IPA Keeping In Touch – 24 March 2020
Dear IPA Members I am writing to you because these are very difficult times and big decisions affecting our lives and the future of the country are being made almost…
Virus Crisis Signals End Of The Road For The ‘Lollipop Economy’
However this crisis ends, the era of Australia’s ‘lollipop economy’ is over. Not in our lifetime will a worker ever again be paid $180,000 a year to stand and hold a…
Originally appeared in Australian Financial Review
The Looking Forward Podcast Episode 55: The Patient Needs to Survive the Cure
The coronavirus pandemic has turned the world upside down. Whilst governments all around the world scramble for solutions, what are the policy affects for citizens? (3:25-16:10). Different...
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...
Originally appeared in The West Australian
Red Tape Is Costing Australia $176b A Year
Excessive government regulation is harming the economy, reducing freedom of choice and making people’s lives harder. Becoming a hairdresser in New South Wales requires approximately 1,224 hours of...
Originally appeared in Sky News Australia
An Economic Policy Agenda For Mainstream Australia
The 2019 election result was driven by mainstream Australians rejecting an agenda to fundamentally transform Australia. The government now has an opportunity to build and reinforce institutional...
How To Cut Red Tape And Save Billions Lost On Regulation
After years of government red tape reduction programs that have failed to halt the explosion of regulation, it’s time for a radical new approach. Here are five principles the government…
Originally appeared in The Australian
The IPA Reacts to the Federal Budget
The IPA’s Simon Breheny and Daniel Wild dissect the 2018 Federal Budget and talk about why they are so disappointed.
Scott Morrison Must Show He Has Real Courage
When a politician promises to give you something in 10 years, you can bet it’ll never happen. Promised tax cuts in Tuesday night’s Budget won’t match expectations, and a Coalition...
Originally appeared in Herald Sun
Why The ACTU Hates The Sharing Economy
Sally McManus’ speech today shows the ACTU are going after Uber, Airtasker, Deliveroo and other new businesses coming out of the sharing economy. Gideon Rozner explains why McManus’...
McManus Plan For Red Tape On Jobs Would Leave More Australians In The Unemployment Queues
The policies proposed by ACTU Secretary Sally McManus at the National Press Club today are part a radical union recruitment drive that would leave more Australians in the unemployment...
New Businesses Fallen By 60 Per Cent: Government Report
A new report from the Department of Industry has found that the Australian entrepreneurship downturn is worse than previously thought. Earlier this month the IPA’s new report...