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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.

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...

Research Papers

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

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

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

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...

Opinion

A Pokemon In The Eye For Nanny State

Matthew Lesh 13 July 2016 Innovation and entrepreneurship, Nanny state,

A new app is doing what years of nanny state programs and millions of wasted taxpayer dollars failed to do – get people outside, on their feet and living healthier lifestyles. Pokemon GO was...

The Role Of Entrepreneurs And Government In Australia

Wolfgang Kasper 1 July 2016 Innovation and entrepreneurship, Publications,

Coming from overseas in the 1970s, Australia looked to me like the ‘Land of Missed Opportunities’. Partial liberalisation during the Hawke-Keating era and some further reforms under...

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

John Roskam 11 December 2015 Innovation and entrepreneurship, Nanny state,

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...

Lessons From Private Cities

Darcy Allen Started 10 December 2015 Innovation and entrepreneurship, Planning and housing,

Cities are complex creatures in constant flux. Some cities grow and thrive, while others wither and die. A tussle between top-down regulation (by governments) and bottom-up decision-making (by...

Government Services

Breaking The Myth of ‘Good’ Big Government

Mikayla Novak Started 1 December 2015 Government services, Innovation and entrepreneurship,

Many progressives and social democrats have clung to the idea that the Scandinavian countries like Sweden off er the world a vision that other countries should replicate, writes Dr Mikayla Novak...

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Lemonade Problem

John Roskam Started 1 December 2015 Innovation and entrepreneurship,

How can the Turnbull government’s innovation plans be a success when it’s too hard to even set up a lemonade stand? asks John Roskam The story of what happened to Chelsea-lee Downes reveals...

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Sharing Economy

Darcy Allen Started 1 August 2015 Innovation and entrepreneurship,

Political entrepreneurs are finding ways to break the strong relationship between regulators and the industries controlling them, writes Darcy Allen, and in doing so are paving the way to a freer...

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Better to Ask For Forgiveness, Not Permission

Dom Talimanidis Started 1 February 2015 Innovation and entrepreneurship,

The abundance of information available to us today would have been unimaginable to people living only twenty years ago. Previous generations found themselves bound to a restricted group of...

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Don’t Be Scared Of Financial Innovation

Jason Potts Started 4 November 2014 Finance and economics, Innovation and entrepreneurship,

This article from the November 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by Adjunct Fellow at the IPA and Professor of Economics at RMIT, Jason Potts. Close your eyes and think about innovation in...

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

When The Going Gets Tough, The Losers Get Lobying

Darcy Allen Started 4 November 2014 Innovation and entrepreneurship, Red tape,

This article from the November 2014 edition of the IPA Review is by Researcher at the IPA, Darcy Allen. In the world of innovation, 3D printing is a new kid on the block. What isn’t quite so...

How Government Holds Back Technological Change

Richard Allsop Started 10 August 2014 Innovation and entrepreneurship, Ipa today,

From motoring to margarine, Richard Allsop argues that regulation reduces competition and innovation. New technology seems to bring out contradictory impulses in Australia. On one hand...

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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