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National Cabinet A Missed Opportunity For Australians Who Need Housing And Want To Work
16 August 2023

National Cabinet A Missed Opportunity For Australians Who Need Housing And Want To Work

“Australians desperately looking to secure housing and to get into work will be bitterly disappointed by the missed opportunity of today’s National Cabinet meeting,” said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. IPA research, and the federal government’s own figures, show Australia faces a housing shortage of more than 252,000 houses over the next five years
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Worker Shortage And Housing Crisis Key Tests For National Cabinet
15 August 2023

Worker Shortage And Housing Crisis Key Tests For National Cabinet

“Tomorrow’s National Cabinet meeting is a key opportunity for our nation’s leaders to finally take comprehensive action on Australia’s unprecedented worker and housing shortages, which are holding our nation back,” said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. Research by the IPA has established the federal government’s unplanned increases to the migration intake will cause a
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Two-thirds Of South Australians Agree The Voice And Politics Is Out Of Bounds In Sport
11 August 2023

Two-thirds Of South Australians Agree The Voice And Politics Is Out Of Bounds In Sport

“The Port Adelaide Football Club’s decision this week to focus on politics rather than football betrays so many of their passionate supporters who do not want their club to be a mouthpiece for the political class,” said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. As part of the IPA’s research into South Australians’ views on the
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Threats To Free Speech On Campus have More Than Doubled Since 2016
10 August 2023

Threats To Free Speech On Campus have More Than Doubled Since 2016

“Australian universities should be the exemplars of free expression, but sadly free speech is under renewed attack on our university campuses, where conformity is valued over education and debate,” said Brianna McKee, National Manager of Generation Liberty at the Institute of Public Affairs. Today, the IPA released its Free Speech on Campus Audit 2023 research report, which reviewed the 279
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WA State Government Capitulation On Heritage Laws A Win For Common Sense And Fairness
5 August 2023

WA State Government Capitulation On Heritage Laws A Win For Common Sense And Fairness

“The decision to scrap the new, rushed cultural heritage laws is a win for West Australians who were completely ignored and bamboozled by inner-city elites who wanted to take control of private land by stealth,” said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. The Friday evening declaration by the Western Australian Government that its position on
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Both Divisive And Disruptive But Canberra Voice Far Riskier Than SA Voice
1 August 2023

Both Divisive And Disruptive But Canberra Voice Far Riskier Than SA Voice

“Putting race at the heart of governing is both divisive and disruptive, however, enshrining a race-based Voice in the nation’s Constitution is a far greater risk than South Australia’s legislated Voice to Parliament,” said John Storey, Director of the Legal Rights Program at the Institute of Public Affairs. Today, the IPA released a new research report, Permanent and More Powerful,
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Only 9% Of South Australians Trust Canberra Voice To Improve Outcome – ‘No’ Vote Ahead of ‘Yes’.
25 July 2023

Only 9% Of South Australians Trust Canberra Voice To Improve Outcome – ‘No’ Vote Ahead of ‘Yes’.

“South Australians have sent a strong message, they do not believe the Canberra Voice to Parliament will improve the lives of Indigenous Australians, and support for the proposal continues to fall,” said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs  Today, the IPA released new polling of 660 South Australians on the Voice to Parliament, which found
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Full Employment Discussion Must Include Removing Barriers Preventing Pensioners, Veterans and Students From Work
21 July 2023

Full Employment Discussion Must Include Removing Barriers Preventing Pensioners, Veterans and Students From Work

“If the federal government wants to have full employment, it must immediately remove tax and red tape barriers preventing willing pensioners, veterans and students from working,” said Saxon Davidson, Research Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs. This morning on ABC Radio National, Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers said he welcomed debate on the definition of full employment, saying he viewed
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The Unsustainable Cost Of Incarceration Revealed As Prisons Reach Breaking Point
20 July 2023

The Unsustainable Cost Of Incarceration Revealed As Prisons Reach Breaking Point

“With Australia’s prison system at breaking point, we need to shift our focus to crime prevention, ensuring violent offenders are sentenced for longer, and giving non-violent offenders the opportunity to get into work” said Mia Schlicht, Research Analyst at the Institute of Public Affairs. Today, the Institute of Public Affairs released new research, The Cost of Prisons in Australia: 2023,
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Nearly Half Of Melbourne’s New Housing Supply Needed For International Students To 2028
18 July 2023

Nearly Half Of Melbourne’s New Housing Supply Needed For International Students To 2028

“Melburnians already face rising rents, more costly mortgages, and ever deteriorating services and infrastructure that will only be made worse by the announced unplanned jump in its international student intake,” said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director at the Institute of Public Affairs. New research released today from the IPA shows the impact the federal government’s unplanned rise in net international
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