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Contempt for the law to return to building and construction
John Lloyd, Director Work Reform and Productivity at the Institute of Public Affairs, has today called for a Bill before the Senate to be defeated. The Bill, the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Amendment (Transition to Fair Work)...
Resources States Steal March on Low Business Taxes
The mineral-rich jurisdictions of the Northern Territory and Western Australia are maintaining a low-tax gap compared to states on the eastern seaboard, in particular New South Wales and Queensland, according to the free market think tank the...
Penalty rates killing restaurants trade
John Lloyd, Director Work Reform and Productivity at the Institute of Public Affairs today called on Bill Shorten and the unions to listen to the concerns of leading restaurateur George Calombaris about the impact of weekend penalty rates. George...
Will Shorten Stand up to Unions?
John Lloyd, Director, Work Reform and Productivity Unit at the Institute of Public Affairs said today that, "Bill Shorten is presented with an excellent opportunity to prove himself as a minister who is not dictated to by the unions. The...
The Next President of Fair Work Australia - Hard to Get the Right Person
John Lloyd, Director of the Work Reform and Productivity Unit at the Institute of Public Affairs commented today on the appointment of a new President of Fair Work Australia (FWA). Mr Lloyd said: "The selection of the next President of Fair Work...
Carbon tax calculator exposes hit to family and business budgets
The Institute of Public Affairs, Australia's leading free market think tank, today distributed thousands of postcards to small businesses across the country highlighting a new research tool which allows Australians to calculate the impact to their...
ACMA should be shut down: Freedom of speech under threat
"The Australian Communications and Media Authority is a threat to freedom of speech and should be shut down," said Chris Berg, Research Fellow with the Institute of Public Affairs, a free market think tank. "ACMA's finding against Alan Jones...
ANF Industrial Action A Dangerous Precedent
John Lloyd, Director, Work Reform and Productivity at the Institute of Public Affairs said today that the ANF's defiance of orders to suspend industrial action was extraordinary. Fair Work Australia's decision to suspend the ANF industrial action...
An unsustainable economic transformation: How Green groups are creating false foundations and restricting the Australian economy
An unsustainable economic transformation: How Green groups are creating false foundations and restricting the Australian economy. Released 7 November 2011.
ACTU Insecure Employment Campaign Misguided
The ACTU on 24 October 2011 announced a national inquiry into insecure employment. Starting today submissions can be made to the so called independent inquiry. The Institute of Public Affairs has labelled the campaign a misguided...