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Opinion

The IPA is a constant presence in the Australian media. IPA staff have been published in every major metropolitan paper. Here is a collection of all op-eds written by IPA staff.
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What Are These Central Banks Up To?

What Are These Central Banks Up To?

John Roskam 16 August 2019 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

It’s funny how in such a supposedly egalitarian country as Australia we pay so much deference to public servants. We pay them a lot (much more than their overseas counterparts), we give them a lot...

Originally appeared in Australian Financial Review
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Greens Only Want To Make Power Less Affordable

Greens Only Want To Make Power Less Affordable

Kurt Wallace 16 August 2019 Energy and resources, Ipa today,

A Greens-backed bill prohibiting government funding of coal-fired power in Australia would further worsen Australia’s electricity crisis. Government intervention in the energy market has seen...

Originally appeared in The Daily Telegraph
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The G-G Should Resign

The G-G Should Resign

Morgan Begg 10 August 2019 Constitution and law, Ipa today,

Australia’s constitutional system cannot function properly with a Governor-General inserting himself into contemporary political debate. If the current Governor-General wishes to do so, then he...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
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How Chinese Investment Is Challenging Our Academic Freedom

How Chinese Investment Is Challenging Our Academic Freedom

Bella d'Abrera 9 August 2019 Education and skills, Freedom of speech,

Recent scenes of chaos at the University of Queensland as pro- and anti-Hong Kong freedom demonstrators squared off on campus, and reports that the Chinese-based families of anti-communist...

Originally appeared in The Daily Telegraph
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Outrage Culture Is Killing Free Speech

Outrage Culture Is Killing Free Speech

Andrew Bushnell 7 August 2019 Ipa today, Opinion,

Australia is becoming increasingly intolerant of speech. From the Australian Rugby Union terminating Israel Folau’s playing contract to the fake controversy about the impending visit of British...

Originally appeared in The Spectator
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The Art Of Persuasion Needs More Than Abusive Language

The Art Of Persuasion Needs More Than Abusive Language

Janet Albrechtsen 7 August 2019 Constitution and law, Ipa today,

The Institute of Public Affairs is on a unity ticket with Noel Pearson, whether he cares to admit it or not. Like the work of the respected indigenous leader, our work endeavours to help people...

Originally appeared in The Australian
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Keep The ACCC Out Of Social Media

Keep The ACCC Out Of Social Media

John Roskam 2 August 2019 Freedom of speech, Ipa today,

Nearly exactly the same things said about social media today could have been said in the middle of the 15th century about the development of movable type and the printing press. People will use...

Originally appeared in Australian Financial Review
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Indigenous Voice Of Division Would Force Parliament’s Hand

Indigenous Voice Of Division Would Force Parliament’s Hand

Daniel Wild 2 August 2019 Constitution and law, Ipa today,

Proponents of an indigenous voice to parliament make two key claims: it would be confined only to areas affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, and it would not become a third chamber of...

Originally appeared in The Australian
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Campus Freedom Of Speech Gagged By Chinese Money

Campus Freedom Of Speech Gagged By Chinese Money

Matthew Lesh 2 August 2019 Education and skills, Freedom of speech,

Australian universities have been slow to act against worrying ­violence and intimidation by pro-Chinese Communist Party stud­ents on campus. Unwilling to upset their CCP-dependent business...

Originally appeared in The Australian
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Time To Voice Concerns

Time To Voice Concerns

Daniel Wild 26 July 2019 Ipa today, Opinion,

All Australians are equal. Our legal status should not be determined by race, ethnicity, gender, or skin colour. Any proposal to divide Australians by race is illiberal, undemocratic, and...

Originally appeared in Daily Telegraph
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Uluru Statement Overturns Equality Of Rights

Uluru Statement Overturns Equality Of Rights

John Roskam 19 July 2019 Constitution and law, Ideas and liberty,

It’s understandable that some of Australia’s biggest companies including BHP, Rio Tinto, Lendlease, Qantas and Woolworths would support the Uluru Statement. Business leaders have a...

Originally appeared in Australian Financial Review
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Why Is NSW Fining Farmers Under Laws That No Longer Exist?

Why Is NSW Fining Farmers Under Laws That No Longer Exist?

Kurt Wallace 16 July 2019 Government services, Innovation and entrepreneurship,

The New South Wales government must grant an amnesty to all farmers who are being prosecuted under laws which no longer exist. They are facing huge fines of up to half a million dollars for...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
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