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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Three wise men must end GST's 'groundhog day'
The arcane world of Commonwealth-state financial relations is, in many ways, like the 1993 movie Groundhog Day. The question as to how GST revenue...
Deregulation can save the taxi industry from itself
The regulation of Melbourne's taxi industry was a mess from the beginning. Taxis were new, smart and efficient when they were introduced in 1908,...
Progressive intellectuals have poisoned the well for Labor
The general consensus is that NSW Labor enjoyed one too many election wins in 2007, with regretful voters longingly wishing to put the governing...
Natural disasters give economic growth a moral dimension
Between 1990 and 2002, globally 815,077 people were killed by 4,300 natural disasters. Since then, an earthquake in Bam, Iran in 2003 took 26,000...
Say no to wealth fund
Of all the bad ideas going around, the suggestion that Australia should have a sovereign wealth fund isn't the worst. It's the third worst. It's...
It's deluded to think we're the only apple of America's eye
This year marks the 60th anniversary in security ties between Australia and the United States. To mark the occasion this week, Julia Gillard is in...
Consumers and business will feel the pain of emissions tax
Ostensibly, the opposition and the government have similar policy goals regarding Australia's 2020 emissions of carbon dioxide. Both have said that...
Dirty little lie on carbon tax
The government has announced its carbon tax will commence in July 2012. Consumers and taxpayers should be very concerned about this new tax. The...
Bring on the competition
It's hard to believe this is Australia in 2011. People are complaining milk is too cheap. The government wants books to be more expensive. And...
Government squeezing ever tighter
Governments around the country are becoming significant players in fuelling cost-of-living pressures affecting many families. The available CPI...
