Reducing Red Tape In Australia – One In Two Out Rule
Red tape costs the Australian economy $176 billion, 11 per cent of GDP, each year in foregone economic output. Similarly, in the US red tape is estimated to cost $2…
Australia Needs A One In Two Out Rule
Today the Institute of Public Affairs released a new research report, Reducing Red Tape in Australia: ‘One in, Two Out’ Rule. The research found Australia would have 107,885 fewer...
New IPA Report Details Enormous Growth In Environmental Law
New research by the free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs details the enormous growth in environmental law from 1971 to 2016. The research paper by IPA research…
The Growth Of Federal Environmental Law 1971 To 2016
Red tape costs the Australian economy at least $176 billion, or 11 per cent of GDP, each year in foregone economic output. Environmental red tape and regulation in particular has…
Abolish The Australian Communications And Media Authority
The Australia Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) should be abolished. 1. The ACMA is a threat to free speech. 2. The ACMA’s functions are redundant. 3. The ACMA imposes...
There Should Be No Role For Employers In Employee Super Fund Choice
Free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs has welcomed the direction of the Productivity Commission’s Draft Report into Alternative Superannuation Default Models but will urge...
How many US federal agencies are there?
From the Wall Street Journal on the extent of the red tape problem in the United States: [President Trump] will need every bit of political skill he can muster if he wants…
There Is A Better Home For Superannuation
Giving people access to their own money is an uncontroversial idea. Young people trying to enter the housing market should be granted access to their own superannuation accounts to help…
Originally appeared in The Australian Financial Review
Minor Party Voters Fed Up With Red Tape
Fifty-two per cent of minor party voters believe Australia is over-regulated, according to an Essential Research poll released on 14 February 2017. “This is clear evidence that minor party...
Taxi Licence Compensation Sends The Wrong Message
Lines of taxi drivers crawled across the Bolte Bridge in Melbourne on Monday. Their protest wasn’t over pay, conditions or safety. It was over the size of their consumer-funded...
Originally appeared in Herald Sun
IPA: Construction Costs In Melbourne Sky High
Construction and labour costs in Melbourne are among the highest in the world, second only to places like New York, according to a new research paper The Impact of the…
Liquor Licensing: Red Tape On Australian Businesses
Workplace relations, taxation and the regulation of alcohol are only some of the costly and complex burdens facing Australian hospitality and related industries. This paper is an enquiry into...