disinformation

Voice Wording Confirms Mainstream Australia’s Fears Of A New Age Of Racial Division
23 March 2023

Voice Wording Confirms Mainstream Australia’s Fears Of A New Age Of Racial Division

“The proposed wording of the question to be put to the upcoming referendum confirms that the Voice is not a modest request, as the Prime Minister asserts, but a dangerous demand that will create a two-tiered society along racial lines,” said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director at the Institute of Public Affairs. Today’s announcement from the Federal Government on the
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Federal Government Must Stop Big Tech’s Censorship Of The Voice To Parliament Debate
1 March 2023

Federal Government Must Stop Big Tech’s Censorship Of The Voice To Parliament Debate

“There is a growing concern in the community that the Voice to Parliament debate is being rigged by government, big business, and foreign big tech companies, working together to censor mainstream opinion,” said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. Last night, analysis was provided to the Prime Minister detailing three recent IPA research videos which
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IPA Poll: Australians Do Not Believe It Is Racist To Oppose The Voice To Parliament
16 December 2022

IPA Poll: Australians Do Not Believe It Is Racist To Oppose The Voice To Parliament

“Mainstream Australians have shattered the elitist disinformation campaign that says, ‘if you oppose the Indigenous-only Voice to Parliament you are a racist’,” said Morgan Begg, Director of the Legal Rights Program at the Institute of Public Affairs. New research conducted by the IPA, asked 1,000 Australians for their opinions on the proposed Indigenous-only Voice to Parliament. When asked; “Is it
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Federal Government Must Abandon Plan For Internet Censorship
12 May 2022

Federal Government Must Abandon Plan For Internet Censorship

Dear Minister,  I am writing to you and your colleagues on behalf of the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) to share with you our research and analysis of the Federal Government’s deeply concerning attack on freedom of speech with plans to censor the internet. As you would be aware the IPA has a longstanding commitment to conducting research into the
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Morrison’s Proposed Ministry Of Truth Is Authoritarian And Dangerous
22 March 2022

Morrison’s Proposed Ministry Of Truth Is Authoritarian And Dangerous

Plans by the Morrison Government to give more power to bureaucrats at the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to act against ‘big tech’ on misinformation and disinformation are a draconian threat to the free speech of every Australian, the Institute of Public Affairs has warned. “This is Scott Morrison’s Finkelstein moment. In the same way Julia Gillard and Stephen
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