Danger Signs If Voice Follows Kiwi Model

Later this year, Australians will be asked whether or not they support the establishment of an Indigenous-only Voice to Parliament. As we emerge from the summer holidays, it is fair…

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New Zealand’s Failed Experiment Highlights Voice To Parliament Dangers

“New Zealand’s failed Māori Voice to Parliament, the Waitangi Tribunal, which the Prime Minister held up as a model for Australia, has imposed dangerous policies that puts a person’s race…

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The New Zealand Māori Voice To Parliament And What We Can Expect From Australia

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said he wants to follow the lead of New Zealand on reconciliation by implementing the Uluru Statement from the Heart. On 6 February 2020, he…

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Let’s Cheer For Change

University reform is needed urgently to improve teaching standards, curricula, and academic freedom, writes theology professor Matthew Ogilvie. Three news stories tell a lot about contemporary higher education. In 2020,…

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Australians Support A Free And Fair Debate On Voice: A Review Of Submissions On The Federal Government’s Voice Referendum Amendment Proposals

The Albanese government has proposed suspending the law requiring the government to fund the publication and distribution of an official pamphlet setting out the “Yes” and the “No” case for…

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Australians Support A Free And Fair Debate On The Voice

“Opposition Leader Peter Dutton was right to pressure the Prime Minister into distributing critical information on the proposed Voice to Parliament to all households, ensuring there is a free and…

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Unprecedented Use Of Legislation Threatens Australia’s Energy Security And Jobs

“The Federal Environment Minister’s unprecedented decision to cancel a vital natural resource project highlights, yet again, that fringe activists are now dictating Australia’s energy policy,” said Dr Kevin You, Research…

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Federation Vote A Poor Example For Voice

The 1899 referendum created outcomes nearly the opposite of what Yes voters had been told would happen. Some of the arguments for an Indigenous Voice to parliament are stronger than others. One…

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Time To Rebalance The Scales Of Justice

The death of Veronica Nelson in custody has finally convinced the state government to address the appalling rise in Victorian prison numbers, and, encouragingly, the state opposition agrees criminal justice…

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Australia’s Future with Tony Abbott: Albanese A Used Car Salesman On Voice

See below for show notes: IPA Distinguished Fellow Tony Abbott shares his insights and analysis about the very significant shortcomings of the proposed voice to parliament, as well as the…

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Cost-of-living Crisis To Cross The Nullarbor

The Net Zero agenda is fuelling the cost-of-living crisis that mainstream Australians are facing as household energy bills and everyday expenses continue to rise at a rapid rate, particularly along…

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Red Tape Reduction Focus Welcomed

“The commitment to appoint a Red Tape Commissioner by Premier Dom Perrottet, if re-elected, is an important display of economic leadership and a step in the right direction,” said Daniel…

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Submission to the Inquiry into Safeguard Mechanisms (Crediting) Amendment Bill 2022

Dear Committee Secretary, The purpose of this letter is to share research and analysis conducted by the Institute of Public Affairs (“the IPA”) into Australian energy policy with the Senate…

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Regional Australia To Be Shattered By Safeguard

“Make no mistake, Labor’s ‘safeguard mechanism’ is nothing more than a carbon tax that will bludgeon regional communities, and level industries critical to Australia’s prosperity and national security,” said Daniel…

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Australia’s Incarceration Crisis Highlighted By New Productivity Commission Report

“Australia’s criminal justice system is fast approaching breaking-point, with urgent reform now required to stop wasteful spending of taxpayers’ money, improve community safety, and reduce unnecessary incarceration,” said Daniel Wild,…

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Hyping Maximum Daily Temperatures (Part 3)

If maximum temperatures are the same, whether measured by platinum resistance probes or mercury thermometers, why does the Bureau make an adjustment of 0.5 °C in the homogenisation of temperatures…

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More Like Oz Day Than Not

Telstra CEO Vicki Brady recently said she would be working on Australia Day, thereby exerting pressure on the company’s 20,000 staff to conform because it “feels right to me”. How…

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Hyping Maximum Daily Temperatures (Part 2)

Available Australian Bureau of Meteorology parallel maximum temperature data for Mildura – temperatures recorded from both a mercury thermometer and a platinum resistant probe on the same day in the…

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