Australia's loudest voice for freedom since 1943. Authorised by Scott Hargreaves, Institute of Public Affairs, Lvl 2/410 Collins Street, Melbourne, 3000
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“There’s simply not enough rich people to prop up the fiscal largesse.”
IPA Chief Economist Adam Creighton examines the campaign for wealth taxes, highlighting the risk of driving investment and wealthy taxpayers overseas while nothing is done to address Australia's excessive government spending.
📖 Read the full article: bit.ly/4A5Zepy
#WealthTax #Spending #Australia
“We have a spending crisis, not a tax mix crisis.”
IPA Chief Economist Adam Creighton responds to remarks made by the Hon. Peter Costello AC, former Australian Treasurer, on the IPA’s 'The Prosperity Question' podcast, agreeing that Australia’s biggest economic problem is excessive government spending, not the composition of its tax system.
📺 Watch the full podcast: bit.ly/4ibxBWd
#Spending #Tax #Australia
“At some time we will have some pretty significant economic fallout.”
The Hon. Peter Costello AC, former Australian Treasurer, joins IPA Chief Economist Adam Creighton on the IPA’s ‘The Prosperity Question’ podcast, discussing Australia’s inflation challenges, the Reserve Bank’s policy decisions and the economic consequences of further interest rate rises.
📺 Watch the full podcast: bit.ly/4ibxBWd
#Inflation #InterestRates #Australia
“Don’t do it on the 11th of November.”
IPA Deputy Executive Director Daniel Wild says planned student protests against Pauline Hanson and One Nation should not be staged on Remembrance Day, out of respect for those who served and sacrificed their lives for our country.
📺 Watch more: bit.ly/3UJRJFT
#Remembrance #Protest #Australia
“Are they going to abolish some other taxes in return?”
The Hon. Peter Costello AC, former Australian Treasurer, joins IPA Chief Economist Adam Creighton on the IPA’s ‘The Prosperity Question’ podcast, speculating whether proposals to increase the GST would deliver meaningful tax reform or simply increase the tax burden on Australians.
📺 Watch the full podcast: bit.ly/4ibxBWd
#GST #Tax #Australia
“He’s been selective about what subjects he wants avoided.”
In the latest episode of the Australia’s Future podcast, former Prime Minister and IPA Distinguished Fellow Tony Abbott criticises Anthony Albanese’s approach to political debate and online hatred, raising concerns about issues such as antisemitism and the Digital Duty of Care.
📺 Watch more: bit.ly/3UVFlTe
#Politics #Debate #Australia
“We’ll keep you poor throughout your working life.”
On the IPA’s ‘The Prosperity Question’ podcast, former Australian Treasurer the Hon. Peter Costello AC and IPA Chief Economist Adam Creighton discuss compulsory superannuation, take-home pay and the barriers young Australians face when trying to buy a home.
📺 Watch the full podcast: bit.ly/4ibxBWd
#Superannuation #Housing #Australia
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“He’s a partisan participant, he’s not an observer, he’s not a commentator.”
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has dismissed former Treasurer The Hon. Peter Costello AC’s criticism of Australia’s economic performance, made during Mr Costello’s appearance on the IPA’s The Prosperity Question podcast.
The PM questions Mr Costello’s political independence, instead of responding directly with his own economic arguments.
📺 Watch the full podcast: bit.ly/4ibxBWd
#AustralianPolitics #Economy #TheProsperityQuestion
“He’s a partisan participant, he’s not an observer, he’s not a commentator.”
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has dismissed former Treasurer The Hon. Peter Costello AC’s criticism of Australia’s economic performance, made during Mr Costello’s appearance on the IPA’s The Prosperity Question podcast.
The PM questions Mr Costello’s political independence, instead of responding directly with his own economic arguments.
📺 Watch the full podcast: bit.ly/4ibxBWd
#AustralianPolitics #Economy #TheProsperityQuestion
“I think they'll have to."
Former Australian Treasurer The Hon. Peter Costello AC says the Reserve Bank has little choice but to raise interest rates next week. But, as he tells IPA Chief Economist Adam Creighton on ‘The Prosperity Question’ podcast, it could have done the same thing years ago to avoid cash rate rises in today's cost-of-living crisis.
📺 Watch the full discussion: bit.ly/4ibxBWd
#Inflation #RBA #Australia
“This is an abdication of leadership.”
IPA Deputy Executive Director Daniel Wild says Treasurer Jim Chalmers must take responsibility for Australia’s growing debt and spending, rather than shifting responsibility for difficult budget decisions onto others.
📺 Watch more: bit.ly/3UJRJFT
#Leadership #Budget #Australia
“Failure to convert rhetoric into results.”
IPA Deputy Executive Director Ben Crocker argues that Former NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s appointment as a professor of practice at the University of Sydney raises questions about whether universities are prioritising political reputation over demonstrated achievement and academic excellence.
📖 Read the full article: bit.ly/4sqIYgh
#Universities #Education #Australia
“They’ve lost touch with their historic mission.”
Ben Crocker and economist Henry Ergas discuss how university leaders have lost sight of their historic responsibility to guide young Australians towards truth, virtue and an understanding of their national identity.
📺 Watch the full discussion: bit.ly/3UEnGiP
#Universities #Leadership #Australia
“What on Earth, I wondered, were Victorians getting for gross debt well above $200bn and the highest taxes in the nation?”
IPA Chief Economist Adam Creighton questions what Victorians are receiving in return for the state’s enormous debt and tax burden, comparing Victoria’s economic performance with that of the US state of Indiana.
📖 Read the full article: bit.ly/4ikiDMm
#Victoria #Taxes #Australia
“The incumbents decide who joins.”
Economist Henry Ergas explains how universities operate through co-option, with existing faculty members influencing who enters the profession and shaping the next generation of academics.
📺 Watch the full discussion: bit.ly/3UEnGiP
#Education #Universities #Australia
“If it's really to do with the children, then why is a great portion of the bill devoted to censoring content for adults?”
IPA Research Fellow Margaret Chambers highlights the shift from a role originally focused on children’s online safety to legislation that could extend censorship to adult content.
📺 Watch more: bit.ly/4idHGkb
#Safety #Censorship #Australia
“It really does matter to every single Australian.”
IPA Research Fellow Margaret Chambers explains why Labor’s Digital Duty of Care deserves Australians’ attention and how you can stay informed.
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#Freedom #Media #Australia
“There's just not a culture of understanding or caring about small business.”
IPA Deputy Executive Director Daniel Wild argues that Labor favours large institutions and unionised workforces over independent small businesses, which he says are often overlooked in government policy.
📺 Watch more: bit.ly/3TNxAyn
#Business #Economy #Australia
“The digital duty of care is an international embarrassment.”
As IPA Research Fellow Margaret Chambers writes, Michael Shellenberger’s visit helped bring international attention to Labor’s proposed Digital Duty of Care, which could give the government greater control over what Australians can see, say and access online. Australia should be defending free speech, not exporting censorship.
📖 Read Margaret’s Substack piece: bit.ly/4jz0wEL
#Censorship #Internet #Australia
“The workplace relations system and policies of the government constrain efficiency and growth.”
Former Australian Building & Construction Commissioner John Lloyd explains at the launch of the IPA's Economic Prosperity Initiative how changes to IR laws and expanded union powers have contributed to falling productivity and rising costs in Victoria’s construction sector.
📺 Watch more: bit.ly/4zU3vfT
#Construction #Economy #Australia