IPA Report: Net Zero Means No New Coal, Gas, Oil Jobs
“A net zero emissions by 2050 target means that, at a minimum, every coal, gas, and oil project in the construction pipeline will need to be scrapped, cancelling over 478,000…
Why It’s No Contest On The Economy
The ALP of the 2020s has lost interest in Australia’s economic future. And the Coalition appears to be following suit. It says a great deal about the condition of Australian…
Originally appeared in The Australian Financial Review
What’s Worse Than A Lockdown?
‘Worse than lockdown’ is a headline that has been used far too often in the media recently. That’s right, while most families have been locked up for the better part of...
Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
Report – Mainstream Australians Smashed As Lockdowns Disfigure Economy
Lockdowns implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have permanently disfigured the economy, according to a new report from free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs. The...
How Red Tape Stops Business And Job Creation
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, federal and state governments in Australia implemented social distancing rules and lockdown measures which forced many businesses to close with the effect of...
The Looking Forward Podcast Episode 67: Policing Under Pressure
This week saw thousands of Australians breaking social distancing laws protesting racism. As more people vote with their feet and ignore lockdown laws, is the pandemic effectively over and...
The Looking Forward Podcast Episode 66: Where to Now?
As protests and riots break out across America the important issues of policing and police immunities are getting lost, but will feature at election time. But when civil order is…
The Looking Forward Podcast Episode 65: Liberalising Australia: Then and Now.
As Australia is once again faced with the desperate need to liberalise and our reinvigorate our economy post-lockdown, we’re joined by an intellectual warrior of the last great era...
The Looking Forward Podcast Episode 64: Can WHO Be Cured?
Just as Trump throws a grenade at the WHO it agrees to a bodged up review into the coronavirus pandemic. Is there a place for a global health organisation that…
The Looking Forward Podcast Episode 62: Let’s Get Back to Work
This week the Government focus is finally on getting Australians back to work. But with coronavirus panic still a factor, will the public take the PM’s lead or vote with…
The Looking Forward Podcast Episode 61: Download Or Else
Over three million Australians have downloaded the COVIDSafe App but the Australian Government has a terrible record on digital security and privacy. Co-hosts Scott Hargreaves and Chris Berg are...
The Looking Forward Podcast Episode 60: Restoring Dynamism After Deep Freeze
Only if we’re free enough to adapt and allow entrepreneurs to create new businesses and institutions will the economy be dynamic enough for the high growth trajectory we need after…