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Red Tape

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
Red Tape
The Monet Dilemma

The Monet Dilemma

John Shipp Started 5 December 2012 Environment and agriculture, Red tape,

This article from the December 2012 edition of the IPA Review is by Director of the North Australia Project at the IPA, John Shipp. The Vision of the Anointed by Thomas Sowell is a well-argued...

Nanny State
Big Brother Is Coming

Big Brother Is Coming

Simon Breheny Started 10 October 2012 Freedom of speech, Nanny state,

This article from the October 2012 edition of the IPA Review is by Director of the Rule of Law project at the IPA, Simon Breheny. In July this year, the AttorneyGeneral’s Department released a...

Red Tape
Let Them Farm

Let Them Farm

Dom Talimanidis Started 10 October 2012 Environment and agriculture, Finance and economics,

This article from the October 2012 edition of the IPA Review is by Researcher at the IPA, Dom Talimanidis. No one doubts that Australian farmers often do it tough. But their number one enemy is...

Red Tape
The Not So Big Society

The Not So Big Society

Christian Kerr Started 6 October 2012 Finance and economics, Red tape,

This article from the October 2012 edition of the IPA Review is by Journalist with ‘The Australian’, Christian Kerr. Ted Baillieu and revolution aren’t words that you normally see...

Nanny State
End The Nanny State To Win

End The Nanny State To Win

Christian Kerr Started 13 August 2012 Government services, Ideas and liberty,

This article from the August 2012 edition of the IPA Review is by Journalist with ‘The Australian’, Christian Kerr. As the polls plunge and a tide of sleaze threatens the government...

Finance and Economics
The ‘New Black’ Of Protectionism

The ‘New Black’ Of Protectionism

Jamie Briggs MP Started 17 April 2012 Finance and economics, Red tape,

This article from the April 2012 edition of the IPA Review is by federal member for Mayo and Coalition spokesman on scrutiny of government, Jamie Briggs MP. It is easy to denigrate ‘free trade’...

Red Tape
Australia’s Helmet Law Disaster

Australia’s Helmet Law Disaster

Luke Turner Started 17 April 2012 Constitution and law, Red tape,

This article from the April 2012 edition of the IPA Review is by Member of Helmet Freedom and a former Investment banker, Luke Turner. Australia is one of only two countries in the world with...

The Growth Of Australia’s Regulatory State: Ideology, Accountability And The Mega-Regulators

Chris Berg 1 January 2008 Books, Publications,

Regulation is a political activity. It sets the framework for the market economy by defining the boundaries between private action and government action. Yet those boundaries are not fixed...

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