Media, Telecommunications and IT Unit
Economics & Deregulation / Media, Telecommunications and IT Unit
New technologies have shaken up the telecommunications and media industry by bringing a wealth of new services and products to consumer. Technological innovation pervades all industries, and Australians benefit from the greater choice and competition available.
However the regulatory frameworks which govern this important sectors have changed little. The Institute of Public Affairs Telecommunications and Media Unit looks at the possibilities of new technology, and the outdated regulatory frameworks which hold them back.
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US surveillance scandal just the tip of the iceberg
More than a decade after the September 11 attacks, the US is having a debate about its monstrous national security apparatus. Finally. In that...
Security more than a matter of trust
Barack Obama could end up doing more for the cause of small government than Adam Smith, Friedrich Hayek and the Tea Party put together. Last week's...
Our freedoms safe - for now
The Gillard government's backdown on its outrageous media regulation and anti-free-speech discrimination laws is welcome. But it's terrible that in...
Media reform and a missed opportunity
Has Stephen Conroy forgotten why he began this media debate? It wasn't because of the phone hacking scandal in the United Kingdom. Nor was it Bob...
Selling out press for a bit of pork
The spotlight is on Bob Katter, Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott to see whether they'll sell out our universal human right to free speech for some...
Conroy's media regulation proposals fail the public interest test
All politicians are self-interested. But few are as shameless as Communications Minister Stephen Conroy. His proposed "media reforms" may be a...
Publications
US surveillance scandal a warning against Gillard government data retention proposal
"The extraordinary surveillance program by the United States government revealed last week is a warning against the dangers of the Gillard government's proposed data retention laws," said Simon Breheny, director of the Legal Rights Project at free...
IPA welcomes dumping of media laws
"The Gillard government's decision to abandon its proposal to regulate the media is a victory for freedom of speech in Australia," said Chris Berg, director of policy at free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs. "The media regulation...
IPA FreedomWatch Factsheet: News Media 'Reform' Bills Package 2013
News Media 'Reform' Bills Package 2013
