29 May 2023
Submission To The Inquiry Into Tasmanian Adult Imprisonment And Youth Detention Matters
Dear Committee Members, Inquiry into Tasmanian Adult Imprisonment and Youth Detention Matters I am writing this letter regarding the current inquiry into Tasmanian adult imprisonment and youth detention matters. I note the Committee was given the following Terms of Reference: To inquire into and report upon Tasmanian corrective services and justice system matters related to adult imprisonment and youth detention
1 March 2023
Submission to the Senate Economics References Committee Inquiry into ASIC Investigation and Enforcement
Dear Secretary Submission to the Senate Economics References Committee Inquiry into Australian Securities and Investments Commission Investigation and Enforcement This submission has been prepared for the Senate Economics References Committee regarding its inquiry into the Australian Securities and Investments Commission investigation and enforcement activities. The aspects of the terms of reference which are dealt with in the submission are: The
30 November 2022
Revenue NSW Fines Debacle Reinforces IPA Call To Cancel All Covid Fines
“Revenue NSW’s decision to waive half the state’s COVID fines is a recognition of the flawed and disproportionate enforcement of lockdowns, which should never have been imposed in the first place,” said Morgan Begg, Director of the Legal Rights Program at the Institute of Public Affairs. Yesterday, the Supreme Court of New South Wales ruled a number of Public Health
21 September 2022
International Expert Dr Jay Bhattacharya Welcomes IPA Covid Reponse Research
“The simple fact is our governments got it wrong. Contemporary warnings issued by Dr Bhattacharya, and his colleagues should have been heeded and the pain and suffering of our failed COVID response avoided,” said Scott Hargreaves, Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. At today’s launch of the IPA’s two ground-breaking research papers on the impact of Australia’s failed
21 September 2022
Australia’s Covid-19 Pandemic Response Failed Us
“Australia must now urgently take stock of the criminalisation of everyday life, the enormous expense, and the future health, education and societal impacts of COVID lockdowns and restrictions,” said Scott Hargreaves, Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. Today, the IPA launched two ground-breaking research papers on the impact of Australia’s failed response to the COVID-19 pandemic written by
