Cian Hussey
Adjunct Fellow
Cian Hussey joined the Institute of Public Affairs as a Research Associate in 2019.
He is interested in the impacts of red tape on small businesses and the broader economy. His work at the IPA focuses on using RegData Australia to quantitatively analyse the impacts of regulation.
Cian received a Bachelor of Arts from The University of Notre Dame Australia, majoring in Politics and International Relations.
6 October 2020
A Generation Of Debt To Hold Australia Back
The 2020-21 Budget will plunge Australia into a record $1.1 trillion of debt by 2023-24, with no commitment from the government to return the budget to surplus. “The test for the Morrison Government beyond the COVID-19 pandemic is to double down on budget repair to ensure our grandchildren aren’t left to pick up the tab for today’s expenses,” said Cian
12 September 2020
Small Business Workers Smashed By Lockdowns
Workers in small businesses have been smashed by lockdown measures compared to workers in big businesses, according to an analysis released today by free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs. The analysis, based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data, shows that between 14 March and 22 August, 377,400 small business employees lost their job, compared to 30,900 big
10 September 2020
Our Threatening K-Shaped Corona Recession
Australia is emerging from the COVID-19 lockdown measures not as one, but two separate nations comprised of the economic, cultural and political elite embodied in the public sector on one hand, and mainstream Australia embodied in the productive, private sector on the other. The two Australias have emerged over time. Before coronavirus arrived in this country, those in the private
9 September 2020
Australia Is In A K-Shaped Recession
Australia is experiencing a ‘K-shaped’ government-induced recession from the lockdown measures. The public sector are thriving and growing on the upward arm of the ‘K’, but the private sector continues to suffer on the downward arm of the ‘K’, an analysis by free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs shows. The analysis, based on Australian Bureau of Statistics
8 September 2020
260,000 Jobs Destroyed By Daniel Andrews’ Roadmap
Modelling by free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs has revealed that a total of 696,000 jobs will be destroyed in Victoria as a result of lockdown measures, from March to November 2020. The analysis is based on jobs and wages data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. There are currently 3.3 million Victorians who are employed, meaning
2 September 2020
Private Sector Smashed By Lockdown Recession While Bureaucrats Flourish
Private sector workers’ wages dropped $5.9 billion in the June quarter while public sector workers’ wages increased $768 million, according to an analysis of Australian Bureau of Statistics data released today by the Institute of Public Affairs. In the June quarter, private sector wages were $5.9 billion lower than in the March quarter, a 3.6% decline. Meanwhile, public sector wages
1 September 2020
The Senate Must Cut Green Tape For Australia’s Jobs
Free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs has welcomed the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Streamlining Environmental Approvals) Bill 2020 (the Bill) which was read in the House of Representatives for the second time on 27 August 2020. The Bill proposes to cut green tape in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) by
30 August 2020
How Red Tape Stops Business And Job Creation
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, federal and state governments in Australia implemented social distancing rules and lockdown measures which forced many businesses to close with the effect of putting Australians out of work. The best available evidence shows that 8% of small businesses (those with 20 employees or fewer) stopped trading within one week of the imposition of the
27 August 2020
Red Tape Stops 398,000 New Businesses, 894,000 Jobs, And $26 Billion In Wages
Red tape prevented up to 398,000 businesses and 894,400 jobs, paying a total of $26.3 billion in wages, from being created over the past 15 years according to new research released today by the Institute of Public Affairs. “Australia’s entrepreneurial spirit has been crushed by red tape. Fewer businesses are being created compared to 15 years ago, and red tape
13 August 2020
Private Sector Smashed While Bureaucrats Flourish In Lockdown
More than 604,000 private sector jobs have been destroyed since lockdowns were introduced in March while 14,000 jobs have been added to the public sector according to an analysis of Australian Bureau of Statistics data released today by the Institute of Public Affairs. Private sector jobs declined by 5% between 14 March and 25 July while public sector jobs increased
