is based in Melbourne and is run by John Roskam.

Quadrant – Wide-ranging magazine which often has a libertarian-leaning.

Mannkal Economic Education Foundation – Run by successful WA miner, Ron Manners, the Mannkal Foundation has been providing resources to the libertarian movement in Australia for decades.

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Australian libertarian politics

Liberal Democratic Party – Australia’s only registered libertarian political party, the LDP was started in 2001 by John Humphreys and the current President is Peter Whelan. The party’s best result was 4.3% in the Gippsland by-election in 2007.

Shooters Party – NSW based single-issue party representing the rights of shooters, the party has two representatives in the NSW upper house.

Fishing Party – Single-issue party concerned about the rights of fishers, and opposed to the environmental approach of the Greens.

Non-Custodial Parents Party – NSW based single-issue party concerned about the rights of non-custodial parents in the face of a discriminatory family court system.

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Single-issue campaigns

Access Card No Way
Australian Privacy Foundation
Institute for Private Enterprise
Electronic Frontiers Australia
Eros Association
Family and Friends for Drug Law Reform
Nimbin Hemp Embassy
NSW Council for Civil Liberties
Queensland Council for Civil Liberties
H.R. Nicholls Society
Henry Thornton
Independent Contractors of Australia
Institute for Economic Justice (Adam Smith Club)
Lavoisier Group
PRODOS
Coalition of Law-Abiding Sporting Shooters (CLASS)
Sporting Shooters Association of Australia
The Rathouse
Libertus (censorship)
Watch on Censorship
Private Doctors of Australia
Daily Reckoning
Brookes News

Australian libertarian blogs

Yobbo’s View (Sam Ward)
LDP blog
Australian gun owners
Currency Lad
Double Think (Jono)
The Daily Constitutional (James Waterton)
Bovination (Strawman)
Wackingday (Tex)

International Links

International Society for Individual Liberty
CATO
Reason Online
Anti-state (market anarchism)
Heritage Foundation
Fraser Institute (Canada)
Independent Institute
Locke-Smith Institute
US Libertarian Party
ACT NZ’s liberal party
Libertarianz
Free State Project
Problems with Gun Control
Climate Audit
American Enterprise Institute
Libertarian International Organisation
Libertarian International
Austrian Economists blog
AEI-Brookings Joint Center
Anti-war
Mises Institute
Becker-Posner blog
Samizdata (UK libertarian blog)
World Growth
Bryan Caplan (includes Libertarian Purity Test)
David Friedman webpage
Advocates for Self Government (includes Political Quiz)
Libertarian Alliance