Archived publication for May 2009
Recent publications
Controversial bestselling book on climate change to be launched in Melbourne
Heaven + Earth - Global Warming: The Missing Science, a new book by Professor Ian Plimer about climate change, will be launched at the Hotel Windsor in Melbourne by the Institute of Public Affairs and Connor Court Publishing.
State Finances at the Crossroads: The states' budget problem and what to do about it
The economic and fiscal performance of the states has a significant impact on Australia's economic fortunes now and in the future. With taxing, spending and financial management policies and strategies at its disposal, state activities have a...
States threaten national recovery with profligate spending
New research by the Institute of Public Affairs, Australia's leading free market think tank, shows that growing state budget deficits and debt will impair Australia's capacity to exit the recession quickly.
ETS should be scrapped, not delayed
"While a delay is welcome, the ETS should be scrapped entirely," said John Roskam of the Institute of Public Affairs, a free market think tank. Kevin Rudd announced today that the government's ETS - effectively a tax on energy - is to be postponed...