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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Publications
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.
WA public hospitals have more bureaucrats and fewer nurses
WA public hospitals have more bureaucrats and fewer nurses than the average public hospital in Australia according to a major report to be released in Perth by the Institute of Public Affairs.
Project Western Australia brochure
Top of the class: Making the most of Western Australia's school system
Policy makers now have a deeper awareness of the importance of good schools in underpinning economic prosperity. Western Australian schools enjoy a relatively high level of public funding support. On the other hand, WA has higher cost pressures...
Reshaping the landscape: the quiet erosion of property rights in Western Australia
The gradual removal of property rights in Western Australia by excessive regulation will have extremely harmful effects on the economy. Reshaping the Landscape details how the Western Australian government is eroding property rights in the crucial...
Creating a liveable city: how Perth can capitalise on the resources boom
For Perth, the "dullsville" tag is mentioned almost as often as the "laid-back lifestyle." Perth would benefit from being more vibrant, more diverse and with greater options. People should, as far as possible, be allowed to choose how they live...
Moving in the Right Direction: Transport Reform in Western Australia
As Western Australia continues its rapid growth, the state increasingly needs the transport infrastructure and services that enables individuals to move around the city of Perth and minimise the costs of congestion to both the economy and to the...
Fixing the Crisis: A fair deal for homebuyers in WA
Planning policies, more than any other factor, restrict the capacity of first home buyers, and other less advantaged groups, from achieving a goal of home ownership. Current planning orthodoxies inflate urban land prices and discriminate against...
Reform and Recovery: An Agenda for the New Western Australian Government
The aim of this book is simple: it sets out to provide a policy manual for government in Western Australia. This is essentially a practical document, offering workable solutions to what have often become unworkable situations.