27 April 2023
Scott Hargreaves Discusses The Worker Shortage Crisis On Credlin
On April 26, IPA Executive Director Scott Hargreaves discussed Australia’s worker shortage crisis and the increase of Immigration on Credlin. Below is a transcript of the interview. Peta Credlin: All right, busy day. Let’s just jump straight into it. Now, joining me the Daily Telegraph’s National Editor, National Affairs Editor, of course, Sky News hosted the US Report and Outsiders
31 March 2023
Daniel Wild Discussing IPA Pension Work Reform Research On FiveAA Mornings
On March 31, IPA Deputy Executive Director Daniel Wild discussed IPA research on Australia’s worker shortage crisis and the Federal Government’s failure to properly enact effective solutions such as pension, veteran, and student work reform, rather than simply increasing immigration, with Matthew Pantelis on FiveAA Adelaide Mornings. Below is a transcript of the interview. Matthew Pantelis: Well, the Institute of
30 March 2023
Half Hearted Pension Reforms Fail To Alleviate Worker Shortage Crisis
“The latest job vacancy data confirms the Federal Government’s half-hearted pension reforms are inadequate to fix our unprecedented worker shortage. We need to get serious about fixing this problem once and for all,” said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director at the Institute of Public Affairs. According to data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, there are now over
1 December 2022
Pension Reforms Commencing Today Do Not Go Far Enough To Address Australia’s Worker Shortage
“Pension reforms commencing today still punish age pensioners and veterans who want to work and contribute to the community, and do not go far enough to address Australia’s worker shortage crisis,” said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. Today, the Federal Government’s recently legislated age pension and veteran work bonus reforms commence allowing recipients to
1 May 2022
ACTU’s Campaign For ‘Secure’ Work Is Misguided
The Australian Council of Trade Unions’ (ACTU) drive against flexible working arrangements is set to continue throughout the election campaign, with the release of its latest report: “Missing in Action on Secure Jobs.” Central to the report is the estimate that up to 4.15 million workers all around the country are currently in insecure work, making up 31 percent of
1 March 2018
Australia’s Entrepreneurship Crisis and Three Ways To Fix It
Red tape is holding back our entrepreneurs and threatening our economic prosperity, new IPA research has found. Nine of Australia’s top ten largest companies were founded before 1925; by contrast, 88 per cent of the United States’ top 500 firms did not exist fifty years ago. Newer businesses, by injecting innovative ideas and challenging outdated methods, deliver increased productivity, raise
