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Delingpole Press Council ruling shows threat to free speech
The Australian Press Council's ruling against an article by journalist James Delingpole is yet another example of why the APC cannot be trusted with statutory powers, says John Roskam, executive director of the free market think tank, the...
Press Council ruling on Andrew Bolt and climate change shows danger to freedom of speech
"A ruling released by the Australian Press Council today demonstrates exactly why Australians should not allow the body to acquire statutory powers," said John Roskam, Executive Director of the free market think tank, the Institute of Public...
Figures do not lie - building industry out of control
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released quarterly data on industrial disputes for the September quarter 2012. "Industrial disputation in construction soared to an alarming level. Construction recorded 62.7 days lost to industrial...
Andrew Bolt law to be supercharged by Gillard government's anti-discrimination changes
"Attorney-General Nicola Roxon's proposed changes to anti-discrimination laws announced on Monday are an attack on the fundamental freedoms of Australians," said Simon Breheny, Director of the Legal Rights Project at the Institute of Public...
Gillard government's anti-discrimination changes threaten legal rights
"The Gillard government's changes to anti-discrimination laws undermine fundamental legal rights like the presumption of innocence," said Simon Breheny, Director of the Legal Rights Project at free market think tank the Institute of Public...
Gillard government's new censorship regime worse than internet filter
The Gillard government's new online censorship policy may result in Australians having even more restrictions on their internet use than under the government's original internet filter policy, according to Simon Breheny, Director of the Legal...
Asian Century White Paper a missed opportunity
The Gillard government's Australia in the Asian Century White Paper 2012 shows Northern Australia can benefit from growth in Asia, but provides few concrete policies to make that happen, according to John Shipp, Director of the ANDEV/IPA North...
Mining Tax branded an "unmitigated disaster"
The Minerals Resource Rent Tax has been an utter failure; not raising a cent in government revenue while increasing Australia's sovereign risk, according to John Shipp, Director of ANDEV/IPA North Australia Project. Mr Shipp's comments came as...
Uranium mining vital for a prosperous Queensland
The decision to allow uranium mining in Queensland is a welcome and long overdue opportunity for northern development, according to John Shipp, Director of the ANDEV/IPA North Australia Project. "Campbell Newman and his government should be...
Gillard government job cuts barely dent growing federal bureaucracy
Analysis of trends on commonwealth government employment, released today by free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs, shows that announced public service job cuts in the 2012 13 Budget will do little to dent the decade long growth of...