Evidence Based Policy Research Project
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To Yield And Not To Strive
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull promised ‘a thoroughly Liberal Government’ … but instead it was a thorough disappointment, argues Simon Breheny. In the years and decades to come, it is...
Universities Have A Duty To Protect Free Speech
Australia’s universities are public institutions with a corresponding legal responsibility to uphold free expression. This point was made by former High Court chief justice Robert French last week...
Originally appeared in The Australian
Finally, Parliament Can Act On Restoring The Right To Free Speech
There is no right not to be offended. Yet dozens of provisions on the commonwealth statute books make it unlawful or illegal to offend. There is a right to freedom…
Originally appeared in The Australian
Time To Axe Destructive Anti-Discrimination Laws
The recent case of a Sydney barber demonstrates the pressing need to dismantle the growing anti-discrimination regime that threatens our livelihood and our freedom. The barber at the heart...
Originally appeared in The Daily Telegraph
How To Cut Red Tape And Save Billions Lost On Regulation
After years of government red tape reduction programs that have failed to halt the explosion of regulation, it’s time for a radical new approach. Here are five principles the government…
Originally appeared in The Australian
FIVE IDEAS TO FIX AUSTRALIA
Simon Breheny, Matthew Lesh, Daniel Wild, Morgan Begg and Gideon Rozner
Started 10 May 2018
Australian way of life, Dignity of work,
This article first appeared in the May 2018 edition of the IPA Review. PDF available here. A recent university study found that public satisfaction with our democratic processes and...
The IPA Reacts to the Federal Budget
The IPA’s Simon Breheny and Daniel Wild dissect the 2018 Federal Budget and talk about why they are so disappointed.
Scott Morrison Must Show He Has Real Courage
When a politician promises to give you something in 10 years, you can bet it’ll never happen. Promised tax cuts in Tuesday night’s Budget won’t match expectations, and a Coalition...
Originally appeared in Herald Sun
Senate Inquiry into Business Council commitments
IPA Director of Policy, Simon Breheny, and Research Fellow, Daniel Wild, today appeared before the Senate Economics Committee inquiry into the commitments made by the Business Council of Australia...
Inquiry into the ‘Commitment to the Senate’ issued by the Business Council of Australia
Below is an extract from the IPAs submission to the Senate Economics References Committee This Senate Inquiry is highly questionable. It refers to an undertaking made by private companies...
Judges Who Want To Politicise The Bench Should Run For Office
Serving judges have no business inserting themselves into contemporary political debates. If they simply can’t help themselves they should leave the bench, and, if they truly want to pursue...
Originally appeared in The Australian