Project Western Australia
Governance & Service Provision / Project Western Australia
The need for a new approach to policy formulation in Western Australia is abundantly clear. If Western Australia is to fully profit from the opportunities presented by its natural wealth and the rise of the Asian economies, then a new attitude is needed.
Project Western Australia is a forward-looking joint program of the Mannkal Economic Education Foundation and the Institute of Public Affairs, Australia's leading free market think tank. Project Western Australia is aimed at stimulating policy discussion and development.
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News
Red tape excess holds back State's progress
The Western Australian economy might be reeling from the impact of the global financial crisis and retreating commodities boom, but not everything...
ACCC in dangerous game of monopoly
The deregulation of wheat marketing last year should have meant the end of inefficient and anti-competitive practices. Yet one single desk has been...
Case is overwhelming to extend shop hours
Already retail trading is troubling the new Barnett Government. Big supermarket chains have been quick to press for reform, arguing the current...
Policy paralysis holds Perth back
Surely Perth is already highly liveable? In many ways this is true natural beauty, amenable climate and easy beach access deliver a great...
Publications
The great lock out: the impact of housing and land regulations in Western Australia
Government interventions in the housing market restrict the supply of land for housing and raise its costs. The public policy interventions in land supply and development markets are numerous. Centred on planning and environmental policies, they...
A Reform Agenda for Western Australia
In conjunction with the Mannkal Economic Education Foundation. Launched 27 August 2008 in Perth by John Hyde and Ron Manners.
Taking the Pulse: Reform Initiatives for the WA Health System
A new report by Ross Fox in conjunction with the Mannkal Economic Education Foundation examining the public health system in Western Australia.