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Economic development is essential to continue improving the lives of all Australians. Yet government regulation is holding back the Australian economy. Here you will find the IPA's work highlighting areas of unnecessary regulations and red tape, and industrial reform

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Cut Environmental Red Tape For Australia’s Jobs

Kurt Wallace 8 April 2020 Climate change, Energy and resources,

Kurt Wallace explains how environmental activists are exploiting a special legal privilege which has put over $65 billion of investment and thousands of Australian jobs at risk. Read the...

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$1 Trillion Worth Of Debt Within Three Years

John Roskam 1 April 2020 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

“Australia could have $1 Trillion worth of debt within 3 years. The only way to repay this monumental amount of debt is for Australia to become more productive,” said John Roskam, Executive...

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How Red Tape is Compounding The Coronavirus Commerce Crisis

Cian Hussey 30 March 2020 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

Red tape is exacerbating the economic fallout brought on by the coronavirus crisis by making it more difficult for businesses to adjust to changing circumstances. While no one could foresee the...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia

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Coronavirus Pain Must Be Shared Around

Daniel Wild 27 March 2020 Dignity of work, Ipa today,

The economic and social burden of the government-imposed sanctions to manage the health crisis must be shared equally with the public sector, which so far has remained shielded from the fallout...

Originally appeared in The Australian

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A Simple Stimulus Step That Won’t Cost A Cent: Stop Green Lawfare

Kurt Wallace 20 March 2020 Climate change, Energy and resources,

Over $65 billion of investment, mostly in regional Australia, has been put at risk by a small group of environmental and inner-city activists who have exploited a special legal provision to engage...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia

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Cut Red Tape To Save Jobs

Daniel Wild 20 March 2020 Dignity of work, Ipa today,

“Regulations that stop Australians keeping their job and their businesses open must be scrapped,” said Daniel Wild, Director of Research with the free market think tank the Institute...

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Cut The Red Tape To Set Business Free

Janet Albrechtsen 18 March 2020 Ipa today, Keeping you in touch,

The Germans have a long and clever word for what the Coalition government has lacked these past seven years: Vorsorgeprinzip. It means the foresight principle. Had the government shown more...

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Section 487: How Activists Use Red Tape To Stop Development And Jobs (2020 Update)

Kurt Wallace 10 March 2020 Climate change, Environment and agriculture,

Legal activism by environmental groups has put $65 billion of investment at risk in Australia by holding major projects up in court for a cumulative total of 10,100 days (28 years) since the year...

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Green Activism Puts $65 Billion Of Investment At Risk

Kurt Wallace 6 March 2020 Climate change, Environment and agriculture,

“A small group of green activists are using a special legal privilege to delay and disrupt $65 billion of investment, which is disproportionately damaging regional Australia,” said Kurt Wallace...

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Economic Zone Can Be Boost For North

Daniel Wild 31 January 2020 Finance and economics, Foreign affairs and trade,

Making Northern Australia a special economic zone with low taxes and less red tape, and devolving governance away from Canberra to regional hubs such the Kimberly, will deliver an economic boom...

Originally appeared in The West Australian

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We’ll Not Prosper In A World Tied By Red Tape

Morgan Begg 23 January 2020 Innovation and entrepreneurship, Ipa today,

While the wider Australian economy struggles under excessive regulatory burden and lack of opportunity, the Canberra swamp charges ahead as a perpetual growth machine. According to Deloitte...

Originally appeared in The Australian

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Time To Break The Shackles

Kurt Wallace 27 December 2019 Energy and resources, Ipa today,

Western Australia has always been a fast-moving, entrepreneurial, and successful state. Blessed with an abundance of natural resources, a thriving agricultural sector, and people with go-ahead...

Originally appeared in The West Australian

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Up, Up and IPA!

James Bolt Started 20 December 2019 Ideas and liberty, Innovation and entrepreneurship,

This article from the Summer 2019 edition of the IPA Review is by Manager of Online Content and Audio at the IPA, James Bolt. I thought I was used to horrifying stories coming out of Canberra, but...

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Red Tape Is Costing Australia $176b A Year

Patrick Hannaford 16 December 2019 Ipa today, Opinion,

Excessive government regulation is harming the economy, reducing freedom of choice and making people’s lives harder. Becoming a hairdresser in New South Wales requires approximately 1,224 hours of...

Originally appeared in Sky News Australia

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Cutting Red Tape Will Drive Growth

Daniel Wild 6 December 2019 Environment and agriculture, Ipa today,

Momentum is building for bi-partisan reform between the Western Australia state Labor government and the federal coalition government to cut red tape and boost economic growth. As reported in...

Originally appeared in The West Australian

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More Regulation Is Not The Solution To Westpac Revelations

Cut Red Tape, Get In Black

Daniel Wild 26 November 2019 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

If Scott Morrison and his government want to deliver an economic boom, they should follow the highly successful template of President Trump in the US and cut red tape. New research released today...

Originally appeared in The Daily Telegraph

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Trump Red Tape Cuts Delivers Economic Boom

Daniel Wild 26 November 2019 Ipa today, Media releases,

“President Trump’s red tape reduction agenda has delivered a once-in-a-generation economic boom in the United States,” said Daniel Wild, Director of Research with the free-market think tank the...

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