Welcome to Liberty and Society, a unique conference programme for undergraduates, postgraduates and recent graduates over the age of 18 who live in Australia, New Zealand or the South Pacific. The goal of the Liberty and Society conferences is to create an intellectual environment where ideas and opinions about what makes a free society can be discussed, argued and learnt.

Liberty and Society is for young people who may be questioning the standard answers they are getting regarding social, political and economic issues. You may not see yourself as a fitting into the 'left' or 'right' mould. This is an opportunity to consider the classical liberal perspective. Classical liberalism promotes individual freedom, private property, limited government and free trade.

Join us for an intellectual experience that may change the way you think about the world.

During 2008 we held two Introductory conferences and one Advanced conference. Students from every Australian state and New Zealand attended. Formal and informal discussions on economics, political thought, law and social policy dominated the weekend interspersed with arguments about foreign policy, education and politics.

For more information on these and past conferences, see our news section. Our thanks to all our supporters for making these conference possible.

We accept applications for future conferences all year round. To apply click here.

The programme is run by The Centre for Independent Studies, Australasia's leading independent public policy research institute.