Dear IPA Members The unemployment crisis unleashed by government-imposed lockdowns is truly a human tragedy. Over 5 million of Australia’s population of 25 million are now on the unemployment...
A daily email by free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs, providing the latest economic data and policy measures for journalists, commentators and IPA members. Daily IPA comment...
A daily email by free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs, providing the latest economic data and policy measures for journalists, commentators and IPA members. Daily IPA comment...
Dear IPA Members Mainstream Australians want to go back to work, run their own businesses again, and have their temporarily confiscated freedom of movement and association returned as soon as...
A daily email by free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs, providing the latest economic data and policy measures for journalists, commentators and IPA members. Daily IPA comment...
The official unemployment rate released by the ABS hides the true impact of the lockdown measures on the economy and employment. In addition to the 823 thousand unemployed, there are 1.26 million...
A daily email by free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs, providing the latest economic data and policy measures for journalists, commentators and IPA members. Daily IPA comment...
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg yesterday delivered a sobering economic statement to Parliament. In stark contrast to the premature “back in the black” celebration just 12 months ago, the Treasurer...
The $320 billion of fiscal and monetary measures in response to the coronavirus, however necessary, will impose a debilitating cost on all Australians with consequences for years to come. The...
Kurt Wallace explains how environmental activists are exploiting a special legal privilege which has put over $65 billion of investment and thousands of Australian jobs at risk. Read the...
Dear IPA Members Calls for a complete shutdown no matter the cost reflect a view that economic activity is a non-essential part of life, somehow superfluous to who we are and what we do as human...
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to engage in quantitative easing is a desperate move with no clear end game. While QE has been precipitated by the public health response to coronavirus...
