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Cutting Red Tape in Victoria's Planning Processes

SUBMISSION

Over recent years, planning in Australia and many other countries has assumed a greatly enlarged role in determining the use of land. This is a regrettable outcome and one that imposes huge economic costs onto the community, as well as undermining...

Regulatory Subsidies to Renewable Energy in Victoria

ENERGY FORUM PAPER | Alan Moran

A submission to the Victorian Government's issues paper "Driving Investment in Renewable Energy in Victoria" The Victorian Government should not be trying to artificially stimulate interest in wind power. Wind power subsidies are unjustified and...

The empowerment agenda: Civil Society and Markets in Disability and Mental Health

IPA BACKGROUNDER | Vern Hughes

The framework for social policy is basically unchanged since the 1950s. The social policy debate in Australia is dominated by experts, lobby groups and government officials. The users of the system, whether they are called clients, consumers,...