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Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The world is changing rapidly. As new technologies arrive, Australians can use them to design new products and enrich people's lives. But what are these new technologies, and what role should government play in regulating these new industries? Here you will find the IPA's work on new innovations and the Australian entrepreneurial spirit.

Red Tape

Red Tape Corrodes Democracy

David Kemp Started 1 August 2018 Finance and economics, Innovation and entrepreneurship,

The more government regulates its people, the more it fails them, writes David Kemp. Understanding regulation – its sources and its consequences – lies at the very heart of the debate about the...

PUBLICATIONS

Where Have All Our Entrepreneurs Gone?

Matthew Lesh 21 June 2018 Finance and economics, Innovation and entrepreneurship,

Australia is has experienced a gigantic fall in entrepreneurship. Between 2003-05 and 2012-14, small business start-ups — as a percentage of all small businesses — declined by 40 per cent. This...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia

PUBLICATIONS

Scott Morrison Must Show He Has Real Courage

Simon Breheny 8 May 2018 Finance and economics, Innovation and entrepreneurship,

When a politician promises to give you something in 10 years, you can bet it’ll never happen. Promised tax cuts in Tuesday night’s Budget won’t match expectations, and a Coalition government —...

Originally appeared in Herald Sun

IPA TODAY

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...

IPA TV

How British Columbia Defeated Red Tape – And How We Can Too

Gideon Rozner 20 March 2018 Innovation and entrepreneurship, Ipa today,

Gideon Rozner explains how British Columbia deregulated its way to a better economy and higher individual wages, and how Australia could do the same

IPA TODAY

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...

PUBLICATIONS

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...

PUBLICATIONS

Think Long And Hard Before Banning Short Stays

Gideon Rozner 28 November 2017 Finance and economics, Ideas and liberty,

As in so many industries, the so-called “sharing economy” has brought seismic change to the tourism market. The rise of platforms such as Airbnb and Stayz has seen a massive expansion in...

Originally appeared in Daily Telegraph

PUBLICATIONS

Doing Development Differently

Peter Gregory Started 22 November 2017 Foreign affairs and trade, Ideas and liberty,

As Harvard development expert Lant Pritchett says, ‘There are no poor people. There are people living in poor places’. This is demonstrated by the fact that when poor people relocate to countries...

Research Papers

Reigniting Australia’s Entrepreneurial Flame: Finding The Missing 275,000 Businesses

Matthew Lesh 5 November 2017 Finance and economics, Innovation and entrepreneurship,

The Institute of Public Affairs has tracked the state of entrepreneurship in Australia since 2014. This research was developed by Dom Talimanidis, the IPA’s former Ian Mence Fellow for...

Media Releases

Reigniting Australia’s Entrepreneurial Flame

Matthew Lesh 5 November 2017 Finance and economics, Innovation and entrepreneurship,

Australian entrepreneurship is in a state of stagnation, largely due to red tape, which is threatening our prosperity, according to a new Institute of Public Affairs report Reigniting Australia’s...

PUBLICATIONS

Senate Committee Report Confirms Red Tape Strangling The Australian Economy

Daniel Wild 19 October 2017 Energy and resources, Environment and agriculture,

Free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs has welcomed the recommendations from the Select Committee on Red Tape interim report: Effect of red tape on environmental assessment and...

Opinion

Too Much Red Tape Could Keep Drones Grounded

Darcy Allen 26 July 2017 Innovation and entrepreneurship, Ipa today,

From spraying pastures to collecting crop data, drones are set to revolutionise Australian agriculture. However, despite this enormous pot-ential, calls for more regulation threaten to keep drones...

Originally appeared in The Weekly Times

Opinion

Innovation Statement? The Government Doesn’t Even Allow Lemonade Stands

John Roskam 20 July 2017 Ideas and liberty, Innovation and entrepreneurship,

The story of what happened to Chelsea-lee Downes reveals everything that’s wrong with Australia’s attitude to innovation and risk-taking. Malcolm Turnbull and Chris Pyne’s...

Originally appeared in Australian Financial Review 11th December, 2015

Finance and Economics

Breaking the Complacency

James Bolt Started 1 June 2017 Education and skills, Finance and economics,

Americans have stopped taking risks. James Bolt discovers what this bizarre trend means for the future. Have Americans stopped taking risks? This is the question pondered by economist Tyler Cowen...

Opinion

Drone Regulations Stifle Business And Innovation With New Technology

Darcy Allen 19 May 2017 Innovation and entrepreneurship, Ipa today,

The Senate committee examining Australian drone regulations has had just one public hearing and is months away from its December reporting date. Nevertheless, last week they wrote to the Minister...

Originally appeared in The Australian

Ideas and Liberty

Growing Freedom

Matthew Lesh Started 23 April 2017 Ideas and liberty, Innovation and entrepreneurship,

This article first appeared in the April 2017 edition of the IPA Review and is written by IPA Research Fellow, Matthew Lesh. Twenty-sixteen was a tumultuous year for global politics. The British...

Media Releases

Australia Must Cut More Red Tape On Drones

Darcy Allen 20 January 2017 Innovation and entrepreneurship, Media releases,

Regulators must continue efforts to cut unnecessary red tape on drone technology – including removing restrictions on flying beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) for commercial operators...

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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