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HomeRESEARCH AREASDignity of Work

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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EPBC Act Review: Jobs Win Over Litigious Green Activists

EPBC Act Review: Jobs Win Over Litigious Green Activists

Daniel Wild 20 July 2020 Dignity of work, Energy and resources,

“The recommendations of the interim report of the Independent Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) puts mainstream Australians ahead of inner-city...

PUBLICATIONS
How Coronavirus Is Killing Small Business – And Threatening Our Values

How Coronavirus Is Killing Small Business – And Threatening Our Values

Kurt Wallace 17 July 2020 Dignity of work, Ipa today,

The heart of the Australian way of life is under threat with small businesses fighting for survival as lockdown restrictions continue. The crisis has hastened the ongoing decline of small business...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
PUBLICATIONS
‘Eliminating’ The Virus Is Suppressing Truth

‘Eliminating’ The Virus Is Suppressing Truth

Gideon Rozner 17 July 2020 Dignity of work, Ideas and liberty,

Recent calls for an ‘elimination strategy’ to defeat the coronavirus pandemic are misguided, and may not even work. Why? Because pursuing elimination would mean longer and harder lockdowns. That...

Originally appeared in The Daily Telegraph
IPA TODAY
11.7% The Real Unemployment Rate: IPA

11.7% The Real Unemployment Rate: IPA

Kurt Wallace 16 July 2020 Dignity of work, Education and skills,

Although the official unemployment rate is 7.4%, analysis by free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs estimates that the real unemployment rate, including those who have on net left...

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We Need To Do Reform, Not Talk It

We Need To Do Reform, Not Talk It

John Roskam 5 June 2020 Dignity of work, Finance and economics,

With the economy in recession, Prime Minister Scott Morrison should spend less time trying to be popular and attempting to be everyone’s friend and more time advocating for the policies that...

Originally appeared in Australian Financial Review
IPA TODAY
The Truth About the Accord

The Truth About the Accord

Des Moore 29 May 2020 Dignity of work, Finance and economics,

Journalists, economists, international observers, even businessmen have all paid homage to the Accord between the Hawke Government and the unions, judging it to be an economic saviour. But what is...

PUBLICATIONS
Red Tape Holds Back Growth

Red Tape Holds Back Growth

Cian Hussey 29 May 2020 Dignity of work, Ipa today,

The WA state government is leading the way for a post-lockdown recovery based on slashing business-crushing red tape to support small businesses. Premier McGowan’s moves to make it easier for...

Originally appeared in The West Australian
IPA TODAY
The Truth about the Accord

The Truth about the Accord

Des Moore Started 29 May 2020 Dignity of work, Finance and economics,

(Originally published in the IPA Review, December-February 1988/89. To access footnotes see also scanned copy of article, here.) Journalists, economists, international observers, even businessmen...

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Exposed: The True Scope Of Lockdown Unemployment

Exposed: The True Scope Of Lockdown Unemployment

Kurt Wallace 28 May 2020 Dignity of work, Finance and economics,

The official unemployment rate released by the ABS hides the true impact of the lockdown measures on the economy and employment. In addition to the 823 thousand unemployed, there are 1.26 million...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
PUBLICATIONS
Voice Of Small Business Is Silent On The COVID-19 Commission

Voice Of Small Business Is Silent On The COVID-19 Commission

John Roskam 22 May 2020 Dignity of work, Ipa today,

Senator Michaelia Cash is the Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business in the Morrison government. It’s one thing for a minister to have such a title. It’s another thing...

Originally appeared in Australian Financial Review
Government Services
When Everything Is Flattened

When Everything Is Flattened

Andrew Bushnell Started 15 May 2020 Dignity of work, Finance and economics,

This article from the Autumn 2020 edition of the IPA Review is written by Research Fellow at the IPA,  Andrew Bushnell.  Awareness is growing that the coronavirus disease might cause two...

Media Releases
Poll: Unemployment The Focus Of Australians

Poll: Unemployment The Focus Of Australians

Gideon Rozner 15 May 2020 Dignity of work, Ipa today,

A new nationally representative poll of 1,012 Australians commissioned by free-market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs, with data collected by Dynata between 24-26 April, 2020, asked...

IPA TODAY
Coronavirus Pain Must Be Shared Around

Coronavirus Pain Must Be Shared Around

Daniel Wild 27 March 2020 Dignity of work, Ipa today,

The economic and social burden of the government-imposed sanctions to manage the health crisis must be shared equally with the public sector, which so far has remained shielded from the fallout...

Originally appeared in The Australian
PUBLICATIONS
Cut Red Tape To Save Jobs

Cut Red Tape To Save Jobs

Daniel Wild 20 March 2020 Dignity of work, Ipa today,

“Regulations that stop Australians keeping their job and their businesses open must be scrapped,” said Daniel Wild, Director of Research with the free market think tank the Institute...

IPA TV
Regulatory Dark Matter – Australia’s Secret Red Tape Crisis

Regulatory Dark Matter – Australia’s Secret Red Tape Crisis

Kurt Wallace 30 September 2019 Dignity of work, Government services,

  Australia has a red tape crisis. And it’s the red tape you can’t see that’s making the problem worse. Kurt Wallace’s new report exposes Regulatory Dark Matter in...

PUBLICATIONS
The Moral Case For An IR Overhaul

The Moral Case For An IR Overhaul

John Roskam 30 August 2019 Dignity of work, Finance and economics,

In a week’s time the federal Coalition will have been in government for six years after having won three elections in a row. For all the worthwhile things it has done over those years – and...

Parliamentary Research Briefs
The First Rung: The Role Of Low-paid Work In Building Success

The First Rung: The Role Of Low-paid Work In Building Success

Kurt Wallace 21 August 2019 Dignity of work, Education and skills,

The Institute of Public Affairs (IPA), Australia’s premier free market think tank, is dedicated to preserving and strengthening the foundations of economic and political freedom. The Parliamentary...

PUBLICATIONS
Delayed Adani Approval Highlights Australia’s Red Tape Crisis

Delayed Adani Approval Highlights Australia’s Red Tape Crisis

Daniel Wild 13 June 2019 Dignity of work, Ipa today,

“The delays to the Adani coal project caused by red tape, regulation, and government-enabled green activism must never be allowed to happen again to a resources project in Australia,” said Daniel...

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