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“There's a lot more people trying to sell their property than there are trying to buy their property.”

IPA Deputy Executive Director Daniel Wild discusses the growing pressure on Australia's housing market, as more sellers compete for fewer buyers and asking prices begin to fall across major capital cities.

📺 Watch more: https://t.co/JkZ919lgV9

#Housing #Property #Australia

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“We can’t be complacent because we can’t be sure that similar things are impossible here.”

In the latest episode of the IPA’s *Australia’s Future* podcast, former Prime Minister and IPA Distinguished Fellow Tony Abbott discusses the social tensions emerging in France and warns against assuming Australia is immune to similar challenges.

📺 Watch the full podcast: https://t.co/oBvPU9hfmT

#France #Politics #Australia

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"A potential positive push for propaganda."

Filmmaker and journalist Michael Nayna, who co-authored an influential investigation into government-linked 'sock puppet' accounts, explains how the original provisions could have allowed governments to use covert online accounts to promote their own messaging.

📺 Watch more: https://t.co/YMqitGH5AH

#Propaganda #Censorship #Australia

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“After all, if I work hard, I should be rewarded accordingly, shouldn’t I?”

Young (Choi Geum-hyeong) explains why she believes capitalism offers something fundamentally better than the communist system she escaped: the freedom to work hard, pursue opportunities and enjoy the rewards of your efforts.

📺 Watch the full story: https://t.co/RjLGULN3YQ

#Capitalism #Freedom #Australia

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“What if North Korean spies come after me?”

Young (Choi Geum-hyeong), a North Korean defector who resettled in Australia, reveals how the trauma of growing up under the communist regime continues to affect her, describing her recurring nightmares of being captured and executed, and her fears of being targeted for speaking out.

📺 Watch the full story: https://t.co/RjLGULN3YQ

#NorthKorea #Communism #Australia

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“Public leadership and service are subjects best taught by those with real achievements in the field.”

As IPA Deputy Executive Director Ben Crocker writes, Jacinda Ardern’s appointment as a professor of practice at the University of Sydney raises serious questions about academic standards, merit and the university’s commitment to scholarly excellence. Students deserve to learn from achievers, not political celebrities.

📖 Read Ben’s Substack piece: https://t.co/sV7du1rbQp

#Education #Universities #Australia

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“From the moment we are born, from kindergarten, we are brainwashed.”

Young (Choi Geum-hyeong), a North Korean defector who resettled in Australia, shares the reality of growing up in North Korea, from childhood indoctrination and forced public confessions to witnessing her first execution at just 12 years old.

📺 Watch the full story: https://t.co/RjLGULN3YQ

#Communism #Freedom #Australia

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“The Liberal Party is making the exact same mistake.”

IPA Research Assistant Jordan Abou-Zeid draws parallels between the Liberal Party's treatment of former supporters and the political mistakes made by America's political establishment, arguing that dismissing dissatisfied voters will only deepen the divide.

📖 Read the full article: https://t.co/gv9rdDXvwq

#Liberals #Politics #Australia

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“The Labor Party will have to do a deal with the Greens.”

In the latest episode of the IPA’s *Australia’s Future* podcast, former Prime Minister and IPA Distinguished Fellow Tony Abbott criticises Labor’s approach to the Digital Duty of Care legislation and warns of the consequences of relying on the Greens to pass the bill.

📺 Watch the full podcast: https://t.co/oBvPU9hfmT

#Politics #FreeSpeech #Australia

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“More spending, which further fuels inflation and ultimately increases tax.”

IPA Chief Economist Adam Creighton warns that responding to cost-of-living pressures with more government spending risks making the problem worse, while small businesses continue to face rising costs.

📖 Read the full article: https://t.co/8PaqBn132v

#SmallBusiness #Spending #Australia

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“Diagnoses have become part of their identity.”

IPA Adjunct Fellow Clare Rowe explains how mental health diagnoses are increasingly being incorporated into young people's identities, raising concerns about the impact this can have while they are still developing.

📺Watch more: https://t.co/Fd6qEvEVMH

#ADHD #Psychology #Australia

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“There’s simply not enough rich people to prop up the fiscal largesse.”

IPA Chief Economist Adam Creighton examines the campaign for wealth taxes, highlighting the risk of driving investment and wealthy taxpayers overseas while nothing is done to address Australia's excessive government spending.

📖 Read the full article: https://t.co/IKYUoNh9sb

#WealthTax #Spending #Australia

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“We have a spending crisis, not a tax mix crisis.”

IPA Chief Economist Adam Creighton responds to remarks made by the Hon. Peter Costello AC, former Australian Treasurer, on the IPA’s 'The Prosperity Question' podcast, agreeing that Australia’s biggest economic problem is excessive government spending, not the composition of its tax system.

📺 Watch the full podcast: https://t.co/BzzN9I1qDM

#Spending #Tax #Australia

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“At some time we will have some pretty significant economic fallout.”

The Hon. Peter Costello AC, former Australian Treasurer, joins IPA Chief Economist Adam Creighton on the IPA’s ‘The Prosperity Question’ podcast, discussing Australia’s inflation challenges, the Reserve Bank’s policy decisions and the economic consequences of further interest rate rises.

📺 Watch the full podcast: https://t.co/BzzN9I1qDM

#Inflation #InterestRates #Australia

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“Don’t do it on the 11th of November.”

IPA Deputy Executive Director Daniel Wild says planned student protests against Pauline Hanson and One Nation should not be staged on Remembrance Day, out of respect for those who served and sacrificed their lives for our country.

📺 Watch more: https://t.co/CvyOyOYFpj

#Remembrance #Protest #Australia

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“Are they going to abolish some other taxes in return?”

The Hon. Peter Costello AC, former Australian Treasurer, joins IPA Chief Economist Adam Creighton on the IPA’s ‘The Prosperity Question’ podcast, speculating whether proposals to increase the GST would deliver meaningful tax reform or simply increase the tax burden on Australians.

📺 Watch the full podcast: https://t.co/BzzN9I1qDM

#GST #Tax #Australia

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“He’s been selective about what subjects he wants avoided.”

In the latest episode of the Australia’s Future podcast, former Prime Minister and IPA Distinguished Fellow Tony Abbott criticises Anthony Albanese’s approach to political debate and online hatred, raising concerns about issues such as antisemitism and the Digital Duty of Care.

📺 Watch more: https://t.co/oBvPU9hfmT

#Politics #Debate #Australia

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“We’ll keep you poor throughout your working life.”

On the IPA’s ‘The Prosperity Question’ podcast, former Australian Treasurer the Hon. Peter Costello AC and IPA Chief Economist Adam Creighton discuss compulsory superannuation, take-home pay and the barriers young Australians face when trying to buy a home.

📺 Watch the full podcast: https://t.co/BzzN9I1qDM

#Superannuation #Housing #Australia

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“He’s a partisan participant, he’s not an observer, he’s not a commentator.”

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has dismissed former Treasurer The Hon. Peter Costello AC’s criticism of Australia’s economic performance, made during Mr Costello’s appearance on the IPA’s The Prosperity Question podcast.

The PM questions Mr Costello’s political independence, instead of responding directly with his own economic arguments.

📺 Watch the full podcast: https://t.co/BzzN9I1qDM

#AustralianPolitics #Economy #TheProsperityQuestion

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“I think they'll have to."

Former Australian Treasurer The Hon. Peter Costello AC says the Reserve Bank has little choice but to raise interest rates next week. But, as he tells IPA Chief Economist Adam Creighton on ‘The Prosperity Question’ podcast, it could have done the same thing years ago to avoid cash rate rises in today's cost-of-living crisis.

📺 Watch the full discussion: https://t.co/BzzN9I1qDM

#Inflation #RBA #Australia