Research

New South Wales Vital To Keeping Australia’s Light’s On
30 May 2023

New South Wales Vital To Keeping Australia’s Light’s On

“The closure of the Liddell Power Station has placed Australia’s energy generation network on the brink. Today the challenge is clear, no more affordable and reliable energy can be safely removed from the grid,” said Scott Hargreaves, Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. In a landmark report on Australia’s energy security, Liddell the Line in the Sand, the
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Bureau Capitulates: But Overseas Model Unlikely to Solve All Temperature Measurement Issues
26 May 2023

Bureau Capitulates: But Overseas Model Unlikely to Solve All Temperature Measurement Issues

It has only taken ten years, that is how long a few of us have been detailing major problems with how the Australian Bureau of Meteorology measures daily temperatures. Now, I’m informed, the Bureau are ditching the current system and looking to adopt an overseas model that it claims will be more reliable. There will be no media release. There
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Latest Default Market Offers Confirm Net Zero’s Cost
25 May 2023

Latest Default Market Offers Confirm Net Zero’s Cost

“The astronomical rise in Default Market Offers is a direct result of net zero policies that hit Australian households hard, as unreliable renewables continue to push reliable and affordable baseload power generation off the grid,” said Saxon Davidson, Research Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs. Today, the Essential Services Commission announced Victorian residential customers will see household bills rise
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John Storey Discussing How Migration Plans Fail Australian Pensioners, Veterans And Students Who Want To Get Into Work – 6PR Live With Oliver Paterson
25 May 2023

John Storey Discussing How Migration Plans Fail Australian Pensioners, Veterans And Students Who Want To Get Into Work – 6PR Live With Oliver Paterson

On May 25, IPA Director of Legal Rights John Storey discussed how migration plans fail Australian pensioners, veterans and students who want to get into work. Below is a transcript of the interview. Oliver Peterson: John Storey is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs. G’day, John. John Storey: G’day, Ollie. How are you? Oliver Peterson: I’m good,
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John Storey On The Separation Of Powers Given Justice Harrison’s Voice Email ADH TV
25 May 2023

John Storey On The Separation Of Powers Given Justice Harrison’s Voice Email ADH TV

On May 26 The Institute of Public Affairs’ John Storey discusses with Fred Pawle on ADH TV how the separation of powers is the bedrock of our liberal democracy and that New South Wales Supreme Court Justice Ian Harrison’s intervention into the Voice to Parliament campaign should be of concern to every Australian. Below is a transcript of the interview.
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Andrews Government’s ‘Astonishing’ Financial Mismanagement Has Come Back To Bite Them – And It’s Hard-working Victorians Who Will Foot The Bill
24 May 2023

Andrews Government’s ‘Astonishing’ Financial Mismanagement Has Come Back To Bite Them – And It’s Hard-working Victorians Who Will Foot The Bill

Tuesday’s Budget is yet another missed opportunity in the task of restoring Victoria by eliminating the toxic culture of spending, borrowing, and higher taxation “If the Victorian Government does not address the budget deficit and rising debt levels, Victoria could face a debt trap in which even more drastic action is required.” That was the key warning from research the
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New Zealand Migration Surge With No Plan For Housing, Infrastructure And Services
24 May 2023

New Zealand Migration Surge With No Plan For Housing, Infrastructure And Services

“The expected surge of New Zealand migration on the back of the Federal Government’s softening of citizenship rules will add even more pressure to Australia’s schools, roads, hospitals, and housing,” said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. New Institute of Public Affairs’ analysis of changes to citizenship laws announced by the Federal Government in April
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Coral Snapshot 2022-23, & All the Unanswered Questions
23 May 2023

Coral Snapshot 2022-23, & All the Unanswered Questions

Full marks to David Mills, writing in the Courier Mail, for asking why the government tends to bury good news reports about the Great Barrier Reef. There are a few other questions that I would like answered. Key government ministers, marine scientists, and climate scientists have been unable to acknowledge: Q1. Overall coral cover has been increasing since at least
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The Liberals Need A Truth-telling Game Plan
21 May 2023

The Liberals Need A Truth-telling Game Plan

The challenge for Peter Dutton is to be honest with Australians about the condition of the nation and still get elected, rather than blamed. Recently, a federal Coalition MP was contemplating the condition of the opposition one year on from the federal election. As a keen follower of sport from an AFL state, the politician described the situation in football
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The ESG Trap
20 May 2023

The ESG Trap

While Australians have been distracted by the Voice to Parliament, nuclear submarines, and the Budget, ASIC recently followed through on its threat to crack down on superannuation funds engaged in the esoteric offence of ‘greenwashing’, launching its first prosecution. Greenwashing is the (apparently) deceptive practice whereby business organisations, or investment funds, claim that their products or services are environmentally friendly,
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