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Morgan Begg

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Morgan Begg is a Research Fellow with the Institute of Public Affairs.

Morgan joined the IPA in 2014 to advance a major report into The State of Fundamental Legal Rights in Australia, which was referenced extensively in the Australian Law Reform Commission’s seminal “Freedoms Inquiry” released in March 2016. In this time, Morgan has also written a number of opinion articles, IPA Review essays and submissions to parliamentary inquiries, on a variety of topics, and has contributed to a forthcoming major report into the governance of industry superannuation funds.

Morgan’s interests are in preserving constitutional government and the rule of law, and freedom of speech and religion, particularly as they relate to anti-discrimination laws. He became an admirer of the IPA during the debates surrounding the constitutional recognition of local government, the Gillard government’s Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012 and the campaign to repeal section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act.

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Legislative Growth Slowing, But Still Growing

Morgan Begg 8 February 2018 Ipa today,

Not since 1996 has the Commonwealth government passed fewer pages of legislation. IPA research shows that in 2017, the parliament passed 3,707 pages of legislation, a sharp decline since 2012 the...

PUBLICATIONS

Jordan Peterson… 3.7 million views… and counting

Morgan Begg 25 January 2018 Hey…what did i miss?, Publications,

If you think 26 January should be celebrated, you’re just like 70% of other Australians: You can read the details of the IPA’s Australia Day poll here. And yesterday Dr Bella...

Research Papers

Legal Rights Audit 2017

Morgan Begg 27 December 2017 Constitution and law, Ipa today,

This report illustrates the ongoing erosion of legal rights that persists in Australia. This has been measured by an analysis of the content of all legislation passed by the federal parliament in...

PUBLICATIONS

Hey Readers Enjoy The Facts Of Climate Change

Morgan Begg 21 December 2017 Hey…what did i miss?, Publications,

The US Congress yesterday passed the most sweeping tax overhaul since the Reagan era, including slashing the American company tax rate from 35% to 21%. At home, Australia’s rate is still...

The Ten Worst Constitutional Mistakes

Simon Breheny and Morgan Begg Started 18 December 2017 Constitution and law,

This article first appeared in the December 2017 IPA Review. The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act was passed into law by the British parliament in 1900, received royal assent, and...

IPA TV

Australia’s GST Problem

Morgan Begg 13 December 2017 Ipa tv,

Australia has a GST problem, and Western Australia is feeling the cost The IPA’s Morgan Begg explains.

Research Papers

Time to End GST Redistribution

Morgan Begg 11 December 2017 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

Horizontal fiscal equalisation attempts to address differing economic financial circumstances of the state governments by redistributing GST revenue according to an elaborate relativity formula...

Media Releases

GST Redistribution Creating Fiscal Imbalance Between States

Morgan Begg 11 December 2017 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

A new report released today by the Institute of Public Affairs reveals how GST equalisation is creating a class of winners and losers among the Australian states. The report, Time to End GST...

Faith and Society

The Right Way to Debate Religous Freedoms

Morgan Begg Started 1 December 2017 Faith and society, Freedom of speech,

Both sides in the religious liberty debate might give up the debate altogether in return for state privileges, writes Morgan Begg. The federal parliament’s bipartisan Marriage Law Survey...

Hey…What Did I Miss?

Royal Commission Into Cricket Australia?

Morgan Begg 30 November 2017 Hey…what did i miss?, Publications,

This quote from a Department of Industry report on declining annual business entry rates tells you all you need to know about government reports: “I find it quite puzzling… this...

Research Papers

Rivers Of Gold – How The Trade Union Movement Is Funded By Industry Super

Morgan Begg and Simon Breheny 29 November 2017 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

Superannuation has been a relevant public policy consideration in Australia since at least 1915, when the Income Tax Assessment Act 1915 created a taxation exemption for superannuation fund...

Media Releases

How The Trade Union Movement Is Funded By Industry Super

Morgan Begg and Simon Breheny 29 November 2017 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

A new report released today by the Institute of Public Affairs uncovers millions of dollars being used to fund the union movement in the form of industry super fund directors’ fees. The report...

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