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HomeTag: Australian Politics

Tag: Australian Politics

Opinion
Why The Libs Will Never GetUp!

Why The Libs Will Never GetUp!

John Roskam 23 June 2017 Ideas and liberty, Ipa today,

Many things will be talked about when the Liberal Party’s hierarchy gather in Sydney this weekend for their federal council meeting. Those focused on the short-term will be discussing two...

Originally appeared in The Australian Financial Review
Opinion
Senator’s Inspirational First Speech Savages Welfare Traps

Senator’s Inspirational First Speech Savages Welfare Traps

Matthew Lesh 23 June 2017 Ideas and liberty, Ipa today,

‘I remember the first time we found welfare money in our bank account shortly after our arrival in Australia,’ South Australian Senator Lucy Gichuhi said this week in an inspirational first...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
Opinion
Saying What We’re All Thinking

Saying What We’re All Thinking

John Roskam 9 June 2017 Ideas and liberty, Ipa today,

The cosy Canberra consensus on issues from terrorism to immigration erodes the public’s trust in politicians. It took someone who’s been in the federal Parliament for just over a year...

Originally appeared in The Australian Financial Review
Opinion
No Place For Race In Our Constitution

No Place For Race In Our Constitution

Simon Breheny 2 June 2017 Ideas and liberty, Ipa today,

RACE has no place in the Australian constitution. Proposals to grant special legal rights to any group of Australians based on their race will be rejected. Australians are egalitarian. Fairness is...

Originally appeared in The Daily Telegraph
Opinion
Indigenous Treaty Would Divide Australia Into Two Nations According To Race

Indigenous Treaty Would Divide Australia Into Two Nations According To Race

John Roskam and Simon Breheny 31 May 2017 Ideas and liberty, Ipa today,

All Australians are equal. This principle is the basis of our freedoms and a cornerstone of the Australian constitution. Our nation’s founding document should unify us – not divide us...

Originally appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald
Opinion
No Contest Of Ideas Just A Grubby Fight For Votes

No Contest Of Ideas Just A Grubby Fight For Votes

Simon Breheny 12 May 2017 Finance and economics, Ideas and liberty,

For years, legitimate questions have been raised over what the modern Labor Party stands for. Following the 2017 budget, those same questions now hang over the Liberal Party. In the House of...

Originally appeared in The Australian
Opinion
This Budget Ends The Liberal Age

This Budget Ends The Liberal Age

John Roskam 12 May 2017 Finance and economics, Ideas and liberty,

Maybe it’s time to acknowledge what in recent years has become obvious, and what was confirmed on budget night. A unique period in Australia’s modern history is drawing to a close. For...

Originally appeared in The Australian Financial Review
Opinion
Business Bosses Hide Out In The Qantas Chairman’s Lounge

Business Bosses Hide Out In The Qantas Chairman’s Lounge

John Roskam 7 April 2017 Ideas and liberty, Ipa today,

Liberal Party pollster, Mark Textor recently gave a penetrating insight into the hopelessness of the policy advocacy provided by many of Australia’s business leaders. Business leaders, he...

Originally appeared in The Australian Financial Review
Media Releases
Coalition Must Take Commitment To Freedom Of Speech To The Next Election

Coalition Must Take Commitment To Freedom Of Speech To The Next Election

Simon Breheny 30 March 2017 Freedom of speech, Ipa today,

“The Coalition government must take its commitment to reform section 18C to the next election,” said Simon Breheny, director of policy at the free market think tank the Institute of...

Media Releases
IPA Welcomes PC Call To Cut Farming Red Tape

IPA Welcomes PC Call To Cut Farming Red Tape

Daniel Wild 28 March 2017 Ipa today, Media releases,

“The Productivity Commission’s final report, Regulation of Australian Agriculture, shows that red tape is the biggest factor undermining prosperity in the agricultural sector,”...

Opinion
Diverted Profits Tax Will Go Nowhere

Diverted Profits Tax Will Go Nowhere

Sinclair Davidson and Chris Berg 28 March 2017 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

The Turnbull government’s diverted profit tax has passed the Parliament. Introduced in response to the moral panic that, somewhere, somehow multinational corporations don’t pay a fair...

Originally appeared in Australian Financial Review
Opinion
18c Decision Could Mark The End Of The Beginning For PM Malcolm Turnbull

18c Decision Could Mark The End Of The Beginning For PM Malcolm Turnbull

John Roskam 24 March 2017 Freedom of speech, Ipa today,

We might soon be approaching the end of the beginning of Malcolm Turnbull’s prime ministership. A harsh critic of his government might argue that since the federal election in July last year...

Originally appeared in The Australian Financial Review
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Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott Joins The IPA’s Fight For Australian Values
Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott Joins The IPA’s Fight For Australian Values

The Institute of Public Affairs has today announced that the 28th Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon Tony Abbott will join the IPA as a Distinguished Fellow. Mr Abbott will be working with the...

The Fair Go – Going, Gone: The Decline Of The Australian Way Of Life, 2000 to 2020
The Fair Go – Going, Gone: The Decline Of The Australian Way Of Life, 2000 to 2020

Key findings : The quality of the Australian way of life is collapsing.  The Australian Way of Life Scoreboard, which measures the quality of the Australian way of life, has declined by 28.5%...

The Guardian’s New War On Free Speech
The Guardian’s New War On Free Speech

On the 21st and 22nd of January the Institute of Public Affairs received correspondence about a planned register of think-tanks in Australia by The Guardian Australia “to improve Australian...

Australia Versus Google
Australia Versus Google

The out-going Trump administration finally woke up to a nasty little rort that the Australian government was planning on running against United States tech giants operating in Australia. On...

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