Recent publications in Occasional Paper
Australian Trade Unions: An Alternate Regulatory Approach
An occasional paper addressing the appropriateness of regulating unions under the Corporations Act 2001.
Galaxy poll: Cost of climate change survey
Prepared for the Institute of Public Affairs - May, 2012
Landmark poll on population growth in North Australia
Briefing Document The Newspoll conducted exclusively for the Institute of Public Affairs shows that a majority of Australians believe increasing the population of Northern Australia would be a good thing for the region. 63% of Australians have...
Nanny State Taxes: Soaking the Poor in 2012
Nanny State taxes raised $13 billion in 2010-11. This is greater than the combined revenue forecast of $11 billion to be collected from the government's Clean Energy Future Package (carbon tax) and the Minerals Resource Rent Tax (mining...
Support Statement
STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF AUSTRALIAN VETERANS A FAIR GO FOR VETERANS ANZAC DAY APPROACHES We willingly and wholeheartedly support Australian veterans in their campaign for a fair go. We urge that you read the graph attached, which clearly shows...
Short form opinion
In the Matter of the Clean Energy Act 2011 (Cth.) and the Australian Constitution.
Insecure Work
An occasional paper on Insecure Work
Work Choices
An occasional paper on Work Choices.
Does Australia have a Productivity Growth Problem?
Ever since Paul Krugman stated that productivity was ‘almost everything', policy makers have been obsessed with improving it. This focus has led to a great deal of policy confusion. Productivity is important, but it is not an active policy...
The Finkelstein Report into Media and Media Regulation
The Finkelstein Report into Media and Media Regulation Licensing, censorship and accountability