31 January 2020
Economic Zone Can Be Boost For North
Making Northern Australia a special economic zone with low taxes and less red tape, and devolving governance away from Canberra to regional hubs such the Kimberly, will deliver an economic boom and make Australia safer. According to a report earlier this month, the Government is planning to strengthen Australia’s engagement with India and Southeast Asia, in part to reduce Australia’s
7 November 2017
Red Tape Is Keeping Your Kids Out Of The Housing Market
Want to know why you, your kids, or your grandkids find it so hard to buy their own home in Sydney? Because there’s a housing supply crisis. And one key reason why has been exposed this week: red tape. Important research conducted by the Property Council of NSW featured on the front page of this paper yesterday. Such prominent coverage
24 October 2017
How Our Threatened Species Program Is Costing Us Dearly
The future prosperity of regional Australia is threatened by unnecessary regulatory roadblocks. All industries, but particularly those in regional Australia, are subject to a byzantine array of licences, permits and regulatory approvals. This red tape burden slows or prevent major projects, cost jobs and ultimately costs the national economy $176 billion every year in foregone economic output. That’s equivalent to
25 November 2016
IPA: Turnbull Government Must Now End Green Lawfare
“With two more appeals against the Adani mine just dismissed, it is clear green groups are launching frivolous lawsuits aimed at fulfilling a radical left wing fantasy of shutting down the entire fossil-fuel industry.” said Daniel Wild, Research Fellow with the free-market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs. “Australia should aspire to become the most attractive destination for international
