Regulation

Saxon Davidson Discussing Record High Red Tape On ABC Illawarra Mornings – 8 November 2023
8 November 2023

Saxon Davidson Discussing Record High Red Tape On ABC Illawarra Mornings – 8 November 2023

The Institute of Public Affairs’ record levels of red tape generated by state and federal government and its effects on the economic potential of Australia, was discussed on ABC Illawarra Mornings on 8 November 2023. All media posted onto the IPA website are directly related to the promotion and dissemination of IPA research. Below is a transcript of the interview.
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Saxon Davidson Discussing Record High Red Tape On 2CC Breakfast – 7 November 2023
7 November 2023

Saxon Davidson Discussing Record High Red Tape On 2CC Breakfast – 7 November 2023

The Institute of Public Affairs’ record levels of red tape generated by state and federal government and its effects on the economic potential of Australia, was discussed on 2CC Breakfast on 7 November 2023. All media posted onto the IPA website are directly related to the promotion and dissemination of IPA research. Below is a transcript of the interview. Stephen
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Australian Farmers Critical To National Security
17 November 2022

Australian Farmers Critical To National Security

This article was first published in The Spectator Australia. In this article, Paddy O’Leary contextualises and disseminates the findings of the IPA’s research into Australia’s level of red tape and how that affects Australia’s economic freedom and prosperity. The IPA has been dedicated to preserving and strengthening the foundations of economic freedom through research and analysis since its inception in
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Censorship Is The Real Threat To Twitter, Not Elon Musk
28 April 2022

Censorship Is The Real Threat To Twitter, Not Elon Musk

If politicians around the world have their way, it won’t be the owner of the company deciding what can be said on the platform but state social media censors. This week Elon Musk bought Twitter for $US44 billion ($62 billion). Depending on the day-to-day fluctuations of Tesla’s share price, the world’s richest person, the 50-year old Musk, is worth at least $US200
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Daniel Andrews’ Pandemic Bill: The Attack On our Democracy
15 November 2021

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 power that is unprecedented in Australia’s peacetime history. The purpose of the Bill is to insert into the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 provisions which would confer additional, extraordinary, and
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Automating The Big State Will Need More Than Computers
20 December 2019

Automating The Big State Will Need More Than Computers

Robodebt – the automated Centrelink debt issuance program that was found invalid by a federal court last month – is not just an embarrassment for the government. It is the first truly twenty-first century administrative policy debacle. Australian governments and regulators increasingly want to automate public administrative processes and regulatory compliance, taking advantage of new generations of technologies like artificial
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Red Tape Is Costing Australia $176b A Year
16 December 2019

Red Tape Is Costing Australia $176b A Year

Excessive government regulation is harming the economy, reducing freedom of choice and making people’s lives harder. Becoming a hairdresser in New South Wales requires approximately 1,224 hours of study and can cost $12,060. In order to open a restaurant in the same state you must fill out 48 separate forms and acquire 72 licences. These are just a few of
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A Fake Assault On ‘Fake News’: Government’s Intervention Is As Chilling As It Is Insulting
12 December 2019

A Fake Assault On ‘Fake News’: Government’s Intervention Is As Chilling As It Is Insulting

The Morrison government bills its proposed digital platform reforms, announced on Thursday, as “world-leading”. That may be true, in the same way that China’s “Great Firewall” – a tool of authoritarian suppression – was “world-leading” when it began in the 1990s. If that comparison seems dramatic, it is meant to be. The government’s ham-fisted measures have absolutely no place in
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Cut Red Tape, Get In Black
26 November 2019

Cut Red Tape, Get In Black

If Scott Morrison and his government want to deliver an economic boom, they should follow the highly successful template of President Trump in the US and cut red tape. New research released today by the Institute of Public Affairs finds that President Trump has overseen a $45.6 billion ($31 billion USD) reduction to the cost of red tape since 2017.
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Trump Red Tape Cuts Delivers Economic Boom
26 November 2019

Trump Red Tape Cuts Delivers Economic Boom

“President Trump’s red tape reduction agenda has delivered a once-in-a-generation economic boom in the United States,” said Daniel Wild, Director of Research with the free-market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs. Today the Institute of Public Affairs released a research report which analyses the Trump Administration’s red tape reduction agenda. The report finds a $31 billion USD ($45 billion
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