Governance & Service Provision
Governance & Service Provision
The Institute of Public Affairs examines the the critical area of government and public sector reform, the importance of a strong civil society and high levels of social capital, and the importance of choice and competition in the traditionally government provided sectors of health and education.
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Expect Libs to go in for the kill
Despite calls for consensus politics, for the next three years Australians should expect a Liberal-led opposition to behave like an animal that's...
Minority government gridlock good for the ALP
Labor lost the war. But it won the reconstruction handily. Nobody thought the Gillard team could come together as it did in the last two weeks....
A cynical look at parliamentary reform
We're usually a distrustful lot. When it was revealed Andrew Wilkie had asked for federal funds to redevelop the Royal Hobart Hospital, everybody...
Life under Gillard could be an expensive business
If Julia Gillard holds government, the alliance she will have cobbled together will speak in one voice on one major issue - climate change. Andrew...
As a business manager, Victoria doesn't hold water
Rain is falling in Victoria and water restrictions are being relaxed. How well has the Government performed as a business manager in...
Snapping at heels of civil liberty
It was obviously a tactical error for Paul Hogan to tell the Australian Taxation Office to "come and get me, you bastards". The ATO claims Hogan...
Government: who needs it?
The election result isn't all bad. If you own shares, you shouldn't be unhappy we don't have a government yet. That's because there's a chance that...
The cost of fighting the cost of living
Despite both major parties claiming they'll fight to stop increases in the cost of living, neither are likely to deliver with the parliament...
The state we're in: redrawing Australia
The Force from the North, Bob Katter, doesn't do anything by halves. His independent compatriot Rob Oakeshott has spent the last week pushing out...
Replace this partisan Treasury with an independent budget office
The independents have asked for Treasury briefings and advice on ALP and Coalition policy as part of their decision-making process. At face value...
