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Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into the National Access Regime
Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into the National Access Regime
James Paterson on Q&A
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Rearranging the deck chairs
Rearranging the deck chairs: Australia's carbon "leadership" without comparable followers
Legal rights stripped under changes to anti-doping laws
"The Gillard government's proposed changes to anti-doping laws would give police-like investigative powers to anti-doping bureaucrats and strip away legal rights, such as the right to silence," said Simon Breheny, director of the Legal Rights...
Coalition's Northern vision welcomed
The Coalition's draft discussion paper on Developing Northern Australia, reported in today's media, is a welcome recognition of the potential for Northern Australia to be the driving force of the Australian economy in coming decades, according to...
Roxon back down welcome, but doesn't go far enough
"Attorney-General Nicola Roxon's back down today over her anti-free speech discrimination laws is welcome," said Simon Breheny, director of the Legal Rights Project at free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs. "The IPA was the first...
Consumer first supermarket reform: The market, not government, knows how to best meet consumer demand
Consumer first supermarket reform: The market, not government, knows how to best meet consumer demand
IPA: Australian Human Rights Commission should be abolished
"The Australian Human Rights Commission does not protect human rights and should be abolished," Simon Breheny, Director of the Legal Rights Project at free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs will tell the Senate Legal and...
O'Farrell government inquiry into racial vilification law threatens free speech
"The O'Farrell government's inquiry into racial vilification laws in New South Wales is completely unnecessary and threatens to undermine freedom of speech," said Simon Breheny, Director of the Legal Rights Project at free market think tank the...
Gillard government misleads public over proposed anti-discrimination law
"The Gillard government has misled the public over proposed changes to anti-discrimination law," said Simon Breheny, Director of the Legal Rights Project at the free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs. The...