Archived publication for 2012
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Treasury should blame government, not managers, for productivity woes
The Federal Treasury is trying to deflect public attention from the real causes of low productivity in Australia, according to John Shipp, Director of the ANDEV/IPA North Australia Project. Executive Director of the Macroeconomic Group in the...
Recalculating the Impact of the Carbon Tax: How changes to global carbon accounting standards will wipe our household over-compensation
By the end of this year household carbon tax ‘over-compensation' will be wiped out by changes to the global carbon accounting rules used to calculate the environmental impact of greenhouse gases. The changes will: Increase Australia's...
Terms and conditions of employment
ANDEV was right on land release
The release of $1.5 billion of land for residential development in South Hedland is a welcome step but more needs to be done to address housing shortages, according to John Shipp, Director of the ANDEV/IPA North Australia Project. "Port Hedland...
Poll: Media goes too far in attacks on rich
A new poll conducted by Galaxy Research for the Institute of Public Affairs shows that a majority of the Australian people is fed up with attacks on rich people by the media. Galaxy asked 1,053 respondents across Australia from 15-17 June 2012:...
Poll: Australians thank mining industry, not Gillard, for strong economy
A new poll conducted by Galaxy Research for the Institute of Public Affairs reveals the overwhelming majority of Australians believe the mining industry deserves the credit for Australia's strong economy, not the Gillard government. Galaxy...
Inquiry into the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Bill 2012
Senate Standing Committee on Education Employment and Workplace Relations Inquiry into the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Bill 2012 Submission by the Institute of Public Affairs
Major reform needed to lift falling interstate migration rate
Australia needs a major reform effort to lift interstate migration, according to John Shipp, Director of the ANDEV/IPA North Australia Project. According to the 2011 Census released Thursday, there were 60,000 fewer interstate movements in 2011...
New poll on bias at The Age could explain circulation collapse
Free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs today released new poll data which reveals that of those The Age readers who believe the newspaper shows bias, 70% believe that the newspaper is biased towards Labor and the Greens. John...