Rights and Freedoms

“Data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics has confirmed that policymakers must urgently act to halt the increase to Australia’s incarceration rate before it gets out of control” said Morgan Begg, Director of Research at the Institute of Public Affairs. New data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveals a worrying two per cent increase to

David Kemp’s magnum opus imparts hope that Australian liberal democracy can adapt to tackle this century’s many challenges, writes IPA Senior Fellow Richard Allsop. David Kemp’s now complete multi-volume masterpiece is the perfect antidote to any sense of despair readers with a liberal disposition might be feeling at the state of politics and society in Australia in the 2020s. The

Dominic O’Sullivan, in an article from theconversation.com published in the Herald on May 31, claims that misinformation “diminishes democracy”. What is also likely to diminish democracy are linguistic tricks designed to silence certain opinions. In a healthy society, people on different sides of a contentious political debate should be equally free to express their opinions. However, many, such as O’Sullivan, are not

The perils of abandoning the separation of powers   Opponents of the Voice to Parliament owe a profound debt to Justice Ian Harrison of the New South Wales Supreme Court, for sending an email in May to Pat Conaghan MP in which he described the latter’s comments in Parliament regarding the Voice as ‘disgusting’, paternalistic, and racist. It is now

On May 30 The Institute of Public Affairs’ John Roskam discusses research on Credlin Sky News Australia that shows 60% of Australians want a temporary pause on the intake of new immigrants until more economic and social infrastructure, such as schools, roads, hospitals, and houses, are built. An unsustainable jump in migration will put further pressure on critical economic and social infrastructure,

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,

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.

Australian families are facing acute and immediate cost of living pressures, due to rapidly rising inflation, energy costs, and rising mortgage repayments. A key cause of rising inflation is debt and deficit government spending. New IPA research examines the relationship between government spending, inflation, and mortgage repayment rates. The key findings are: Governments must tackle inflation and the cost of

On May 2, IPA Deputy Executive Director Daniel Wild discussed IPA polling on Australia’s worker shortage crisis and the increase of Immigration on Channel Seven Afternoon News Melbourne with Mike Amor. Below is a transcript of the interview. Mike Amor: Australia is bracing for a migration surge with more than 650,000 people expected to enter the country over the next

On May 2, IPA Deputy Executive Director Daniel Wild discussed IPA polling on Australia’s worker shortage crisis and the increase in immigration on 3AW Mornings with Neil Mitchell. Below is a transcript of the interview. Neil Mitchell: I mentioned this new poll showing about 60% of Australians are not happy with the idea of a migration surge, and we are