4 September 2023
Rents Up $1,000 A Year Due To Unplanned, Record Increase In International Students Intake
“Australians already facing a cost-of-living crisis are set to suffer further as the federal government’s unplanned, record increase in the international student intake drives rents even higher making housing less affordable,” said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. Preliminary IPA research into the relationship between net international student intake and annual rent increases from 2005-2023,
1 September 2023
Ticked Off About Crosses
The government must pull the AEC into line In this article, Morgan Begg contextualises and disseminates the findings of the IPA’s research into the Australian constitution, conducted as part of the IPA’s analysis of the Voice to Parliament. The IPA has been researching the consequences a potential Voice to Parliament would have to the political freedom, liberty, and equality of
31 August 2023
Parliamentary Research Brief – The Free Speech Crisis In Australian Universities And How To Solve It
University hostility to freedom of speech has more than doubled since 2016 In 2016, 67% of Australian universities enforced policies that were explicitly hostile to free speech. In 2023, that number has increased to 90%. Hostility to free speech on campus can be measured by the number and severity of conduct polices enforced by universities. The combined hostility score across
31 August 2023
AEMO Highlights Need To Keep Reliable And Affordable Baseload Generation On The Grid
“AEMO’s forecast of blackouts this summer is a damming indictment on our nation’s leaders who have destroyed our energy security to placate the net zero demands of renewable energy subsidy hunters and inner-city elites,” said Saxon Davidson, Research Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs. Today, the Australian Energy Market Operator released its 2023 Electricity Statement of Opportunities report that
30 August 2023
The Astonishingly Woke Australian Academy Of Science
In this article, Dr Peter Ridd contextualises and disseminates the findings of the IPA’s research into the Great Barrier Reef, conducted as part of the IPA’s Project for Real Science Program. The Project for Real Science is an initiative of the Institute of Public Affairs to rebuild the integrity of scientific research in Australia. The Australian Academy of Science (AAS)
30 August 2023
Canadian Speech Is Free – Except For Jordan Peterson
In this article, Dr Peter Ridd contextualises and disseminates the findings of the IPA’s research into quality assurance in science, conducted as part of the IPA’s Project for Real Science Program. The Project for Real Science is an initiative of the Institute of Public Affairs to rebuild the integrity of scientific research in Australia. A Canadian court has ruled that
30 August 2023
IPA Poll: Attitude To The Voice In Tasmania
Tasmanians are forming a consensus around a ‘No’ vote at the forthcoming referendum, because they do not, in the main, believe the Voice will lead to better outcomes for Indigenous Australians, and that not enough information has been provided on the Voice to Parliament. The leaning of Tasmanians’ vote is heavily aligned with their views on whether the Voice will
30 August 2023
Tasmania Leaning Towards No Vote At Divisive Voice Referendum
“It is clear that Tasmanians are forming a consensus around a ‘No’ vote at the forthcoming referendum, due to concerns the community is being divided by the Voice debate, and a belief that it will not deliver better outcomes for indigenous communities,” said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. Ahead of the Prime Minister’s announcement
29 August 2023
IPA Research Tour Of Tasmania’s North and North West To Discuss Divisive Voice
“As the Voice to Parliament referendum approaches, Tasmania shapes as having a critical role in determining whether race will be put at the heart of our system of government,” said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. This week the IPA team will visit Launceston, Deloraine, Sheffield, Ulverstone, Burnie, Devonport, and Longford to discuss our research
29 August 2023
NAPLAN Results Offer Proof: Australia’s Education System Is Failing
In this article, Colleen Harkin contextualises and disseminates the findings of the IPA’s research into the national curriculum, conducted as part of the IPA’s Foundations of Western Civilisation Program. The Foundations of Western Civilisation Program was established in 2011 to defend and extend Australians’ understanding of the influential, historical role of the West in establishing many of the liberties enjoyed
