17 August 2023
Canberra Isn’t Listening To Indigenous Voices On Remote Education
Hypocrisy within government undermines the credibility of policymakers, erodes public trust, wastes precious time, and squanders taxpayer funds. An example of this is the federal government’s decision to spend upwards of $380 million to conduct the referendum for the Voice to Parliament proposal, while simultaneously cutting funding to remote schools serving Indigenous communities, and cancelling plans to build two much
1 May 2023
95% Of Referendum Committee Witnesses ‘Yes’ Activists
“The stunning backflip by the referendum committee, which will now allow Tony Abbott to give evidence, underscores how the inquiry process has attempted to stack the deck for the ‘yes’ case,” said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. IPA analysis of publicly available information reveals 95% of witnesses invited to appear before the Joint Select
12 April 2023
Australia’s Future with Tony Abbott: Critical Leadership from Dutton on Canberra Voice
See below for show notes: IPA Distinguished Fellow and former prime minister Tony Abbott shares his unique insights into the Voice to Parliament debate, including in relation to the decision of Opposition Leader Peter Dutton to oppose Labor’s proposed Voice to Parliament, and why it is critical that there is a free and fair debate where all Australians can have
10 March 2023
Voice Activists Speaking Out Of Both Sides Of Their Mouth
In this article, Morgan Begg contextualises and disseminates the findings of the IPA’s research into the similarities between the Waitangi Tribunal and the proposed Voice to Parliament, conducted as part of the IPA’s analysis of the Voice to Parliament. The IPA has been researching the consequences a potential Voice to Parliament would have to the political freedom, liberty, and equality
