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It's not enough to disapprove

Everyone disapproves of things that others do. But if we prohibit all the things we disapprove of, nobody will be free.

Smoking, drinking, gambling, eating and certain recreational activities are good examples. While they might be entitled to give advice about the risks, regulators are increasingly taking personal choices away from individuals based on disapproval of the choices they might make.

You Pay Too Much Tax

The Liberal Democratic Party is Australia's only party that does not appeal to voters based on the claim that it is better at spending our taxes.

The LDP believes Australians pay far too much tax and wants to see them substantially reduced. Since 1996, per capita taxation has increased by more than a third after allowing for inflation, not including the GST. As a share of GDP, taxes (federal and state) are 75% above what they were in 1972, when the Whitlam government was first elected.

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National Conference 2012

The 2012 National Conference of the Liberal Democratic Party will be held on 5 February at the City Convention Centre, L12, 300 Flinders St, Melbourne.

The conference commences at 9.30 am with registration from 8.30 am. Morning tea and lunch are provided and there is no cost to attend. After lunch, an excursion to a shooting range has been organised. There may be a small cost for this.

Formal business will include reports, election of National Executive members and approval of policies.

Guest speakers will be Professor Judith Sloan and Mr Chris Berg.

Professor Sloan holds degrees from the University of Melbourne and the London School of Economics and is an honorary professorial fellow at the Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research at the University of Melbourne. She has held a number of senior government roles, including those of productivity and fair pay commissioner. She is a former deputy chairman of the ABC, has sat on several public company boards and remains a director of the Westfield property group and the Lowy Institute.

Chris Berg is a Research Fellow with the Institute of Public Affairs, a regular columnist with the Sunday Age and ABC's The Drum, and an award-winning former editor of the IPA Review.

Members and supporters are all welcome to attend.

The Private Realm

When the Athenians established democracy around 508 BC, they recognised there should be a distinction between the public and private realms.

Aristotle described the public realm as the site where people consent to or contest the laws, contracts, covenants, or principles of community that govern personal and social conduct. The private realm was defined by the hearth and home, remaining the place of family, comfort and individual identity in which the government had no role.

The distinction still exists. We acknowledge that some issues are the legitimate responsibility of the government - such as national defence and the criminal justice system. However, we also know that some belong in the private domain and are not the government’s business. Few would want the government telling us what to wear, regulating our intimate relationships or telling us how much chocolate we can eat, for example.

The carbon tax - useless and pointless

Whether or not the world is getting warmer, and whether humans are contributing, the proposed Carbon Tax is bad policy. The Liberal Democratic Party believes there will be far less misery if society is simply encouraged to adapt to the changing climate, allowing market responses to proceed and providing support to any people or countries that are genuinely adversely affected.

No Internet Censorship

The government wants to censor the internet and control the flow of information. But freedom of speech is central to a free, democratic society as it allows people to challenge authority and express their personal opinions..

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About the LDP

The Liberal Democratic Party stands for lower taxes, small government and individual responsibility.

It believes people should make their own choices and not rely on the government. It supports both economic and social liberalism.

The LDP is anti-left, anti-right, pro-liberty.

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