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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Infrastructure Australia has been all but derailed
The Gillard government's confirmation that it will contribute $2.1 billion to building the Epping-Parramatta railway line in suburban Sydney will...
Anti-dumping laws: in whose interest?
It's hard to top deposing a Prime Minister. But having the management of Rio Tinto replaced by monkeys (as Australian Worker's Union boss Paul...
Federalism's stuck in a rut
With yet another Council of Australian Governments meeting set to convene this week, it is now an opportune time to acknowledge that a new approach...
Dropping the lure
THE prospect of Victoria walking away from a business investment anti-poaching agreement will hinder rather than help the state's economic...
Media the weakest link
So, in 2011 this is what Australian politics has come to. Prime Minister Julia Gillard looking "wooden" during the Queensland floods versus...
Beyond the chaos, federalism lives on
The critics of political theatre suggest Anna Bligh has shown successful leadership during the Queensland floods and Cyclone Yasi. Julia Gillard's...
Can Obama do a Reagan?
The outpouring of affection for Ronald Reagan, who would have celebrated his 100th birthday this weekend, has been fascinating, beyond what one...
Government red tape puts us in house bind
According to the English humourist Auberon Waugh, the urge to pass new laws must be seen as an illness, not much different from the urge to bite...
Fiscal reckoning looms for 'low taxing' Labor
Julia Gillard is facing a make-or-break year. This is the last year of leeway before the federal budget has to be in surplus. In 2012-13 the...
A vision worth voting for
Australian politicians have lost the will to embark on ambitious and meaningful reforms. Instead, the default position of governments is to tax,...
