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Lack of affordable housing killing Northern growth
The lack of affordable housing in mining towns is killing the prospects of growth in Northern Australia, according to John Shipp, Director of the ANDEV/IPA North Australia Project. Mr Shipp's warning came in response to reports in the Australian...
Real conservatives
This is a marvellous book. It has many things to recommend it. A list of the book's many merits would go something like this (in order of importance): it's interesting; it's opinionated; it's extremely readable; it explains why John Major and...
ABCC abolition a bad sign for the building and construction industry
Today, the Australian Building and Construction Commission will be abolished. It will be replaced with the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate. "This move will prove harmful for the building and construction industry, and the Australian...
Fels Report 'a step in right direction' for taxis
"The Fels Report released today is a step in the right direction for taxis in Victoria, but the government should go further," said Richard Allsop, Research Fellow with the free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs. "The Taxi Industry...
Reform put off another year as SA budget sinks in sea of debt
"The South Australian budget demonstrates that the Weatherill Government has abdicated its fiscal responsibilities and brushed aside the economic reforms needed to get the state back on track," said Ms Julie Novak, Research Fellow at the Institute...
New report: Australian mining industry no longer competitive
The mining boom is under threat from increased international competition and high local costs, according to John Shipp, Director of the ANDEV/IPA North Australia Project. Mr Shipp's warning came in response to a Minerals Council of Australia...
Australian Trade Unions: An Alternate Regulatory Approach
An occasional paper addressing the appropriateness of regulating unions under the Corporations Act 2001.
Transferring union regulation to ASIC
Recent events highlighting the lax governance structures in place at the National and Victoria Number 1 branches of the Health Services Union have sparked a debate over the efficacy of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009. A new...
Galaxy poll: Cost of climate change survey
Prepared for the Institute of Public Affairs - May, 2012