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The IPA is committed to the advancement of free market ideas. Free markets encourage innovation, wealth and the allieviation of poverty. Here you will find the IPA's work on free market economics, the role of govenrment in an economy, and how to lift people out of poverty.

PUBLICATIONS

IPA: Cut Red Tape To Boost Small Business

Daniel Wild 23 April 2019 Dignity of work, Finance and economics,

“Small business growth in Australia requires less red tape, not another taxpayer subsidised, government run scheme,” said Daniel Wild, Director of Research with the free market think tank the...

Opinion

Why The Holes In Bowen’s Numbers Matter

Sinclair Davidson 11 April 2019 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

Spare a thought for Chris Bowen. It turns out a number he has been quoting for some time is bogus. To be fair there is no reason to doubt that he relied on that number in good faith. Yet he has a...

Originally appeared in Australian Financial Review

PUBLICATIONS

Labor Push On Minimum Wage Will Hurt Those It’s Meant To Help

Kurt Wallace 22 March 2019 Dignity of work, Finance and economics,

Bill Shorten has declared the next federal election to be a referendum on wages and has committed to raising the minimum wage to become a “living wage”. A living wage would be set to an amount...

Originally appeared in The Australian

PUBLICATIONS

Modern Monetary Theory, Same Old Mistakes

Kurt Wallace 8 March 2019 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

A radical 10-year plan which charts the course for a government takeover of the American economy has been proposed by the socialist wing of the Democratic Party in the United States. The “Green...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia

PUBLICATIONS

Shorten’s Alternative IR Reality Based On Trumpian Alternative Facts

John Roskam 8 March 2019 Dignity of work, Finance and economics,

This week the Prime Minister got his wish. On Tuesday, in his speech to The Australian Financial Review Business Summit, Scott Morrison wanted to get the media talking about the risk of a...

Originally appeared in Australian Financial Review

PUBLICATIONS

Our Unproductive Approach To Growth

Daniel Wild 7 March 2019 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

Australia has entered into a per capita economic recession for the third time in 28 years, according to figures released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The figures also show...

Originally appeared in The Australian

PUBLICATIONS

Banking Royal Commission: Duplicitous Banks, Foolish Borrowers

John Roskam 8 February 2019 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

The funniest thing to come out of the Hayne royal commission is a story that appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald on Monday. Titled “I’m amazed they approved me: CBA lashed...

Originally appeared in The Australian Financial Review

PUBLICATIONS

Labor Is Coming After Apple Pie-Baking Nanas

Daniel Wild 1 February 2019 Finance and economics, Government services,

On Thursday, Labor’s Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen said something that a politician is never supposed to utter. At least not in public. In response to those who will face higher taxes under Labor’s...

Originally appeared in The Daily Telegraph

PUBLICATIONS

Labor’s Franking Credits Plan Adds Up To A Nana Tax

Sinclair Davidson 30 January 2019 Finance and economics, Government services,

Australia’s dividend taxation regime is a complex solution to a simple problem. It is well known and understood that double taxation of corporate income gives rise to economic distortions...

Originally appeared in The Australian Financial Review

IPA TODAY

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...

PUBLICATIONS

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...

Finance and Economics

A Tax or Attacks?

Dimitri Burshtein Started 1 December 2018 Finance and economics, Government services,

The simple solution to the burden of constant tax increases is for Australian governments to spend less, argues finance company director Dimitri Burshtein. Among the many theories of the...

Finance and Economics

GFC Lessons Not Learnt

Daniel Press Started 1 December 2018 Finance and economics,

Government meddling—not greed or deregulation—caused the GFC and 10 years on we’re no safer, warns Competitive Enterprise Institute policy analyst Daniel Press. This year marks a most unhappy...

PUBLICATIONS

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...

PUBLICATIONS

Loans Are A Wrong And Risky Way To Help Small Business, Mr Treasurer

Daniel Wild 22 November 2018 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

The Federal Government’s proposed $2 billion small business loan scheme is the wrong response to a real problem. The decline of small businesses in Australia presents a substantial policy...

PUBLICATIONS

Submission to the Economics Legislation Committee inquiry into the Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Sure Every State and Territory Gets Their Fair Share of GST) Bill 2018

Morgan Begg 24 October 2018 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

The IPA welcomes the opportunity to provide the attached document, Time to End GST Redistribution: 2018 Update, as a submission to the inquiry into the Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Sure Every...

PUBLICATIONS

Unions Want To Change the Rules They Wrote

Kurt Wallace 23 October 2018 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

Free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs has today accused the ACTU of hypocrisy for its ‘Change the Rules’ rally to rewrite Australia’s rigid industrial relations system...

PUBLICATIONS

Regulators, The Royal Commission And Crony Capitalism

Daniel Wild 11 October 2018 Finance and economics, Government services,

The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation, and Finances Services Industry has uncovered some inexcusable behaviour. Charging client’s fees without providing services...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia

Finance and Economics

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