Tag Archives: aip

Cross River Rail scrutinised by Grattan and AiP

Posted on November 10, 2020 by

Brisbane’s under-construction inner city subway system Cross River Rail has been identified as an example of a risky megaproject (a $5bn+ project) subject to cost blowouts by the highly respected Grattan Institute in its latest report The rise of megaprojects: … Continue reading →

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Election campaign debate needed on border and other restrictions

Posted on October 13, 2020 by

The family of a well-known Brisbane businessman has cancelled a Halloween/election night party because there is still a limit on gatherings to 30 people in private residences (see the healthdirect website). Is it still necessary to have this restriction in … Continue reading →

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Upcoming AiP event on “The golden handcuffs of federation”

Posted on August 3, 2019 by

The Australian Institute for Progress, a Brisbane-based conservative think tank, has a very interesting upcoming event on what some may consider the rather dry topic of horizontal fiscal equalisation, the complex methodology by which the Commonwealth Grants Commission determines each … Continue reading →

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Qld Budget & Beyond event with Tony Makin, Judith Sloan & me on 18 July

Posted on July 5, 2019 by

I’m looking forward to participating in the Australian Institute for Progress’s upcoming Queensland Budget and Beyond event at Jones Lang LaSalle in Central Plaza One in Brisbane CBD on Thursday 18 July: Come to this analysis and networking event and … Continue reading →

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Good set of policy principles (mostly) from new Queensland think tank AiP

Posted on January 6, 2015 by

New Queensland think tank the Australian Institute for Progress (AiP) has released a set of high-level policies for the Queensland election, which are mostly consistent with sound public finance and the promotion of free markets (see Our priorities for Queensland … Continue reading →

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