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Julie Novak

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Senior Fellow

Julie Novak is a Senior 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

Referendum disaster for democracy in Australia: Institute of Public Affairs

MEDIA RELEASE | Julie Novak

The text of the Gillard government's referendum proposal confirms the worst held fears that Canberra is intent on controlling local government, according to free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs. ‘The proposed seemingly...

Failed Budget compounded by Baby Bonus trickery: IPA

MEDIA RELEASE | Julie Novak

The Gillard government proposal to abolish the Baby Bonus scheme in the 2012 13 Budget will be more than nullified by the ballooning welfare state, according to free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs. ‘Abolishing the Baby...

Australia's big government reaches record highs

MEDIA RELEASE | Julie Novak

Analysis of historical trends of the size of commonwealth, state and local governments, released today by free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs, shows that current public sector size is among its highest point since World War II....

Australia's Big Government, by the Numbers

OCCASIONAL PAPER | Julie Novak

A paper providing the most comprehensive historical estimates of the size of government in Australia.

IPA State Business Tax Calculator Report

OCCASIONAL PAPER | Julie Novak

IPA State Business Tax Calculator Report

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Defining investment in the federal budget

Economics & Deregulation | Julie Novak
The Drum 20th May, 2013

Language matters, and the Gillard Government is acutely aware of this as demonstrated by the manner in which it abuses it when discussing aspects...

Fear taxpayers to take up disability levy slack

Economics & Deregulation | Julie Novak
West Australian 2nd May, 2013

Prime Minister Julia Gillard this week framed the fiscal scenario surrounding the Budget as one in which the growth in government revenue...

The last thing we need is an increase in taxes

Economics & Deregulation | Julie Novak
The Drum 29th April, 2013

Nothing quite sharpens minds more than the realisation that Australia's fiscal problems are substantive and becoming entrenched. After repeated...

Hanging out each others' washing

Economics & Deregulation | Julie Novak
On Line Opinion 17th April, 2013

As the vast amounts of newspaper ink spilt around the country attests, the primary focus of attention on recent labour market statistics has been...

Instead of the state, globalisation has withered

Economics & Deregulation | Julie Novak
Canberra Times 16th April, 2013

Arguably the most pervasive economic phenomenon of our generation is globalisation, entailing the integration of people, capital, ideas and...