Why Scott Morrison Must Act On Free Speech
Free speech is fundamental but talk is cheap. Mr Morrison, if you REALLY believe in free speech then it’s time to DO SOMETHING about it. It’s time to repeal section…
Daniel Andrews’ Pandemic Bill: The Attack On our Democracy
The Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Pandemic Management) Bill 2021 (“the Bill”) introduced by the Victorian state government into the Legislative Assembly on 26 October is a demand for...
Daniel Andrews’ Pandemic Bill An Unprecedented Attack On Democracy
The Victorian Premier and his officials would be given dictatorial power if its proposed Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Pandemic Management) Bill 2021 passes through parliament, according...
Australians Must Not Be Divided By Race
The Institute of Public Affairs is committed to undertaking research to defend and extend the Australian way of life and mainstream Australian values. Central to the Australian way of...
Evidence Based Policy Research Project: 20 Case Studies
Australia’s governments, both state and federal, are failing to undertake best practice policy making. This failure is undermining the quality of public policy and is having a detrimental impact...
Medical Capacity: An Alternative To Lockdowns
The best available domestic and international evidence suggests that lockdowns don’t work. They impose significant social, cultural, humanitarian, and economic costs while at best being of...
Evidence Based Policy Research Project: 20 Case Studies
Australia’s governments, both state and federal, are failing to undertake best practice policymaking. This failure is undermining the quality of public policy and is having a detrimental impact on...
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...
Framework of Religious Exemptions in Anti-Discrimination Legislation – Submission
The Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) welcomes the opportunity to provide comments on the scope of the Australian Law Reform Commission’s Review into the Framework of Religious Exemptions in...
Originally appeared in The Australian Law Reform Commission
Loans Are A Wrong And Risky Way To Help Small Business, Mr Treasurer
The Federal Government’s proposed $2 billion small business loan scheme is the wrong response to a real problem. The decline of small businesses in Australia presents a substantial policy...
Government Snooping Will Not Stop At The Banks
Here’s an idea. In order to improve the confidence of the public in democracy, the federal government should embed ‘Taxpayer Compliance Officers’ in cabinet and the Expenditure...
Originally appeared in The Australian Financial Review
Senate Inquiry into Business Council commitments
IPA Director of Policy, Simon Breheny, and Research Fellow, Daniel Wild, today appeared before the Senate Economics Committee inquiry into the commitments made by the Business Council of Australia...