This research report analyses the change in the components of Australia’s economic growth since the year 1990.

At a time when Australia faces a broad range of economic challenges, red tape remains a significant barrier to economic recovery and opportunity. This report explores five ideas to reduce red tape which have been successfully adopted either in Australia or by governments abroad.

This paper is intended to reframe the foundations of energy policy in Australia, to stimulate debate, and to guide future research (including, but not only, that under-taken by the IPA). It describes the nature and importance of energy security, and explains why it must be the pre-eminent consideration for energy and related policies

The Institute of Public Affairs’ 'Free speech on campus audit 2023' is the fourth systematic analysis of more than 279 policies at Australia’s 42 universities. The audit rates each university’s support for free speech by analysing policies that restrict expression.

This report presents the case for reform to Australia’s incarceration policies by presenting the costs of the criminal justice system in Australia; investigating who is in the system and why; analysing the reasons behind the changing crime scene; and suggesting directions toward an improved system.