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IPA uncovering State tax imposts
The free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs today released a new report Business Bearing the Burden on state tax liabilities.
Australian opinion leaders join free market think tank
Senior businessperson Michael Kroger has joined the board of the Institute of Public Affairs, and Tom Switzer, high-profile foreign affairs and political commentator has been appointed a Research Fellow at the IPA.
Climate talks should focus on removing low-carbon tech tariffs, not patents
"UN Climate Change Talks commencing in Accra, Ghana tomorrow should focus on removing tariff and non-tariff barriers on low-carbon technologies, not patents", Tim Wilson, Director of the Intellectual Property (IP) and Free Trade Unit at the...
WA public hospitals have more bureaucrats and fewer nurses
WA public hospitals have more bureaucrats and fewer nurses than the average public hospital in Australia according to a major report to be released in Perth by the Institute of Public Affairs.
Sydney now has world's most unaffordable housing - New research
According to new research by the free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA), the fall of house prices in the United States has left Sydney with the most expensive housing in the world.
WTO trade negotiation collapse will harm Australia and the world's poor
"The collapse of the World Trade Organisation's Doha Round of trade negotiations will harm Australia and the world's poor", according to Tim Wilson, Director of the IP and Free Trade Unit at free market think tank, the Institute of Public Affairs.
Rod Kemp appointed Chairman of IPA
The Board of the Institute of Public Affairs announced today that Rod Kemp will become the Chairman of the Institute, effective from 1 August 2008.
Federal Government's ETS Green Paper is a Recipe for Radical Transformation of Economy
If implemented, the measures to curb Australia's carbon emissions foreshadowed in the federal government's Green Paper will bring about a radical transformation of the economy, according to the Institute of Public Affairs, Australia's leading free...
Plastic bag levy by Victorian government unconstitutional according to IPA
A plan confirmed today by the Victorian Government to charge consumers for plastic bags may be unconstitutional according to the free market think tank, the Institute of Public Affairs. The Australian National Retailers Association and...