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“This was never about home ownership. It was about increasing taxes.”
The government's own Treasury Secretary has admitted that revenue has to be raised from somewhere. So why was this sold as a housing affordability measure?
📺 Daniel Wild on Credlin says the budget's central promise simply doesn't match the facts: bit.ly/4fiHK2m
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“79% of Australians say they no longer recognise the country they grew up in.”
Australia's immigration debate goes well beyond economics. It's about housing affordability, infrastructure, community cohesion, and the future direction of the nation.
The public conversation is finally catching up with public opinion.
Read our reports here: bit.ly/4fpZmJH
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"Most of their equity and their financial security is in that home."
For millions of Australians, a home isn't just a place to live—it's the product of decades of hard work, sacrifice, and saving.
📺 Colleen Harkin on The Rita Panahi Show explains why policies that undermine household wealth aren't just bad economics, they're out of touch with what Australians aspire to achieve: bit.ly/4e464Tk
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“Australia needs a circuit breaker.”
Pause migration, build infrastructure, restore balance. Before the system breaks.
Kevin You in the IPA Review outlines the urgent need to reset Australia’s migration program to ease pressure on housing and the economy.
Read more: bit.ly/4tYEKMN
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“This is about revenue, not home ownership.”
The government's own Treasury Secretary has effectively admitted what Australians already suspected.
If the goal was to make housing more affordable, the focus would be on reducing demand through lower migration and increasing supply by building more homes. Instead, Labor has delivered neither.
📺 Daniel Wild explains why the budget simply doesn't stack up: bit.ly/4fqeVky
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Australia was once largely self-sufficient, but now relies on foreign countries for almost 80% of its' supply.
In an increasingly uncertain world, energy security isn't just an economic issue: it's crucial to our national security.
Australians deserve a serious plan to restore sovereign capability and reduce our dependence on overseas energy.
Check out our research and more at ipa.org.au
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“It divides us. It doesn’t unite us.”
As Welcome to Country ceremonies become increasingly common, many Australians are asking whether they are bringing the country together or driving us apart.
📺 On this episode of the Australia's Future podcast series, former Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Daniel Wild discuss the IPA's latest polling on the national anthem and the importance of a shared national identity: bit.ly/4dUhgBK
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"Almost two years on, and the National Housing Accord has never once reached its minimum monthly target."
The government's housing plan is now 0 from 22.
New IPA research reveals that Australia is already more than 82,000 homes behind target, while approvals are actually lower than they were during the pandemic.
Australians don't need more announcements—they need more homes.
Read more: bit.ly/3RScNbo
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"Politicians in Canberra have lost the plot on immigration."
For too long, governments have pointed to headline GDP figures while ignoring the number that actually matters: GDP per person.
When population growth outpaces economic growth, Australians become poorer, even if the economy looks bigger on paper.
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"There is mainstream support for a break from the ‘uniparty’ and a reprioritisation of ordinary people and their interests in politics."
Australians are looking for something different.
In The Financial Review, IPA Research Fellow Cian Hussey explains how after years of declining trust in the political establishment, voters are increasingly backing parties they believe better reflect their values rather than simply offering another set of promises.
📰 Read more: bit.ly/4x4eLWp
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“When children can't sleep, can't eat, don't want to go to school, clinicians pay attention.”
According to developmental psychologist Clare Rowe, some of our youngest kids are showing symptoms consistent with clinical anxiety disorders.
The question isn't whether climate change exists. The question should be whether adults are responding in ways that protect children's mental wellbeing.
📺 Watch more: bit.ly/4uCQftD
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"If mass migration is considered to be so good, then why are Australians getting poorer, for longer, than at any time in living memory?"
According to new ABS data analysed by the IPA, 10 out of the last 15 quarters have seen a decline in per capita economic output. Bigger headline GDP means little if Australians themselves are falling behind.
The Treasurer says the economy is strong. The data say otherwise.
🆕 Read more on our analysis here: bit.ly/4ujDH9R
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“The idea that you need to be welcomed to your own country is inherently off-putting to most Australians.”
Welcome to Country ceremonies have become a fixture of modern Australian life. Yet IPA polling shows a nearly three quarters of Australians would prefer the national anthem to take centre stage.
📺 Watch Daniel Wild explain the findings on The Jaimee Rogers Show: bit.ly/43JMp64
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“The truth is, Australia's 'have-a-go' spirit has been challenged for some time now.”
Three straight years of net small business closures. Thousands of entrepreneurs walking away. A Federal Budget that punishes investment instead of rewarding it.
📰 In his latest op-ed in The Spectator Australia, Cian Hussey examines how Australia is slowly becoming a nation that discourages aspiration and rewards dependence: bit.ly/4fvs5Nf
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“If you want to improve home ownership, there are two things you've got to do: cut immigration and build more homes.”
The government says its housing policies will improve affordability, yet it continues to pursue record migration while failing to meet a single National Housing Accord target.
📺 Daniel Wild on Credlin explains why the budget ignores the real causes of the housing crisis: bit.ly/4fiHK2m
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“The problem is not safety — it’s regulatory mismatch.”
Not all crypto is the same. But policy treats it that way. And innovation is paying the price.
Ben Naparstek in the IPA Review outlines how poor policy design is blocking growth in Australia’s digital economy.
Read more: bit.ly/4nlHMbm
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“Instead of challenging catastrophic thinking, we're being told to validate it.”
For decades, psychologists have helped children overcome anxiety by building resilience and addressing irrational fears. So why should climate anxiety be treated differently?
📺 Clare Rowe on The Bond Report discusses the findings of her newest IPA research: bit.ly/4uCQftD
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"Citizens are often told they are receiving 'the science'. Yet they are being fed a chain of politicised interpretations layered on top of the science."
Australians deserve facts, not fear campaigns.
📰 Read Adam Creighton's latest in @TheAustralian on how institutions and the media have turned scientific debate into political orthodoxy: bit.ly/4dZuGxP
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Who's watching the watchdogs?
In the latest instalment of the IPA's Substack series, we examine the rise of an increasingly powerful bureaucracy and what it means for democratic accountability.
Subscribe to the IPA Substack for exclusive analysis, research and commentary you won't find anywhere else.
Read now and join the conversation: bit.ly/4xc6Aat
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Is this a budget for growth, or a budget for headlines?
Tony Abbott breaks down the economic choices facing Australia and why long-term prosperity depends on policies that encourage aspiration, investment, and opportunity.
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