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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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Trick or Tax

James Bolt Started 1 December 2018 Nanny state, Red tape,

Nothing sets the scene for me in October quite like Halloween. I love nothing more than dressing up, throwing a few decorations around, and getting spooky. Which is why I was so happy to see the...

IPA TODAY

Protecting Flexibility in a Dynamic Economy

Kurt Wallace 23 November 2018 Dignity of work, Innovation and entrepreneurship,

A new research paper from the IPA concludes that if the Andrews government is re-elected, Victorians can expect fundamental changes to the sharing economy and the labour hire industry, that will...

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Clause For Concern

Darcy Allen Started 1 October 2018 Finance and economics, Innovation and entrepreneurship,

Counting restrictive clauses in legislation is a powerful tool to reduce red tape, argues Darcy Allen. It is time for a new approach to red tape reduction. Governments seeking to systematically...

Finance and Economics

Banking on Competition (by John Dahlsen).

John Dahlsen Started 27 August 2018 Finance and economics, Innovation and entrepreneurship,

Overregulation and red tape in banking has destroyed competition to the detriment of consumers, argues former ANZ Director, John Dahlsen. [This article first appeared in the IPA Review of August...

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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...

Media Releases

Red Tape Strangling Small Business

Matthew Lesh 25 July 2018 Ipa today, Media releases,

Australian small businesses are being strangled by red tape according to a new report, The decline of small business: How red tape is undermining opportunity, prosperity, and community, released...

Originally appeared in Red Tape Strangling Small Business

Submissions

Submission To Inquiry Into Impediments To Business Investment

Daniel Wild 9 July 2018 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

The Institute of Public Affairs welcomes the opportunity to provide a submission to the Senate Inquiry into Impediments to Business Investment. This submission focusses on the role that public...

PUBLICATIONS

We Deserve The Chance To Save Our Own Lives

Deborah Henderson 2 July 2018 Ideas and liberty, In the news,

This week marks the end of a turbulent time of my life. For the past three years I’ve been travelling to the other side of the world for lifesaving treatment at a huge personal cost. This week, I...

Originally appeared in Adelaide Advertiser

IPA TODAY

Plastic Bags And The Nuisance State

Scott Hargreaves 30 June 2018 Ideas and liberty, In the news,

The lives of ordinary people have been made worse by the elimination of plastic bags in supermarkets – achieved by legislation in most states and by the corporate virtue-signalling led by the...

PUBLICATIONS

A Class Divide That’s Too Wide

John Roskam 29 June 2018 Finance and economics, In the news,

Sometimes political parties create their own narratives, and sometimes those narratives are created for them. Right at the moment Bill Shorten’s Labor Party is doing a good job at creating...

Originally appeared in The Australian Financial Review

PUBLICATIONS

3.55 Million Workers Will Benefit From Enterprise Tax Plan No.2

Matthew Lesh 26 June 2018 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

The Coalition’s proposed Treasury Laws Amendment (Enterprise Tax Plan No. 2) will reduce corporate taxation from 30% to 25% over 2019-2027 for all businesses.1 This builds on Treasury Laws...

PUBLICATIONS

Where Have All Our Entrepreneurs Gone?

Matthew Lesh 21 June 2018 Finance and economics, In the news,

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

Submissions

The Case For Abolishing Occupational Licensing

Daniel Wild 15 June 2018 Ipa today, Publications,

Occupational licensing is government regulation of the conditions under which someone can legally practice an occupation. The requirements can relate to education attainment, experience, personal...

PUBLICATIONS

How To Cut Red Tape And Save Billions Lost On Regulation

Simon Breheny 8 June 2018 In the news, Ipa today,

After years of government red tape reduction programs that have failed to halt the explosion of regulation, it’s time for a radical new approach. Here are five principles the government should...

Originally appeared in The Australian

Media Releases

Immediate And Radical Overhaul Of Regulatory System Needed To Boost Investment

Daniel Wild and Darcy Allen 8 June 2018 Ipa today, Media releases,

New research released today by free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs calls for a complete overhaul of Australia’s regulatory system in order to slash red tape and boost business...

PUBLICATIONS

New Book: Australia’s Red Tape Crisis

Darcy Allen and Chris Berg 31 May 2018 Ipa today, Media releases,

A new book by RMIT scholars Dr Darcy Allen and Dr Christopher Berg, ‘Australia’s Red Tape Crisis’ brings together contributions from economists, philosophers, politicians and legal experts to...

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...

Submissions

Submission To The State Development, Natural Resources And Agriculture Industry Development Committee Relating To The Vegetation Management And Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018

Morgan Begg 22 March 2018 Environment and agriculture, Ipa today,

Proposed changes to vegetation management law in Queensland are burdensome red tape and an erosion of property rights. This submission will refer to three major reforms included in the Vegetation...

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