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IPA TODAY
What Are These Central Banks Up To?

What Are These Central Banks Up To?

John Roskam 16 August 2019 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

It’s funny how in such a supposedly egalitarian country as Australia we pay so much deference to public servants. We pay them a lot (much more than their overseas counterparts), we give them a lot...

Originally appeared in Australian Financial Review
Opinion
The NAB Board Will Pay A Heavy Price

The NAB Board Will Pay A Heavy Price

John Roskam 21 February 2019 Ipa today, Opinion,

The story of the resignation from NAB of its chief executive Andrew Thorburn and its chairman Ken Henry after the Hayne royal commission is instructive. It reveals just how hopeless the boards of...

Originally appeared in The Australian Financial Review
PUBLICATIONS
Banking Royal Commission: Duplicitous Banks, Foolish Borrowers

Banking Royal Commission: Duplicitous Banks, Foolish Borrowers

John Roskam 8 February 2019 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

The funniest thing to come out of the Hayne royal commission is a story that appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald on Monday. Titled “I’m amazed they approved me: CBA lashed...

Originally appeared in The Australian Financial Review
PUBLICATIONS
Regulators, The Royal Commission And Crony Capitalism

Regulators, The Royal Commission And Crony Capitalism

Daniel Wild 11 October 2018 Finance and economics, Government services,

The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation, and Finances Services Industry has uncovered some inexcusable behaviour. Charging client’s fees without providing services...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
PUBLICATIONS
A Banking Royal Commission By Show Trial

A Banking Royal Commission By Show Trial

John Roskam 1 June 2018 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

The hearings of the banking royal commission have, at different times, resembled a cross between the Soviet show trials of the 1930s and the American TV show L.A. Law of the 1980s. All those...

Originally appeared in Australian Financial Review
Media Releases
Royal Commission A Thoroughly Bad Idea

Royal Commission A Thoroughly Bad Idea

Daniel Wild 30 November 2017 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

“A Royal Commission into the banking sector is a bad idea because it will not solve the key problems in that sector: too much red tape and a lack of competition,” said Daniel Wild, research fellow...

IPA TODAY
Bank Regulation: Liberals Try To Prove They Hate Banks Even More Than Labor

Bank Regulation: Liberals Try To Prove They Hate Banks Even More Than Labor

John Roskam 27 October 2017 Constitution and law, Finance and economics,

“Since when did a conservative government become more socialist than the ALP? What does a conservative government stand for if it wants to regulate the employment conditions of leaders in...

Originally appeared in Australian Financial Review
Media Releases
SA Bank Levy Has Already Caused Harm To The South Australian Economy

SA Bank Levy Has Already Caused Harm To The South Australian Economy

Chris Berg and Sinclair Davidson 7 July 2017 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

A new report released today by the Institute of Public Affairs, has found that the South Australian Bank Levy has already damaged the investment reputation of South Australia, despite not yet...

Research Papers
The South Australian Major Bank Levy: Arbitrary, Unjustified, and Harmful for South Australia And The Rest Of The Country

The South Australian Major Bank Levy: Arbitrary, Unjustified, and Harmful for South Australia And The Rest Of The Country

Chris Berg and Sinclair Davidson 7 July 2017 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

In the South Australian state budget 2017-18, South Australian Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis announced that the state government intended to introduce a South Australian Major Bank Levy, one of two...

Opinion
State Government Bank Levy Makes South Australia Riskiest Place For Investment In Australia

State Government Bank Levy Makes South Australia Riskiest Place For Investment In Australia

Chris Berg 3 July 2017 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

Imagine being an international investor looking at Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis’s Budget. You wouldn’t be interested in his infrastructure spend and “future jobs fund”. You’d immediately hone in on...

Originally appeared in The Advertiser
Opinion
SA’s Bank Levy Adding To Business’ Burden Is Derelict Conduct

SA’s Bank Levy Adding To Business’ Burden Is Derelict Conduct

Simon Breheny 26 June 2017 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

It’s hard to know where to start on the South Australian bank tax. It is just that bad. The massive new impost on the four major banks and the ­Macquarie Group was announced by SA Treasurer Tom...

Originally appeared in The Australian
Submissions
Submission: Inquiry into the Major Bank Levy Bill 2017 and the Treasury Laws Amendment (Major Bank Levy) Bill 2017

Submission: Inquiry into the Major Bank Levy Bill 2017 and the Treasury Laws Amendment (Major Bank Levy) Bill 2017

Daniel Wild 16 June 2017 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

The Government’s proposed levy should be abandoned. It is a tax on all Australians which will increase the cost of buying a house and starting a business, was designed without consultation, and is...

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Wiping “Australia Day” From The Big Bash Games
Wiping “Australia Day” From The Big Bash Games

In the wake of an underwhelming summer of cricket in which the Australians lost a home series to the depleted Indian squad, Australia’s governing body for cricket has identified where it’s...

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...

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