Recent publications in IPA Review article
A roadmap to peace in the war on drugs
The war on drugs has been raging for decades. Tens of millions of lives have been lost or ruined. Because both the effect of the drugs and the effect of criminalisation have contributed to the toll, both prohibitionists and those for...
Big fat beat up
Arnold Schwarzenegger is obese. He's been obese his entire adult life, including the seven times he won the Mr Olympia bodybuilding title. Despite obesity not impacting his own, clearly excellent, health, Governor Schwarzenegger has introduced...
Breaking through medical myths
Lifting the veil of health 'stakeholders'... Earlier this year, the new Minister for Health referred to the need to ‘rebuild health services after the last decade of neglect' as only 73.4 per cent of all Medicare services were being...
A revolution in healthcare
Medicine meets the marketplace.
SiCKO: Michael Moore's latest fantasy
Who's afraid of American health care?
Contains cheese: Food labelling and healthy eating in Australia
What is the evidence that more or different labelling will have an effect in reducing obesity or any other food-related problem?
The Best, Worst Health System
Australia's health system is a unique combination of compromises. But that does not mean that it is any worse than other overseas systems, or that it can't be improved.
Legalizing Health Insurance
In this year's Budget, the Commonwealth Government announced the introduction of 'Lifetime Health Cover'. Like the 30 per cent rebate scheme, it is aimed at slowing or reversing the decline in private health insurance.