1 March 2023
Submission to the Senate Economics References Committee Inquiry into ASIC Investigation and Enforcement
Dear Secretary Submission to the Senate Economics References Committee Inquiry into Australian Securities and Investments Commission Investigation and Enforcement This submission has been prepared for the Senate Economics References Committee regarding its inquiry into the Australian Securities and Investments Commission investigation and enforcement activities. The aspects of the terms of reference which are dealt with in the submission are: The
2 September 2020
Poll – Victorians Oppose Belt & Road Scheme
A new poll of 1,040 Victorians commissioned by free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs shows a majority of Victorians want the Andrews Government to withdraw from the Belt and Road scheme with China. The poll data was collected by marketing research firm Dynata between 14-17 August 2020. It asked Victorians to agree or disagree with the statement “The
10 March 2020
Section 487: How Activists Use Red Tape To Stop Development And Jobs (2020 Update)
Legal activism by environmental groups has put $65 billion of investment at risk in Australia by holding major projects up in court for a cumulative total of 10,100 days (28 years) since the year 2000. This legal activism has been enabled by Section 487 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act which allows environmental groups to challenge project
9 July 2018
Submission To Inquiry Into Impediments To Business Investment
The Institute of Public Affairs welcomes the opportunity to provide a submission to the Senate Inquiry into Impediments to Business Investment. This submission focusses on the role that public policy has played in causing a down-turn to business investment, and approaches that can be taken to reverse this trend. Australia is a land of great potential and opportunity. Yet bad
28 June 2018
Half Of Australian Workers Worse Off Under Shorten Company Tax Thought Bubble
Free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs has today released new analysis based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data, which finds that almost half of Australian workers would be worse off under Labor’s plans to increase company taxes. Bill Shorten this week announced he would reverse legislated company tax cuts for businesses between $10-$50 million turnover. The data
26 June 2018
3.55 Million Workers Will Benefit From Enterprise Tax Plan No.2
The Coalition’s proposed Treasury Laws Amendment (Enterprise Tax Plan No. 2) will reduce corporate taxation from 30% to 25% over 2019-2027 for all businesses.1 This builds on Treasury Laws Amendment (Enterprise Tax Plan) Act 2017 which reduced corporate taxation from 28.5% to 27.5% for companies under $25 million turnover in 2017-18, and from 30% to 27.5% for companies under $50
31 May 2018
New Book: Australia’s Red Tape Crisis
A new book by RMIT scholars Dr Darcy Allen and Dr Christopher Berg, ‘Australia’s Red Tape Crisis’ brings together contributions from economists, philosophers, politicians and legal experts to explore the economics, politics and culture of over-regulation, and defines a path for overcoming Australia’s red tape crisis. The book is being launched by the Institute of Public Affairs in Canberra today
