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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
PUBLICATIONS
Trump Red Tape Cuts Delivers Economic Boom

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...

Media Releases
Trump Red Tape Cuts Delivers Economic Boom

Trump Red Tape Cuts Delivers Economic Boom

Daniel Wild 26 November 2019 Media releases, Publications,

“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...

PUBLICATIONS
PM Red Tape Cuts A Good Start

PM Red Tape Cuts A Good Start

Daniel Wild 21 November 2019 Ipa today, Media releases,

“It is very encouraging that deregulation and red tape reduction are back on the agenda as economic reform priorities for the government,” said Daniel Wild, Director of Research with the...

IPA TODAY
Red Tape At Record High

Red Tape At Record High

Daniel Wild 7 November 2019 Ipa today, Media releases,

Red tape is at a record high, according to forthcoming research by free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs, reported in today’s The Australian. “Red tape is the single biggest...

PUBLICATIONS
The Secretary Of The Attorney-General’s Department Must Stand Down

The Secretary Of The Attorney-General’s Department Must Stand Down

Daniel Wild 6 November 2019 Constitution and law, Freedom of speech,

“The Secretary of the Attorney-General’s Department, Chris Moraitis, must stand down pending an investigation into how his department abused its power to target Australians because of their...

IPA TODAY
This Foolish Act Must Be Repealed At Once

This Foolish Act Must Be Repealed At Once

Morgan Begg 6 November 2019 Freedom of speech, Ipa today,

Bureaucrats are using Australia’s foreign-influence laws to run a covert political operation out of the Attorney-General’s Department to silence Australians becaus­e of their political beliefs...

Originally appeared in The Australian
IPA TODAY
Looking Forward Episode 41: Driving Economic Growth – Lessons From The USA And Canada

Looking Forward Episode 41: Driving Economic Growth – Lessons From The USA And Canada

Scott Hargreaves and Chris Berg 30 October 2019 Ipa today, Red tape,

Why is Australia’s economic growth grinding to a halt while the US is going gangbusters? Might it have something to do with cutting red tape and reducing taxes? This week your hosts Scott...

IPA TODAY
80-Fold Increase In Environmental Legislation Since 1971

80-Fold Increase In Environmental Legislation Since 1971

Morgan Begg 24 October 2019 Environment and agriculture, Ipa today,

There has been 80-fold increase to Commonwealth environmental regulation since the first Commonwealth environmental department was established in 1971, according to a new report by free market...

Finance and Economics
Gambling Our Future

Gambling Our Future

Kurt Wallace Started 21 October 2019 Finance and economics, Government services,

This article from the October 2019 IPA Review is by IPA Research Fellow, Kurt Wallace. For a supposedly free market economy where prices are formed by the market, an inordinate amount of attention...

IPA TV
Regulatory Dark Matter – Australia’s Secret Red Tape Crisis

Regulatory Dark Matter – Australia’s Secret Red Tape Crisis

Kurt Wallace 30 September 2019 Dignity of work, Government services,

  Australia has a red tape crisis. And it’s the red tape you can’t see that’s making the problem worse. Kurt Wallace’s new report exposes Regulatory Dark Matter in...

PUBLICATIONS
IPA Welcomes Red Tape Reduction Vision

IPA Welcomes Red Tape Reduction Vision

Daniel Wild 12 September 2019 Ipa today, Media releases,

“Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister Ben Morton has today outlined an ambitious economic reform agenda based on cutting red tape and supporting small businesses across Australia”, said Daniel...

IPA TODAY
When Regulators Roam Out Of Control

When Regulators Roam Out Of Control

Scott Hargreaves 28 August 2019 Ipa today, Opinion,

Ask Australian business people and industry representatives in formal meetings about our nation’s regulatory burden, and you will be told that reform is necessary, a governmental inquiry would be...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
IPA TODAY
Cut Red Tape To Boost Small Business

Cut Red Tape To Boost Small Business

Kurt Wallace 19 August 2019 Ipa today, Media releases,

A new research brief by free-market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs details the extent of Australia’s small business crisis. “To meet its election commitment to oversee the creation of...

Media Releases
IPA Brings World Leading Red Tape Reduction Approach To Australia

IPA Brings World Leading Red Tape Reduction Approach To Australia

Daniel Wild and Jason Potts 14 August 2019 Ipa today, Media releases,

A new way of measuring and cutting red tape with demonstrated success in the United States and Canada is being promoted in Australia by free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs. A...

PUBLICATIONS
IPA Welcomes Productivity Commission Review Into Resources Sector Red Tape

IPA Welcomes Productivity Commission Review Into Resources Sector Red Tape

Evan Mulholland 5 August 2019 Ipa today, Media releases,

Free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs has welcomed the announcement that the Productivity Commission will lead a 12-month review to focus on streamlining regulation in the...

IPA TODAY
Lift Your Game

Lift Your Game

Daniel Wild Started 5 August 2019 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

Reviving wage growth requires supply-side measures including economic liberalisation. (This article first appeared in the August 2019 edition of the IPA Review). The collapse to the supply-side of...

PUBLICATIONS
Why Is NSW Fining Farmers Under Laws That No Longer Exist?

Why Is NSW Fining Farmers Under Laws That No Longer Exist?

Kurt Wallace 16 July 2019 Government services, Innovation and entrepreneurship,

The New South Wales government must grant an amnesty to all farmers who are being prosecuted under laws which no longer exist. They are facing huge fines of up to half a million dollars for...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
PUBLICATIONS
Red Tape Reduction A Way To Prosperity

Red Tape Reduction A Way To Prosperity

Daniel Wild 8 July 2019 Ipa today, Opinion,

Australia is starting to see bi-partisan economic leadership, with both the federal Coalition government and the WA state Labor government cutting red tape and taxes to unleash prosperity, as...

Originally appeared in The West Australian
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