Does the government care more about energy reliability or emissions? Emissions of course, by a factor of 100-to-1 judging by the proposed National Energy Guarantee: As Daniel Wild explained on The...
Despite $2 trillion in public and private expenditure over the last decade, wind and solar still account for only 3.6% of total global primary energy consumption (p. 11): This is a lesson Germany...
According to The Guardian and the Australia Institute, “Australia has more wealth and income inequality than ever.” AsDaniel Wild noted on Twitter on Tuesday, this is just more fake...
To see why the GST needs to be reformed, look no further than the comments made by state leaders during February’s Council of Australian Governments meeting. The Turnbull government’s offer to pay...
One of the more consequential political stories that dominated headlines in 2017 was the prolonged dual citizenship crisis upending the Commonwealth parliament. The complete paralysis that has...
This IPA Parliamentary Research Brief explains why at the expiry of the current term of the Race Discrimination Commissioner of the Human Rights Commission the federal government should leave the...
Okay, this might be a little crazy, but we think we’ve stumbled across a solution to the record debt forecast in Tuesday’s budget: Cut. Spending. Check out what just a 1% cut in...
The most important class difference in Australia is between those who have the dignity of work and those who don’t, as John Roskam explained on Q&A on Monday: If you missed Q&A on...
Our new research brief discusses Australia’s alarming GST problem. IPA research has found that the states that are responsible for contributing the most to the GST pool – New South Wales...
New research released by free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs reveals how GST equalisation is creating a class of winners and losers among Australian states. IPA Research Fellow...
“Religious and other beliefs and convictions are part of the humanity of every individual. They are an integral part of his personality and individuality. In a civilised society individuals...
The Palaszczuk government’s proposed regulations on native vegetation attack responsible farming and threaten agricultural development in regional Queensland. The changes, being considered by a...
