Archived publication for 1999 in IPA Review article
Recent publications
Should Negative Gearing Be Abolished?
Aome academic commentators and the social welfare lobby regard negative gearing as primarily a tax avoidance device.
Small Business: Should We Protect it?
Small business is often regarded as the hear to John Howard's constituency. Unfortunately, the prime ministerial heart may go out it rather too much.
Why Buy a Piggery?
The Keating piggery sale may well have been about buying influence- in Indonesia. But we still need to protect the health of our institutions.
From the Executive Director - Business Tax Review: Tinkering with a Broken System
The business tax system has serious weaknesses. The hard question is: how can we fix them?
Knowing Our Place in the World
Part of being Australian means under-emphasizing who we are and down-playing our achievements. But every now and again it is useful to take stock and remind ourselves of our true place in the world.
Labour's Class of '98
More than a quarter of the Federal ALP Caucua are new mwmbers. What does this mean for the alternative government?
Opinion Polls and Baseball Bats
What really went on in the Queensland State Election.
Slave Labour
If we are so concerned about youth unemployment, why do we impose it?...The lack of flexibility in the youth labour market means that appallingly high percentages of young people are excluded from the world of work.
Tasmania's Green Disease
Going Green is a great way to end up in the red. A look at the decay of the island State.
Tax Reform in New Zealand: The Shape of Things to Come in Australia?
New Zealand had preceded us down the path of tax reform. We can learn from its experiance.