People & associates
Julie Novak
Research Fellow
Julie Novak is a Research Fellow with the Institute of Public Affairs. She has previously worked for Commonwealth and State public sector agencies, including the Commonwealth Treasury and Productivity Commission. Julie was also previously advisor to the Queensland Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Her opinion pieces have been published in The Australian, Australian Financial Review, The Age, and the Courier Mail, on issues ranging from state public finances to social services reform.
Areas of expertise: Public finance, government administration and bureaucracy, education policy, health policy, welfare and social policy
Contact details
Telephone: 03 9946 4305
Related publications
IPA State Business Tax Calculator 2011
IPA State Business Tax Calculator.
IPA State Business Tax Calculator 2011 - Fact Sheets
IPA State Business Tax Calculator 2011 - Fact Sheets
Resources States Steal March on Low Business Taxes
The mineral-rich jurisdictions of the Northern Territory and Western Australia are maintaining a low-tax gap compared to states on the eastern seaboard, in particular New South Wales and Queensland, according to the free market think tank the...
Submission to inquiry into the Mineral Resource Rent Tax Bill 2011 and related bills
Submission to inquiry into the Mineral Resource Rent Tax Bill 2011 and related bills
Gambling away perspective? A review of the evidence justifying electronic gaming regulations
There is no dispute that some people bet beyond their reasonable means when gambling. But this doesn't necessarily justify government intervention, in and of itself. The extent to which governments regulate to protect citizens from themselves...
Related news
Who'll drag us free of our heavy debt burden?
While most Australians were tanning themselves at the beach during their summer breaks, the federal opposition and the Gillard government traded...
Feminism: a shadow of its former self
Putting aside her tendency to namedrop personalities and organisations that the Australian left loathe the most, such as Sarah Palin and the...
Struggling welfare state in EU is a stark warning
The question as to how European nations arrived at their present state of economic dysfunction is perhaps as important as what they should do to...
Corporate welfare looms as major hurdle
The idea the Australian automotive industry can remain competitive on the global stage, while being propped up by trade barriers and subsidies,...
'Profit' is not a dirty word - it keeps the system going
It seems that one obligatory item can be found at any protest rally these days, regardless of its cause. Be it an ''occupy'' mob protesting against...