Australian Institute for Progress

Publications

• Submission to Ruddock panel on religious freedom

  Our submission was that religious belief has too much, and too little, protection and laws relating to religious freedom require a total makeover, including removal of responsibility from the states.

• Omnibus Poll March 2022

  This is another sullen election, even though both sides exhibit high support for their respective candidates. 60% disagree (versus 30% who agree) that the federal government has done enough to be elected, while 40% disagree (versus 41% who agree) that Labor has done enough to be elected.

• Fact Bite #3 EVs not such a smart way to reduce emissions at the moment

  The cost of new generation to electrify the entire transportation system alone will be 12 times the investment in the NBN.

• Owner-occupied housing becoming unaffordable with Darwin, Perth and Brisbane bright spots

  Repayment affordability in cities like Brisbane, Perth and Darwin are in a band from slightly better than the average index level for the 90s to at most 12.5% worse.