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HomeRESEARCH AREASInnovation and Entrepreneurship

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.
IPA TODAY
Australia’s Entrepreneurship Crisis and Three Ways To Fix It

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Research Papers
The Case For Cutting Red Tape On Drones

The Case For Cutting Red Tape On Drones

Darcy Allen 15 December 2016 Innovation and entrepreneurship, Publications,

From videography and construction, to the age-old primary industries of agriculture and mining, drones hold remarkable potential to revolutionise many Australian industries. From 29 September 2016...

Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Natural Resistance

Natural Resistance

Sinclair Davidson Started 1 December 2016 Innovation and entrepreneurship,

Once there was a product so injurious to public health that it required special government legislation to deal with it. Government officials were convinced that fully informed consumers would make...

Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Creative Destruction

Creative Destruction

Stuart Eaton Started 24 November 2016 Ideas and liberty, Innovation and entrepreneurship,

This article first appeared in the November 2016 Edition of the IPA Review and is written by Engagement manager for the IPA, Stuart Eaton. For years, we have heard about the incredible population...

Opening Remarks To Victorian Parliament Ride Sourcing Inquiry

Darcy Allen, Chris Berg and Aaron Lane 8 September 2016 Innovation and entrepreneurship, Publications,

Regulatory decisions surrounding the ridesharing industry are of critical importance to the Victorian economy because they will set a precedent for the disruptive potential of the sharing economy...

Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Debt-Free Path to Innovation

Debt-Free Path to Innovation

Sean Leaver and Jason Potts Started 1 August 2016 Innovation and entrepreneurship,

A new exemption class over corporate regulation might be a better approach to innovation policy, write Sean Leaver and Jason Potts There are already a number of different regulatory types of firms...

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