Archived publication for 2012
Recent publications
IPA FreedomWatch Factsheet: The Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012
The Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012 makes a number of significant changes to anti-discrimination law in Australia.
Submission to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee on Exposure Draft of Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012
Submission to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee on Exposure Draft of Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012
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...
Senate Standing Committee on Education Employment and Workplace Relations
Inquiry into Fair Work (Registered organisations) Amendment (Towards Transparency) Bill 2012
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...
Letter to Coalition MPs
A letter to Coalition MPs regarding the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012.
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...
The Automotive industry: Workplace relations impediments to its survival
The Automotive industry: Workplace relations impediments to its survival
Changes we need to make our country rich
Published in Australian Resources & Investment Magazine, December 2012
A 'nudge' in the wrong direction
Like many sinister concepts, the idea of governments ‘nudging' people may seem on first glance somewhat innocuous. Rather than relying on coercion such as using bans, fines and regulation to achieve social change, nudge employs a supposedly...