4 May 2022
Rising Red Tape Under The Morrison Government Is Strangling Australian Business
When the federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg remarked on the inspiration he takes from the Thatcher and Reagan governments in July 2020, he gave Australians an insight into what he had planned for the economic recovery following the pandemic. “… not everyone is a Keynesian and thinking about income support. It is important to go to the supply side. Thatcher, Reagan,
15 March 2022
Petrol Price Hike Net Zero In Action
“While any form of tax relief is welcome, cuts to fuel excise will be negated within days due to Australia’s lack of energy production and dependence on foreign oil,” said Daniel Wild, Director of Research at the Institute of Public Affairs. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s latest petrol monitoring report has cited Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, OPEC’s refusal to
11 August 2020
Cutting Red Tape In Project Approvals Can Boost WA Jobs
Western Australia’s prospects of becoming the fastest-growing, highest-potential state in Australia after the coronavirus recession was boosted by the commitment of the Commonwealth and McGowan governments to slash red tape for WA’s resources sector. Yesterday, the Commonwealth government confirmed its intention to enter into a bilateral approval agreement with WA under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. This
15 June 2017
Media Release: Five Unanswered Questions From The Finkel Review
Free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs has today sent all Federal Parliamentarians a new Research Brief highlighting the ‘Five Unanswered Questions from the Finkel Review.’ IPA research has been critical in framing the debate around climate change policy over the past decade. “This debate should not be about how best to manage the decline of coal. It
9 June 2017
More Renewables Will Not Solve The Renewables Problem – Finkel Review
The recommendations of today’s Finkel Review into the Future Security of the National Electricity Market, if accepted by government, will ensure that electricity prices continue to rise with little improvement in supply security, according to free-market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs. “This Review is particularly disappointing given that it was only set up in the first place, following
2 June 2017
The Potential For Nuclear Power In Australia
While President Trump was last night finalising his Paris withdrawal announcement, in Melbourne the IPA was hosting an event on nuclear power in honour of the visiting Director of Energy at The Breakthrough Institute in the US, Jessica Lovering. Jessica is currently on a brief tour around Australia courtesy of one of Australia’s most fearless and influential organisations, the Minerals
15 March 2017
Why Section 487 Must Go
Section 487 holds back our economy, our environment and global development. It must be repealed. The IPA’s Daniel Wild explains why: Written by Daniel Wild and James Bolt Produced by James Bolt Directed by Saul Muscatel
