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.

Opinion

Annastacia Palaszczuk And The Latest City-Country Divide

Evan Mulholland 19 August 2016 Environment and agriculture, Finance and economics,

Nothing reveals the clear divide between inner city and regional Queensland than the long, tumultuous history of land clearing. The Palaszczuk government’s now failed changes to native...

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Brian Cox Confused On More Than Global Temperatures

Jennifer Marohasy 18 August 2016 Climate change, Ipa today,

Celebrity physicist Brian Cox misled the ABC TV Q&A audience on at least 3 points-of-fact on Monday night. This is typical of the direction that much of science is taking. Richard Horton, the...

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Red Tape Is Strangling Australia’s Primary Resources Industries

Daniel Wild 15 August 2016 Energy and resources, Ipa today,

The Palaszczuk government’s proposed changes to native vegetation laws demonstrate how Australia’s economic growth and prosperity is being held back by red tape. Changes to native...

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ABS Census Farce Reminds Us Statistics Are The ‘Eyes Of The Bureaucrat’

John Roskam 12 August 2016 Faith and society, Government services,

In 1961, Murray Rothbard, the most important libertarian economist of the 20th century, wrote about the evils of government statistics. “Statistics are the eyes and ears of the bureaucrat...

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As A Rule, Bureaucracy Is Smothering Agriculture

Daniel Wild 10 August 2016 Environment and agriculture, Opinion,

The Productivity Commission’s call to slash red tape across the agricultural sector is exactly what our farmers need. The recently released draft report highlighted the breathtaking array of...

Cutting Red Tape That Binds Mining

Mikayla Novak 3 August 2016 Energy and resources, Opinion,

To secure Queensland’s mining future, cutting onerous red tape must be a key reform priority. Given the outlook for economic development in China, India and other developing countries...

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Local Farmers, Not Distant Regulators, Are Best Placed To Protect Our Environment

Daniel Wild 2 August 2016 Climate change, Environment and agriculture,

Toobeah farmer John Norman’s nightmare experience with red tape and excessive bureaucracy illustrates an issue many farmers face. It shouldn’t have taken Mr Norman long to prolong a...

Cut Green And Red Tape To Drive More Growth In Farming Sector

Darcy Allen 31 July 2016 Environment and agriculture, Opinion,

The release of the new Productivity Commission draft report into the regulation of agriculture confirms that Tasmanian farmers are shackled by costly and unnecessary red tape. The report covered...

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Let’s Get Fine Defaulters Out Of Our Jails

Andrew Bushnell 28 July 2016 Criminal justice, Opinion,

Reporting of Andrew Leigh’s reappointment as shadow assistant treasurer has been dominated by the strange decision of the Labor Party to reduce his salary by $40,000. This is particularly a...

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