18 August 2022
IPA Research: Labor’s Net Zero Bill To Open Green Lawfare Floodgates – $100BN In Projects At Risk
“Labor’s net zero legislation will unleash a torrent of legal activism by green groups that risks shutting down critical natural resources projects at the time Australia is in the midst of an energy crisis” said Daniel Wild, the Deputy Executive Director at the Institute of Public Affairs. The Institute of Public Affairs has released two research reports identifying how the
3 April 2020
“Politicians And Public Servants Are Selfish If They Don’t Cut Their Pay”
A new daily email by free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs, providing the latest economic data and policy measures for journalists, commentators and IPA members. Daily IPA Comment attributable to John Roskam, Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs: “If Australians really are all in this together, as the PM says, every federal and state politician
3 April 2020
Beautiful One Day, Police State The Next
To control the spread of a dangerous virus that as yet has taken 24 lives in this country, 25 million Australians have been placed under indefinite house arrest, children’s playgrounds are locked and patrolled by security guards, and the police fly drones over beaches and parks. To control a virus that as yet has infected 5000 Australians, the response of
31 March 2020
We Need Strength To Survive, Not A Shutdown Of Our Economy
Australia needs strength to survive the coronavirus, but many policies designed to manage the spread may be counterproductively weakening our social, political and economic systems. Last week two images from Bondi shocked and appalled the nation. The first image that caused a stir was a typically Australian scene of carefree Bondi bathers. At any other time this would be unremarkable, but when social distancing and mass
31 March 2020
IPA COVID-19 Economic Update – 31 March 2020
A new daily email by free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs, providing the latest economic data and policy measures for journalists, commentators and IPA members. Comment on Virgin Australia, attributable to Dr Chris Berg, Senior Research Fellow at RMIT University and Adjunct Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs: “The Morrison Government must rule out imposing an
