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Parliamentary Research Briefs

The Parliamentary Research Briefs program builds on what the IPA has always been about: communicating the importance of free enterprise and human flourishing.

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Government Should Dump The NEG

Daniel Wild 20 July 2018 Climate change, Energy and resources,

“The National Energy Guarantee (NEG) will impose substantial and irreparable economic damage without delivering a discernible environmental benefit. It is not in Australia’s national interest and...

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3.55 Million Workers Will Benefit From Enterprise Tax Plan No.2

Matthew Lesh 26 June 2018 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

The Coalition’s proposed Treasury Laws Amendment (Enterprise Tax Plan No. 2) will reduce corporate taxation from 30% to 25% over 2019-2027 for all businesses.1 This builds on Treasury Laws...

Media Releases

Victorian Parliament Must Reject Andrews’ Electoral Bill

Gideon Rozner 20 June 2018 Ipa today, Media releases,

The Institute of Public Affairs has today urged Victorian Members of Parliament to oppose the Victorian Electoral Legislation Amendment Bill 2018, which is an undemocratic and wasteful attack on...

Parliamentary Research Briefs

Why We Must Not Appoint A Commissioner For Racial Division

Morgan Begg 22 May 2018 Ipa today, Parliamentary research briefs,

This IPA Parliamentary Research Brief explains why at the expiry of the current term of the Race Discrimination Commissioner of the Human Rights Commission the federal government should leave the...

Research Papers

Four Problems With GST Redistribution And How To Fix Them

Morgan Begg 18 April 2018 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

Our new research brief discusses Australia’s alarming GST problem. IPA research has found that the states that are responsible for contributing the most to the GST pool – New South Wales...

Research Papers

Five Reasons Labor’s Superannuation Changes Would Damage Australia

Daniel Wild 26 March 2018 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

In a speech to the Chifley Institute last week, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten announced that the Labor Party would introduce further changes to Australia’s compulsory superannuation system.1 The...

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Australia’s Entrepreneurship Crisis and Three Ways To Fix It

Matthew Lesh 1 March 2018 Dignity of work, Innovation and entrepreneurship,

Red tape is holding back our entrepreneurs and threatening our economic prosperity, new IPA research has found. Nine of Australia’s top ten largest companies were founded before 1925; by contrast...

Research Papers

The Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Bill 2017

Gideon Rozner 14 February 2018 Freedom of speech, Ipa today,

Our new research brief explains why the Turnbull Government’s proposed changes to funding and disclosure provisions of the Commonwealth Electoral Act would threaten freedom of speech and civil...

Research Papers

Employment and Wages in the Western Australian Public Sector

Aaron Lane 14 February 2018 Finance and economics, Government services,

Our latest research brief reports on the trends of the size, cost and wages of the Western Australian public service using statistical measures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the...

Research Papers

Six Myths About The Business Tax Cut

Daniel Wild 5 February 2018 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

Our new research brief debunks six myths surrounding the Turnbull government’s proposal to cut the company tax rate to 25 per cent from 30 per cent. Australia has a high corporate tax rate...

Research Papers

Five Questions On The Size And Cost Of The Commonwealth Public Sector

Aaron Lane 19 December 2017 Finance and economics, Government services,

Our new research brief askes five questions on the size and cost of the Commonwealth Public Sector. Recent data shows that public sector employee numbers are declining, but the public sector...

Research Papers

Why Proposed ‘Reforms’ To Consumer Leases Are Just More Red Tape

Gideon Rozner 21 November 2017 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

New research by the Institute of Public Affairs explains why the Turnbull Government’s proposed changes to consumer lease regulation would amount to unnecessary red tape. The rental of household...

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Parliamentary Research Briefs

Government Should Dump The NEG

3.55 Million Workers Will Benefit From Enterprise Tax Plan No.2

Victorian Parliament Must Reject Andrews’ Electoral Bill

Why We Must Not Appoint A Commissioner For Racial Division

Four Problems With GST Redistribution And How To Fix Them

Five Reasons Labor’s Superannuation Changes Would Damage Australia

Australia’s Entrepreneurship Crisis and Three Ways To Fix It

The Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Bill 2017

Employment and Wages in the Western Australian Public Sector

Six Myths About The Business Tax Cut

Five Questions On The Size And Cost Of The Commonwealth Public Sector

Why Proposed ‘Reforms’ To Consumer Leases Are Just More Red Tape

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