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• The ALS (ACT) again met for a libertarian dinner, at Timmy's in Manuka. Guests included representatives from the Federal Treasury, ACT Treasury, jounalism, consulting and business groups. The next ACT libertarian dinner will be held in late July - further details can be requested at
• The CIS will be hosting Fracis Fukuyama in August. More information can be found at the CIS webpage - www.cis.org.au
• The federal government has commissioned a review of the copetition provisions of the Trade Practices Act (basically reviewing how much power the ACCC should have in determining business practices). The webpage can be found at: tpareview.treasury.gov.au/content/home.asp and the submission by the Institute for Public Affairs (written by Alan Moran and Jim Hoggett) can be found at: www.ipa.org.au/Speechesandsubmssns/TPAReview.pdf
• The Fraser Institute (in Canada) has recently released the latest edition of the Economic Freedom Watch: www.freetheworld.org/
• Three papers argue why the ICC is wrong for Australia: www.ipa.org.au/pubs/special/ICClink.html
• Des Moore, from the Institute for Private Enterprise, has argued that the government's Intergenational Report (IGR) means the government should take action now to decrease the size of government: www.ipe.net.au/generationgap.html
• The argument over greenhouse goes on, with Hugh Morgan arguing that Australia made the right decision not to join Kyoto: www.lavoisier.com.au/papers/articles/MorganOz0602.html
• Peter Howson, writing for the Bennelong Society, argues that an apology is not enough for aboriginal Australians - and what is really needed is better property rights www.lavoisier.com.au/papers/articles/MorganOz0602.html
• The HEMP party (Help End Marijuana Prohabition) has closed in Victoria, through lack of interest and organisational ability.
• Prodos talks with Gerry Jackson and Richard Salsman about free trade prodos.com/archive050ForeignTradeRestrictions.html
• There is an election campaign going in in New Zealand at the moment. Libertarians have two partie to consider, the principled and more radical Libertarianz (www.libertarianz.org.nz/) and the moderate and more popular ACT party (www.act.org.nz).

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