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Andrew Bushnell

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Andrew Bushnell is a Research Fellow at the prominent Melbourne think tank, the Institute of Public Affairs, where he focuses on criminal justice reform, freedom of speech, and the future of democracy.

As well as being the author or co-author of several major research reports, his work has appeared in print in the Australian, the Australian Financial Review, the Daily Telegraph, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Canberra Times, the Adelaide Advertiser, the Spectator Australia, and the IPA Review. He has also been interviewed on television on ABC and Sky News, and on radio on the ABC, 2GB, 3AW, and Triple J.

He previously worked at the Department of Defence in Canberra and the Department of Education in Melbourne. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) and Bachelor of Laws from Monash University and a Master of Arts in Applied Ethics from Linköping University, Sweden.

You can find Andrew on Twitter at @abushnell_IPA and at his website www.andrewbushnell.net

His publications can be found here: http://ipa.org.au/people/andrew-bushnell

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PUBLICATIONS

More Regulation Is Not The Solution To Westpac Revelations

Skewed Priorities – Comparing The Growth Of Prison Spending With Police Spending

Andrew Bushnell 19 November 2019 Criminal justice, Ipa today,

Over the past decade, Australia has seen an unsustainable rise in the rate and cost of incarceration. Nationally, the incarceration rate is at an all-time high of 217 per 100,000 adults, and...

Ideas and Liberty

Australian Values And The Enduring Importance Of The Nation-State

Daniel Wild, Zachary Gorman and Andrew Bushnell 18 October 2019 Finance and economics, Ideas and liberty,

The preparation of Australian values and the enduring importance of the nation-state is motivated by the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee’s Inquiry into nationhood...

PUBLICATIONS

Sydney Motorists Do Not Want A Congestion Tax

Andrew Bushnell 15 October 2019 Finance and economics, Ideas and liberty,

If there were fewer poor people on the roads, rich people could get to work more easily and everyone would be better off. This, in a nutshell, is the argument for the congestion tax, a charge on...

Originally appeared in The Daily Telegraph

PUBLICATIONS

Improve Private Prison Contracts To Cut Costs And Reduce Reoffending

Andrew Bushnell 11 October 2019 Criminal justice, Ipa today,

“Stronger incentives for rehabilitation can improve private prisons and lead to reduced reoffending, less crime, and lower costs for taxpayers,” said Andrew Bushnell, Research Fellow at the free...

PUBLICATIONS

Asset-Owning Democracy Strengthens Mainstream Australia

Andrew Bushnell 10 October 2019 Ipa today, Media releases,

“Prime Minister Morrison is right to put the interests of the Australian people ahead of an unaccountable internationalist bureaucracy,” said Andrew Bushnell, Research Fellow with the free market...

PUBLICATIONS

Why Western Australia Needs Criminal Justice Reform

Andrew Bushnell 5 September 2019 Criminal justice, Ipa today,

Criminal justice reform is a combination of measures designed to arrest and reverse the rise of incarceration, reduce reoffending and crime, guarantee community safety, and save taxpayers money...

PUBLICATIONS

It Is Time For Criminal Justice Reform In WA

Andrew Bushnell 5 September 2019 Criminal justice, Ipa today,

“The rapid growth of incarceration in Western Australia is imposing significant costs on taxpayers without improving community safety,” said Andrew Bushnell, Research Fellow at the Institute of...

Ideas and Liberty

Eaton Alive

Andrew Bushnell Started 9 August 2019 Ideas and liberty, Western civilisation,

This article from the August 2019 IPA Review is by IPA Research Fellow, Andrew Bushnell In its 12-17 April edition, the British political magazine New Statesman published an interview with the...

Opinion

Outrage Culture Is Killing Free Speech

Andrew Bushnell 7 August 2019 Ipa today, Opinion,

Australia is becoming increasingly intolerant of speech. From the Australian Rugby Union terminating Israel Folau’s playing contract to the fake controversy about the impending visit of British...

Originally appeared in The Spectator

Parliamentary Research Briefs

An Economic Policy Agenda For Mainstream Australia

Daniel Wild and Andrew Bushnell 3 June 2019 Finance and economics, Government services,

The 2019 election result was driven by mainstream Australians rejecting an agenda to fundamentally transform Australia. The government now has an opportunity to build and reinforce institutional...

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RELATED NEWS & PUBLICATIONS

To Be Released: Closer to Home

More Regulation Is Not The Solution To Westpac Revelations

Skewed Priorities – Comparing The Growth Of Prison Spending With Police Spending

Australian Values And The Enduring Importance Of The Nation-State

Sydney Motorists Do Not Want A Congestion Tax

Improve Private Prison Contracts To Cut Costs And Reduce Reoffending

Asset-Owning Democracy Strengthens Mainstream Australia

Why Western Australia Needs Criminal Justice Reform

It Is Time For Criminal Justice Reform In WA

Eaton Alive

Outrage Culture Is Killing Free Speech

An Economic Policy Agenda For Mainstream Australia

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