Recent publications
Carbon tax will cripple Australian coal industry: new study
The federal government's carbon tax will cripple Australia's coal industry forcing jobs offshore and closing many existing coal mines according to free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs. A new report released Monday by ACIL-Tasman...
New report warns of resource bubble
A new report from Standard and Poor's global rating service has warned that current conditions in the commodity markets may represent an unsustainable bubble which is open to a sudden correction. Responding to the report Hugh Tobin, Director of...
Productivity commission shows Australia has high taxes on carbon emissions
PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION SHOWS AUSTRALIA HAS HIGH TAXES ON CARBON EMISSIONS "Australia is incurring more costs and bringing about a more CO2 abatement than any country outside of Europe. This is the result of the study into carbon emission policies...
Queensland the low tax state: the birth and death of an idea, and how to bring it back to life
Queensland the low tax state: the birth and death of an idea, and how to bring it back to life
Taxes on Queenslanders growing faster than in any other state
State government taxes are growing faster in Queensland than in any other state according to a new report launched today by the free market think tank, the Institute of Public Affairs. According to the report the tax take has grown in Queensland...
International warning to Australia on looming iron ore price threat
A new report this week from prestigious international journal The Economist has warned that Australia's current iron ore prices are at risk from competition with Brazil and Africa. Responding to the report Hugh Tobin, Director of the North...
Resource boom not assured
Free market think tank, the Institute of Public Affairs, today warned that the federal government was wrong to assume that it could continue to pocket the benefits of the mining boom without giving anything back to the industry. Institute of...
Address to the Revolt Against the Carbon Tax
My focus is on the economic and political implications of the measures restraining carbon dioxide emissions. First, the outcome on the climate, if any, as a result of Australia taking action alone is negligible. Not only do we account for a...
Regulation & Labour Restrictions will harm Australia's economy as severe skills shortages loom
IPA applauds Gillard honesty: carbon tax will send electricity prices soaring, honesty now needed on price of renewables
'The Institute of Public Affairs congratulates Julia Gillard's honesty today when she admitted that a carbon tax would send electricity prices soaring', said Director of Climate Change Policy, Tim Wilson. In her press conference today announcing...