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The '''Institute of Public Affairs''' ('''IPA''') is a public policy [[think tank]]<ref>http://www.ipa.org.au/about</ref><ref name = "Norington"/><ref name = "millar"/> based in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]. It advocates [[free market]] economic policies such as [[privatization|privatisation]] and [[deregulation]] of [[state-owned enterprises]], [[trade liberalisation]] and deregulated workplaces, climate change skepticism,<ref>{{cite news|title=Big donors dump IPA on climate scepticism|url=http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/federal-election-2013/big-donors-dump-ipa-on-climate-scepticism-20130824-2sigt.html|accessdate=12 August 2014|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|date=25 August 2013}}</ref> the abolition of the minimum wage,<ref>{{cite news|title=Institute of Public Affairs calls for the abolition of the minimum wage|url=http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/institute-of-public-affairs-calls-for-the-abolition-of-the-minimum-wage-20140406-366ve.html|accessdate=12 August 2014|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|date=7 April 2014}}</ref> the repeal of the parts of the [[Racial Discrimination Act 1975]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Conservative think tank the Institute of Public Affairs gives George Brandis race law ultimatum|url=http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/conservative-think-tank-the-institute-of-public-affairs-gives-george-brandis-race-law-ultimatum-20140502-zr2do.html|accessdate=12 August 2014|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|date=1 May 2014}}</ref> In its own words, the Institute believes in "the [[free market]] of ideas, the free flow of [[Capital (economics)|capital]], a limited and efficient [[Limited government|government]], the [[rule of law]], and [[representative democracy]]."<ref>[http://ipa.org.au/about.asp Institute of Public Affairs | About IPA<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
The '''Institute of Public Affairs''' ('''IPA''') is a public policy [[think tank]]<ref>http://www.ipa.org.au/about</ref><ref name = "Norington"/><ref name = "millar"/> based in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]. It advocates [[free market]] economic policies such as [[privatization|privatisation]] and [[deregulation]] of [[state-owned enterprises]], [[trade liberalisation]] and deregulated workplaces, climate change skepticism,<ref>{{cite news|title=Big donors dump IPA on climate scepticism|url=http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/federal-election-2013/big-donors-dump-ipa-on-climate-scepticism-20130824-2sigt.html|accessdate=12 August 2014|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|date=25 August 2013}}</ref> the abolition of the minimum wage,<ref>{{cite news|title=Institute of Public Affairs calls for the abolition of the minimum wage|url=http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/institute-of-public-affairs-calls-for-the-abolition-of-the-minimum-wage-20140406-366ve.html|accessdate=12 August 2014|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|date=7 April 2014}}</ref> the reintroduction of slavery, the repeal of the parts of the [[Racial Discrimination Act 1975]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Conservative think tank the Institute of Public Affairs gives George Brandis race law ultimatum|url=http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/conservative-think-tank-the-institute-of-public-affairs-gives-george-brandis-race-law-ultimatum-20140502-zr2do.html|accessdate=12 August 2014|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|date=1 May 2014}}</ref> In its own words, the Institute believes in "the [[free market]] of ideas, the free flow of [[Capital (economics)|capital]], a limited and efficient [[Limited government|government]], the [[rule of law]], and [[representative democracy]]."<ref>[http://ipa.org.au/about.asp Institute of Public Affairs | About IPA<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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The IPA was founded in the early 1940s, partly in response to the collapse of Australia's main conservative party, the [[United Australia Party]].{{Or|date=April 2010}} The IPA was one of a number of groups which came together to form the [[Liberal Party of Australia]], and became an important fund raising body for the Liberal Party in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]].<ref>[http://primeministers.naa.gov.au/primeministers/menzies/in-office.aspx Robert Menzies in Office at the National Archives of Australia]</ref> The IPA returned to prominence as a thinktank in the 1990s, following a merger with the Australian Institute of Public Policy, headed by [[John Hyde (Australian federal politician)|John Hyde]] who became Executive Director.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} |
The IPA was founded in the early 1940s, partly in response to the collapse of Australia's main conservative party, the [[United Australia Party]].{{Or|date=April 2010}} The IPA was one of a number of groups which came together to form the [[Liberal Party of Australia]], and became an important fund raising body for the Liberal Party in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]].<ref>[http://primeministers.naa.gov.au/primeministers/menzies/in-office.aspx Robert Menzies in Office at the National Archives of Australia]</ref> The IPA returned to prominence as a thinktank in the 1990s, following a merger with the Australian Institute of Public Policy, headed by [[John Hyde (Australian federal politician)|John Hyde]] who became Executive Director.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} |
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The Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) is a public policy think tank[1][2][3] based in Melbourne, Australia. It advocates free market economic policies such as privatisation and deregulation of state-owned enterprises, trade liberalisation and deregulated workplaces, climate change skepticism,[4] the abolition of the minimum wage,[5] the reintroduction of slavery, the repeal of the parts of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975,[6] In its own words, the Institute believes in "the free market of ideas, the free flow of capital, a limited and efficient government, the rule of law, and representative democracy."[7]
The IPA was founded in the early 1940s, partly in response to the collapse of Australia's main conservative party, the United Australia Party.[original research?] The IPA was one of a number of groups which came together to form the Liberal Party of Australia, and became an important fund raising body for the Liberal Party in Victoria.[8] The IPA returned to prominence as a thinktank in the 1990s, following a merger with the Australian Institute of Public Policy, headed by John Hyde who became Executive Director.[citation needed]
Donors
The IPA funded by its membership which include both private individuals and businesses. Among these businesses are ExxonMobil,[9] Telstra, WMC Resources, BHP Billiton, Phillip Morris,[10] Murray Irrigation Limited,[11] and Visy Industries.
IPA donors have also included Clough Engineering, Caltex, Shell, and Esso.[2] Other donors were electricity and mining companies, as well as British American Tobacco (BAT).[2]
In 2003, the Australian Government paid $50,000 to the Institute of Public Affairs to review the accountability of NGOs.[3][12]
Political links
The Institute has close ideological and political affinities with the Liberal Party in Australia. For example, IPA Executive Director John Roskam's byline on a 2005 opinion column in the Australian Financial Review declares that, "during the 2001 federal election he worked on the Liberals' federal campaign".[13] He has also run for Liberal Party preselection.[14] Prime Minister John Howard (Liberal Party) delivered the 60th C D Kemp lecture to the Institute in 2004, titled Iraq: The Importance of Seeing it Through.[15]
Research focus
Since the early 1980s, the Institute has argued the case for a range of free-market and libertarian public policies, such as:[citation needed]
- lower taxation;
- deregulation of the Australian economy particularly as affecting industrial relations and trade unionism;
- privatisation of government businesses and reduced government spending;
- greater transparency in government;
- opposition to perceived left wing ideological bias in Australia's public broadcaster the Australian Broadcasting Corporation;
- a free market approach to environmental problems, and criticism of aspects of climate change science;
- the elimination of existing programs of welfare targeted at Indigenous Australians, with the aim of encouraging transition to work, self-reliance and high incomes.
The IPA has affiliations with think tanks in the U.S., Canada, UK and Asia.[citation needed] It has a close relationship with the American Enterprise Institute, a right-wing US think-tank.[citation needed]
The IPA has made the following criticisms of proposals by the Australian government to introduce plain packaging of tobacco products:
- Plain packaging may not affect the consumption of those products and [16][note 1]
- Plain packaging may infringe intellectual property rights in tobacco trademarks and logos.
The IPA adopts a position of doubt about climate change and finances several Australian climate change science doubters.[17]
In 2008, the institute facilitated a donation of $350,000 by Dr G. Bryant Macfie, a climate change sceptic, to the University of Queensland for environmental research. The money is to fund three environmental doctoral projects, with the IPA suggesting two of the three agreed topics.[18]
Staff
John Roskam is the institute's executive director. Prior to his employment at the IPA, Roskam was the Executive Director of the Menzies Research Centre in Canberra.[19]
Other staff include:[20]
- Hugh Tobin, Deputy Executive Director
- Bob Carter, Science Policy Advisor
- Tom Switzer, Adjunct Fellow
- James Bolt, Communications Director [21] James is the son of Melbourne journalist Andrew Bolt.
Publications
The IPA Review is published quarterly. ISSN 1329-8100 - January 2008 is Volume 59/4.
See also
References
- ^ http://www.ipa.org.au/about
- ^ a b c Norington, Brad (12 August 2003). "Think tank secrets - National - smh.com.au". www.smh.com.au. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
- ^ a b Millar, Royce & Schneiders, Ben. Sydney Morning Herald, 25 August 2013. Free radicals
- ^ "Big donors dump IPA on climate scepticism". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Institute of Public Affairs calls for the abolition of the minimum wage". Sydney Morning Herald. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Conservative think tank the Institute of Public Affairs gives George Brandis race law ultimatum". Sydney Morning Herald. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ Institute of Public Affairs | About IPA
- ^ Robert Menzies in Office at the National Archives of Australia
- ^ "The global warming sceptics - Science - www.theage.com.au". Melbourne: theage.com.au. 27 November 2004. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
- ^ "Thinkers of Influence". The Age. Melbourne. 10 December 2005.
- ^ Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Country Hour, 2004
- ^ Oxfam Australia, 2003, [1] Charities under attack.
- ^ Roskam, John (15 July 2005). "Sermons from the left". Financial Review.
- ^ Koutsoukis, Jason (17 June 2005). "Party faces choice new blood or not". The Age. Melbourne.
- ^ John Howard, 19 May 2004, Address to the Institute of Public Affairs.
- ^ Chris Berg, IPA Research Fellow, The Age, 17 April 2001, [2].
- ^ "The benefit of the doubt". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 May 2010.
- ^ "Dispute over climate sceptic uni grant". The Australian. 7 May 2008.
- ^ [3]
- ^ [4]
- ^ [5]
Notes
- ^ Reference shows the opinion of an individual, not the IPA