Scott Hargreaves

Scott Hargreaves is the Executive Director at the Institute of Public Affairs

Scott is passionate about Australia and its people, and securing their freedoms and prosperity for the next generation.

He has the honour of leading a team of talented, committed and enthusiastic men and women who conduct and disseminate the IPA’s research across Australia, making an impact for the better.

He joined the IPA staff in 2015 having been a member of the IPA for over twenty years prior to that. During that time he gained experience in a range of private and public organisations, including periods inside government, in the corporate world, and running small businesses.

Amongst other responsibilities he is Editor of the IPA Review, Australia’s oldest continuously published magazine covering politics and public affairs. As can be seen from his publications he produces evidences and argument for smaller government, individual freedom, and western civilisation, and against the infusion of post-modernism into our education system, climate catastrophism, and government waste.

In 2024 he released The Australian Achievement and its Opponents: Selected Essays, which is available through Connor Court Publishing.

He has a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Economics, a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Policy, an MBA from the Melbourne Business School, and a Master of Commercial Law.

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Australia’s $688 billion of lost investment

“Hundreds of billions of dollars of investment has been ripped out of...

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Losing Its Lustre

Australians love their sports, and they want their teams to be at...

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CSIRO concedes net zero means higher prices

“The CSIRO, in its latest GenCost report, has finally admitted that a...

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Catastrophic bias: if it bleeds, it leads

Sometimes it takes a while for rigorous data-based statistical research to catch...

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Key recruits further strengthen IPA’s on field impact

The Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs, Scott Hargreaves, today...

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Anger is never without an object

Coalition paying the price for the pent-up frustration The way the mainstream...

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IPA welcomes astonishing and humiliating misinformation committee backdown

“The Select Committee on Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy has...

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Scott Hargreaves discussing IPA WA energy research Perth Live 6PR – 26 November 2025

In this interview, Scott Hargreaves appeared on Perth Live 6PR and discussed...

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Populism Defeated and Triumphant

In Australia it seems that populism has failed, but it is in...

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Scott Hargreaves on Afternoons ABC Radio Darwin – 7 August 2025

In this interview Scott Hargreaves appeared on Afternoons – ABC Radio Darwin...

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Whitewash at QUT

In this article, Scott Hargreaves contextualises and disseminates the findings of the...

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Scott Hargreaves on Drive with Gary Hardgrave 4BC – 25 July 2025

In this interview, Scott Hargreaves contextualises and disseminates the findings of the...

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Scott Hargreaves on The Bolt Report Sky News Australia – 9 July 2025

In this interview Scott Hargreaves appeared on The Bolt Report – Sky...

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Scott Hargreaves on Credlin – Sky News Australia – 30 June 2025

In this interview, Scott Hargreaves appeared on Credlin – Sky News Australia...

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Scott Hargreaves discussing IPA defence of Australia research The Mark Levy Morning Show – 2 June 2025

In this interview Scott Hargreaves appeared on The Mark Levy Show –...

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Groundbreaking defence of Australia research there for all to see

“The Institute of Public Affairs and Strategic Analysis Australia’s groundbreaking Defence of...

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