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Research Papers
Six Myths About The Business Tax Cut

Six Myths About The Business Tax Cut

Daniel Wild 5 February 2018 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

Our new research brief debunks six myths surrounding the Turnbull government’s proposal to cut the company tax rate to 25 per cent from 30 per cent. Australia has a high corporate tax rate...

Opinion
Why Tax Cuts Without Economic Leadership Won’t Work

Why Tax Cuts Without Economic Leadership Won’t Work

Sinclair Davidson 22 November 2017 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

Australians haven’t seen any serious tax reform since the 2007 general election. On the first day of that election campaign the then Howard government announced serious tax cuts; quickly...

Originally appeared in The Australian Financial Review
Submissions
Submission To The Senate Select Committee On The Future Of Public Interest Journalism

Submission To The Senate Select Committee On The Future Of Public Interest Journalism

Chris Berg 21 August 2017 Freedom of speech, Ideas and liberty,

It is widely agreed that a free and independent press is an essential part of a democratic order. This submission addresses itself to the implications of the words free and independent. Government...

Opinion
Senator’s Inspirational First Speech Savages Welfare Traps

Senator’s Inspirational First Speech Savages Welfare Traps

Matthew Lesh 23 June 2017 Ideas and liberty, Ipa today,

‘I remember the first time we found welfare money in our bank account shortly after our arrival in Australia,’ South Australian Senator Lucy Gichuhi said this week in an inspirational first...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia

Stand Up For A Sensible Budget

Simon Breheny 18 May 2017 Uncategorized,

Would you like to be notified of opportunities for you to stand up for budget reform in Australia? Fill out this short, simple form below. This budget was a Labor budget delivered by a Coalition...

IPA TODAY
Bank Tax Is An Arbitrary Abuse Of Government Power

Bank Tax Is An Arbitrary Abuse Of Government Power

Daniel Wild 11 May 2017 Finance and economics, Ideas and liberty,

“The bank tax is an unconscionable violation of the Coalition government’s low tax principles. All taxes are paid for by workers, consumers, and shareholders. The bank tax is no...

Media Releases
Turnbull Government Makes Wrong Choices On Taxes And Spending

Turnbull Government Makes Wrong Choices On Taxes And Spending

Daniel Wild 9 May 2017 Finance and economics, Media releases,

“This Budget lacks the ambition needed to fix the deep structural problems with our national economy and finances. Taxes will continue to rise, and government will remain too big”...

Media Releases
The New South Wales Government’s Bold Criminal Justice Reforms Will Improve Community Safety

The New South Wales Government’s Bold Criminal Justice Reforms Will Improve Community Safety

Andrew Bushnell 9 May 2017 Criminal justice, Ipa today,

“The New South Wales Government should be congratulated for its bold criminal justice reforms, which will improve community safety and have the potential to save taxpayers money in the...

Let’s Put People In Charge Of Their Own Super

Let’s Put People In Charge Of Their Own Super

Brett Hogan 5 May 2017 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

Imagine if your boss called you into their office to tell you they had decided who you could bank with. Or your private telephone or electricity provider. Or whether you had to invest in shares or...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
Opinion
Young People Need Hope And Jobs, Not Gesture Politics

Young People Need Hope And Jobs, Not Gesture Politics

Brett Hogan 8 April 2017 Ideas and liberty, Ipa today,

Calls from two Nick Xenophon Team parliamentarians and Independent Member for Indi Cathy McGowan to establish a Federal Minister for Young People proves that bad ideas in Federal politics are not...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
Opinion
Four Year Terms Are A Bad Idea

Four Year Terms Are A Bad Idea

Andrew Bushnell and Daniel Wild 24 February 2017 Ideas and liberty, Ipa today,

The election of Donald Trump, the vote for Brexit, and the return of One Nation have all threatened the centre-right status quo, while on the left, throwback leaders like Bernie Sanders and Jeremy...

Originally appeared in The Spectator
Opinion
The Coalition Hands Its Values To Hanson

The Coalition Hands Its Values To Hanson

John Roskam 24 February 2017 Ideas and liberty, Ipa today,

The rise of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party continues to befuddle the Canberra press gallery and the major political parties. In Western Australia One Nation could hold the balance of...

Originally appeared in The Australian Financial Review
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This year, Daniel Andrews isn’t just trying to change the date of Australia Day; he’s cancelling it altogether. Without consulting the community, and under the cover of COVID-19, the Premier has...

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After my AFR piece on the weekend, their ABC have responded. Sinclair Davidson writing in the Australian Financial Review has presented a basket case of inaccuracies about the role of the ABC and...

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