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Dignity of Work

The IPA's Dignity of Work Research project is guided by the moral case for work. Providing a sense of purpose, the opportunity of work enables us to build rewarding and fulfilling lives for ourselves and our families. Here you will find the IPA's analysis of employment and workplace relations issues, and ideas to reduce the regulatory barriers to work.

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A Capital Idea: Modern Management in a Free Society

Bradley Bowden Started 13 December 2018 Dignity of work, Finance and economics,

Benefits for workers are the real success of modern management in free market societies, writes Professor Bradley Bowden (originally published in the October 2018 IPA Review). Management, as a...

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Work Is Essential To Alleviating Poverty And Providing Dignity

Daniel Wild 12 December 2018 Dignity of work, Finance and economics,

“The ultimate goal of the welfare system should be to get Australians into work, which provides a path to self-sufficiency, stable income, and dignity”, said Daniel Wild, Director of Economics at...

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Daniel Andrews: A Threat To A Twenty-First Century Economy

Kurt Wallace 23 November 2018 Dignity of work, Finance and economics,

This article first appeared in The Spectator Australia Melbourne prides itself on its cafe culture, vibrant laneways, quality restaurants, and marquee sporting events. This dynamic and...

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Protecting Flexibility in a Dynamic Economy

Kurt Wallace 23 November 2018 Dignity of work, Innovation and entrepreneurship,

A new research paper from the IPA concludes that if the Andrews government is re-elected, Victorians can expect fundamental changes to the sharing economy and the labour hire industry, that will...

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Hope and Tax Cuts in Waterloo Iowa

Gideon Rozner Started 11 September 2018 Dignity of work, Finance and economics,

What can Australia learn from middle America? Gideon Rozner heads deep into Iowa to find out (This article first appeared in the August 2018 edition of the IPA Review. PDF of article here.) Even...

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Fair Work Commission Rejects ACTU’S Living Wage

Aaron Lane 1 June 2018 Dignity of work, Finance and economics,

“Today’s decision from the Fair Work Commission rubbishes the Australian Council of Trade Union’s call for a ‘living wage’,” said Aaron Lane, Legal Fellow at free market think tank the Institute...

FIVE IDEAS TO FIX AUSTRALIA

Simon Breheny, Matthew Lesh, Daniel Wild, Morgan Begg and Gideon Rozner Started 10 May 2018 Constitution and law, Dignity of work,

This article first appeared in the May 2018 edition of the IPA Review. PDF available here. A recent university study found that public satisfaction with our democratic processes and public trust...

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Your License To Work

Gideon Rozner Started 1 May 2018 Dignity of work, Innovation and entrepreneurship,

It’s hard to recall an Australian election in which the word ‘skills’ didn’t find its way into at least one of the major parties’ policy platforms. A vague mantra of ‘investing in skills’ is often...

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A Universal Basic Income Would Create A Permanent Underclass

Matthew Lesh 5 April 2018 Dignity of work, Finance and economics,

Greens leader Richard Di Natale told the National Press Club yesterday that, because of the changing nature of work, Australia should introduce a universal basic income. His proposal would be...

Originally appeared in Sydney Morning Herald

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Another Union Attack on Affordable Childcare

Gideon Rozner 27 March 2018 Dignity of work, Ideas and liberty,

Free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs has today called out those responsible for an unreasonable strike that will cause unnecessarily inconvenience for many families. IPA Research...

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Why The ACTU Hates The Sharing Economy

Gideon Rozner 21 March 2018 Dignity of work, Ipa today,

Sally McManus’ speech today shows the ACTU are going after Uber, Airtasker, Deliveroo and other new businesses coming out of the sharing economy. Gideon Rozner explains why McManus’...

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McManus Plan For Red Tape On Jobs Would Leave More Australians In The Unemployment Queues

Gideon Rozner 21 March 2018 Dignity of work, Ipa today,

The policies proposed by ACTU Secretary Sally McManus at the National Press Club today are part a radical union recruitment drive that would leave more Australians in the unemployment queues...

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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...

Labor’s ‘Living Wage’ Will Hurt The Poor, Unemployed

Gideon Rozner 1 February 2018 Dignity of work, Finance and economics,

True to form, the unions are using clever marketing to beat the drum for a lousy idea. And true to form, that lousy idea is finding its way into the policy platform of the Australian Labor Party...

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Inquiry Into The Future Of Work And Workers In Australia

Aaron Lane and Gideon Rozner 30 January 2018 Dignity of work, Innovation and entrepreneurship,

Inquiry into the future of work and workers in Australia We refer to the above inquiry, and provide a submission to the Senate Select Committee on the Future of Work and Workers (the Committee) on...

A Platform to Work: The Sharing Economy

Aaron Lane Started 18 December 2017 Dignity of work,

This article appeared in the December 2017 IPA Review: An increasing number of Australians are turning to sharing economy platforms to work independently. Airtasker’s (a popular sharing economy...

Opinion

ACTU’s ‘Living Wage’ Will Push Up Business Costs And Boost Joblessness

Matthew Lesh 8 November 2017 Dignity of work, Finance and economics,

The “living wage” proposed by the Australian Council of Trade Unions would increase poverty and make the poorest in our society worse off. The ACTU is calling for the replacement of the existing...

Originally appeared in The Australian

Media Releases

ACTU Right On The Problem; Wrong On The Solution

Daniel Wild 2 November 2017 Dignity of work, Finance and economics,

“The ACTU is right to say that the rising cost of living needs urgent policy attention. But the right way to reduce the cost of living is to cut red tape to increase competition in the energy...

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