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Get Back To Where We Once Belonged

Get Back To Where We Once Belonged

Morgan Begg 8 May 2020 Constitution and law, Ipa today,

‘Want to go to the footy? Download the app.’ tweeted Health Minister Greg Hunt on 2 May, speaking to Australians as if they were unruly children who need to eat their veggies before they get...

Originally appeared in The Spectator Australia
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The Biggest Issue With COVIDSafe: Incompetence

The Biggest Issue With COVIDSafe: Incompetence

Dara Macdonald 7 May 2020 Constitution and law, Ipa today,

The COVID-19 tracing application may look like a targeted and temporary solution, but history shows that privacy incursions are typically irreversible and subject to mission creep.  Last Sunday...

IPA TODAY
Government Snooping Will Not Stop At The Banks

Government Snooping Will Not Stop At The Banks

John Roskam 10 August 2018 Finance and economics, Ipa today,

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
IPA TODAY
Medicare Details Available On Dark Web Is Just Tip Of Data Breach Iceberg

Medicare Details Available On Dark Web Is Just Tip Of Data Breach Iceberg

Chris Berg 18 July 2017 Government services, Ideas and liberty,

Modern governments use a lot of data. A lot. Our social services are organised by massive databases. Health, welfare, education and the pension all require reams of information about identity...

Originally appeared in The Canberra Times
Opinion
ABS Census Farce Reminds Us Statistics Are The ‘Eyes Of The Bureaucrat’

ABS Census Farce Reminds Us Statistics Are The ‘Eyes Of The Bureaucrat’

John Roskam 12 August 2016 Faith and society, Government services,

In 1961, Murray Rothbard, the most important libertarian economist of the 20th century, wrote about the evils of government statistics. “Statistics are the eyes and ears of the bureaucrat...

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Wiping “Australia Day” From The Big Bash Games
Wiping “Australia Day” From The Big Bash Games

In the wake of an underwhelming summer of cricket in which the Australians lost a home series to the depleted Indian squad, Australia’s governing body for cricket has identified where it’s...

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott Joins The IPA’s Fight For Australian Values
Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott Joins The IPA’s Fight For Australian Values

The Institute of Public Affairs has today announced that the 28th Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon Tony Abbott will join the IPA as a Distinguished Fellow. Mr Abbott will be working with the...

The Fair Go – Going, Gone: The Decline Of The Australian Way Of Life, 2000 to 2020
The Fair Go – Going, Gone: The Decline Of The Australian Way Of Life, 2000 to 2020

Key findings : The quality of the Australian way of life is collapsing.  The Australian Way of Life Scoreboard, which measures the quality of the Australian way of life, has declined by 28.5%...

The Guardian’s New War On Free Speech
The Guardian’s New War On Free Speech

On the 21st and 22nd of January the Institute of Public Affairs received correspondence about a planned register of think-tanks in Australia by The Guardian Australia “to improve Australian...

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