Australia must follow United States and cut red tape

“President Donald Trump announced today that his Administration will significantly reduce red tape on job-creating businesses. Australia must implement serious reforms to reduce the $176 billion cost red tape is imposing on our economy, or we will be rendered uncompetitive,” said Daniel Wild, research fellow with the free market think tank the Institute of Public [...]

By |2017-02-01T12:08:41+11:00February 1st, 2017|Media releases|0 Comments

Australia should follow the United States and cut red tape

“Australia must follow President-Elect Donald Trump’s plan to cut red tape otherwise we will be rendered uncompetitive and unable to attract global investment,” said Daniel Wild, Research Fellow with the free-market think tank, the Institute of Public Affairs. The President-Elect has put forward a number of proposals to cut red tape, including: abolishing two regulations [...]

By |2016-11-23T14:59:37+11:00November 23rd, 2016|Media releases|0 Comments

IPA welcomes Senate Select Committee on red tape

Free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs welcomes Liberal Democrat Senator David Leyonhjelm's establishment of a Senate Select Committee into Australia's red tape problem. "Red tape is Australia's most pressing economic challenge. This inquiry presents an opportunity to revitalise the Commonwealth's red tape reduction agenda," said IPA spokesperson Evan Mulholland. "Institute of Public [...]

By |2021-11-12T11:55:48+11:00October 11th, 2016|Media releases|0 Comments

Xenophon wrong and opportunistic on drone rules

“Nick Xenophon is wrong to try to disallow new drone regulations” said Darcy Allen, Research Fellow at the free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs. The changes made by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) include scrapping licenses for amateur for-profit drone users flying under 2 kg in favour of a simpler notification [...]

By |2021-11-12T11:55:48+11:00October 6th, 2016|Media releases|0 Comments

Government should follow Minister Canavan and end Green Lawfare

“Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator the Hon Matt Canavan is right to take on green groups that abuse the legal system to shut down development,” said Daniel Wild, Research Fellow with the free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs. Yesterday Senator Canavan delivered a speech to the Queensland Media Club where [...]

By |2016-10-06T10:45:35+11:00October 6th, 2016|Media releases|0 Comments

Australian banks need less red tape, not criminal penalties and political witch-hunts

“The fundamental problem in our banking industry is a lack of competition,” said Daniel Wild, research fellow with the free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs. “The only way to make banks more responsive to customers is to reduce red tape and allow them to compete with one another more aggressively.” “More licenses [...]

By |2016-10-04T11:08:40+11:00October 4th, 2016|Media releases|0 Comments

Address to the Pastoralists and Graziers Association 2016 Annual Convention by Chris Berg

Address to the Pastoralists and Graziers Association of Western Australia 2016 Annual Convention Friday, 2 September 2016 at Crown Perth, Burswood Australia is a country with enormous potential. We have some of the most productive and technologically advanced primary industries in the world. While agriculture is only 2.3 per cent of GDP, Australian agriculture produces [...]

By |2021-11-12T11:55:48+11:00September 7th, 2016|Media releases|0 Comments

Adani decision shows we must repeal Section 487

Free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs have called for the repeal of Section 487 of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Act (EPBC) in light of the Federal Court decision to allow the approval of the Adani coal mine to stand. “The decision by the Federal Court is good for the environment, global [...]

By |2016-08-29T14:59:18+10:00August 29th, 2016|Media releases|0 Comments

IPA submission welcomes PC call to cut farming red tape

“The Productivity Commission (PC) draft report on the Regulation of Agriculture shows what farmers have long known - duplicative and unnecessary red tape holds agriculture back,” said Darcy Allen, research fellow with free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs. These comments come after the Institute of Public Affairs made a submission into the [...]

By |2016-08-25T16:55:39+10:00August 25th, 2016|Media releases|0 Comments

IPA welcomes NSW Auditor General’s report on our red tape problem

Free market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs welcomes new calls for improving New South Wales’ red tape reduction system, particularly relating to increased accountability, transparency and measurement of reform. These comments follow today’s release of the New South Wales Auditor-General’s report, Red tape reduction, which examined the effectiveness of recent efforts to prevent [...]

By |2021-11-12T11:55:48+11:00August 25th, 2016|Media releases|0 Comments
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