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Government Services

What is the proper role of government? What services should the government provide, and not the private sector? Here you will find the IPA's work on the cause of limited government, the ABC, the proper running of government services in Australia and public sector reform.

How Not to Collude With Russia

James Bolt Started 1 December 2017 Government services,

1: ORGANISE A MEETING WITH RUSSIAN OFFICIALS IN YOUR OWN NAME Donald Trump Jnr organised a meeting with a Russian lawyer with alleged connections with the Kremlin after being promised damaging...

Government Services
The Future of Reform

The Future of Reform

Darcy Allen Started 1 December 2017 Government services,

It wasn’t until late November this year that the federal government remembered its long-term promise to cut taxes. Unfortunately, this wasn’t a return to serious economic reform—it was a...

Government Services
Reagan’s Hope

Reagan’s Hope

Richard Allsop Started 1 October 2017 Government services, Ideas and liberty,

 Despite doubts about his age, intellect, and political philosophy, Ronald Reagan’s message of hope won him the presidency, writes Richard Allsop. ‘We have just witnessed the political funeral of...

Government Services
Indefensible Waste

Indefensible Waste

Erik Jacobs Started 1 October 2017 Government services,

Australian defence procurement must avoid the creep of industry policy, which only leads to cost blowouts and delays, writes Erik M. Jacobs. Security challenges in the Asia-Pacific region have...

IPA TODAY
Medicare Details Available On Dark Web Is Just Tip Of Data Breach Iceberg

Medicare Details Available On Dark Web Is Just Tip Of Data Breach Iceberg

Chris Berg 18 July 2017 Government services, Ideas and liberty,

Modern governments use a lot of data. A lot. Our social services are organised by massive databases. Health, welfare, education and the pension all require reams of information about identity...

Originally appeared in The Canberra Times
Finance and Economics
The Road to Brexit

The Road to Brexit

Sebastian Reinehr Started 1 June 2017 Finance and economics, Foreign affairs and trade,

A new book demonstrates that European integration has always been an elite project, writes Sebastian Reinehr. In his new book Continental Drift, American diplomat Benjamin Grob-Fitzgibbon...

Government Services
Why We Don’t Want Another Joseph Chamberlain

Why We Don’t Want Another Joseph Chamberlain

Richard Allsop Started 1 June 2017 Government services, Western civilisation,

Britain should be worried about Theresa May seeking political inspiration from Joseph Chamberlain, writes Richard Allsop. Nick Timothy, the former Chief of Staff to UK Prime Minister Theresa May...

Government Services
Who Will Drain The Canberra Swamp?

Who Will Drain The Canberra Swamp?

Morgan Begg Started 1 June 2017 Government services,

‘Drain the swamp’ was a core message of Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign. This simple message referenced the entrenched special interests feeding from the taxpayer-funded trough in Washington...

Finance and Economics
How To Fix The NDIS

How To Fix The NDIS

Vern Hughes Started 23 April 2017 Finance and economics, Government services,

This article first appeared in the April 2017 edition of the IPA Review and is written by Director of Civil Society Australia, Vern Hughes. Seven years have passed since a campaign for the...

Research Papers
Abolish The Australian Communications And Media Authority

Abolish The Australian Communications And Media Authority

Daniel Wild 7 April 2017 Government services, Ipa today,

The Australia Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) should be abolished. 1. The ACMA is a threat to free speech. 2. The ACMA’s functions are redundant. 3. The ACMA imposes costs on the...

How To Fix The NDIS

How To Fix The NDIS

Vern Hughes Started 1 April 2017 Government services, Ipa today,

Seven years have passed since a campaign for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was launched by disability service providers and several funded advocacy bodies. Its architects...

Government Services
Our Humble Servants?

Our Humble Servants?

William Coleman Started 1 March 2017 Government services,

Australia’s bloated bureaucracy stems back to colonial days and just keeps getting bigger, writes William Coleman. ‘Public Servant’—in the sense of ‘government employee’—is an Australianism that...

Book Reviews
Power And The Passion

Power And The Passion

Richard Allsop Started 1 March 2017 Book reviews, Government services,

Paul Keating’s economic reforms put today’s poll-driven politicians to shame, writes Richard Allsop. Almost a decade ago, the IPA Review published a cover story about Paul Keating headlined ‘What...

Government Services
Smothered by Nostalgia

Smothered by Nostalgia

Daniel Wild Started 1 December 2016 Government services,

 Politicians yearning for a nostalgic return to glory days are failing modern America, according to a book reviewed by Daniel Wild.    Modern politics in America has a nostalgia problem. Americans...

Dignity of Work
Uber Markets

Uber Markets

Evan Mulholland Started 1 December 2016 Dignity of work, Government services,

  Uber and Airbnb are part of a wider market revolution changing the way the world does business, writes Evan Mulholland.  The last few decades have delivered us a monumental shift in how we...

Government Services
The Big Cure

The Big Cure

Jason Potts Started 1 December 2016 Government services,

 New technology can fix Australia’s ailing health system, but only if     To fix health care and human services – two government programs as egregiously expensive as they are important – we...

Opinion
Public Service Perks Don’t Pass The Pub Test

Public Service Perks Don’t Pass The Pub Test

Aaron Lane 17 November 2016 Government services, Ipa today,

Enterprise bargaining is a two-way street. Public sector unions cannot continue to argue that well-paid public servants deserve additional entitlements without considering the trade-offs that...

Federal Spending A Dangerous Drug Of Dependence

Brett Hogan 22 September 2016 Government services, Opinion,

While the deal struck last week between the government and opposition to get $6.3 billion of savings over four years through the Parliament is welcome, it is still just treating the symptoms...

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