States Policy Unit
Governance & Service Provision / States Policy Unit
Australia's federal system of governance is intended to limit the power of government and increase its accountability. However, it has deep, systemic flaws which are only serving to undermine the quality of government services and waste scarce public funds. The Institute of Public Affairs States Policy Unit highlights the need for genuine competitive federalism. States and the Commonwealth need to be accountable to the public and responsive to the need for continued economic reform.
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Publications
IPA State Business Tax Calculator 2011
IPA State Business Tax Calculator.
IPA State Business Tax Calculator 2011 - Fact Sheets
IPA State Business Tax Calculator 2011 - Fact Sheets
Governing in ignorance: Australian governments legislating, without understanding, intellectual property
Monday, 26th of April 2010 is World Intellectual Property Day. Intellectual property is one of the most poorly understood areas of public policy, but also one of the most important to understand in a knowledge economy. Yet legislators regularly...
Hunger Strike Farmer Highlights Erosion of Private Property Rights in Australia
Tuesday, 5th January 2010 State and Federal environmental regulations are undermining property rights across Australia, according to the free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs. New research released today by the IPA highlights that...
State Finances at the Crossroads: The states' budget problem and what to do about it
The economic and fiscal performance of the states has a significant impact on Australia's economic fortunes now and in the future. With taxing, spending and financial management policies and strategies at its disposal, state activities have a...
States threaten national recovery with profligate spending
New research by the Institute of Public Affairs, Australia's leading free market think tank, shows that growing state budget deficits and debt will impair Australia's capacity to exit the recession quickly.
How Labor factions broke New South Wales
In the six months following the 1975 defeat of the Whitlam Government, Australia's two most populous states held elections. In Victoria, the voters re-elected a Liberal government that had been in office for 21 years; in NSW they rejected one that...
Business Bearing the Burden
The size and Impact of State Government Business taxes.
IPA uncovering State tax imposts
The free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs today released a new report Business Bearing the Burden on state tax liabilities.
Evidence-based policy and public sector innovation
A key driver of Victoria's ability to compete against other Australian states and international competitors will be the degree to which the Victorian government is itself innovative. The creation of the right environment for innovation by the...
