Archived publication for 2012
Recent publications
IPA: Finkelstein recommendations must be rejected completely
"The government and opposition must reject the outrageous attack on freedom of speech recommended by the Chair of the Independent Media Inquiry, Ray Finkelstein," said Chris Berg, a Research Fellow with free market think tank the Institute of...
Union leaders trash rule of law
"The rule of law is fundamental to the effective functioning of the workplace relations system. Victorian nurses have today chosen to defy an injunction granted by the Federal Court of Australia. The silence of the ACTU and the Gillard Government...
Coalition's free speech reform welcome but needs to go futher: IPA launches repeal 18C campaign
The Coalition's announcement that it would reform the Racial Discrimination Act is an important and necessary step towards restoring freedom of speech, but should go further, said Chris Berg, Research Fellow with free market think tank the...
The unsatisfactory implications of the Victorian nurses dispute
John Lloyd, Director of the IPA's Work Reform and Productivity Unit said today that the Victorian Government and the Victorian Hospitals Industrial Association must not give in to the unlawful strike action of the Australian Nursing Federation. If...
Gonski school funding review risks undermining school choice
The recommendations of the Gonski Review of Funding for Schooling released today by the federal government entail great risks for school choice and private investment in education, according to the free market think tank the Institute of Public...
Fair Work Act Review 2012
Submission to the Fair Work Act Review 2012
Fair work system failing on jobs
John Lloyd, Director, Work Reform and Productivity Unit at the Institute of Public Affairs has warned in the Australian Financial Review today that the failure of the current workplace relations system to deliver agreements that address...
Submission to the Inquiry into the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Amendment (Transition to Fair Work) Bill 2011
Submission to the Inquiry into the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Amendment (Transition to Fair Work) Bill 2011
Contempt for the law to return to building and construction
John Lloyd, Director Work Reform and Productivity at the Institute of Public Affairs, has today called for a Bill before the Senate to be defeated. The Bill, the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Amendment (Transition to Fair Work)...