Institute of Public Affairs

“If we don’t help America, why is America going to help us?” Alliances are built on reciprocity — not dependence. If Australia wants support in a crisis, we must be willing to stand with our allies. 📺 On this episode of the Australia's Future podcast, former Prime Minister @HonTonyAbbott and Daniel Wild discuss the Australian and United States alliance and how walking away risks weakening one of our most important strategic relationships: bit.ly/4bUwM0z

“Without diesel, the transport sector shuts down. It’s a cliché, but without trucks, Australia stops.” Australia runs on diesel — from farms to freight to construction. Yet decades of bad policy have left us dangerously reliant on imported fuel. Energy security isn’t optional. It’s essential. 📺 Watch the full conversation here: bit.ly/3PetVXB

“Migration should strengthen Australia — not fragment it.” A successful migration programme requires more than numbers. It requires assimilation into our shared values, institutions, and way of life.

“The idea that cutting immigration is unpopular with migrants has just been blown out of the water.” 79% of Australians — including a majority of migrants — support a dramatically lower intake. The consensus is clear. The political class is out of step. Read more: bit.ly/4rIQaCu

“People wouldn’t be panic buying fuel if they had any faith this government had ensured we had enough.” Wars and global shocks are inevitable. Blaming global events is easy. 📺 Mia Schlicht speaks on Sky News about how real leadership ensures Australia is prepared and protected when these events occur: bit.ly/4lxbv0n

“Records continue to be smashed with this government’s promise to cut migration in absolute tatters.” Net arrivals hit 494,540 in the past year — the highest on record, with 57,270 in January alone. Despite claims migration is falling, the numbers tell a different story. 📰 Read more: bit.ly/4uDrtu4

“There’s really only one person who can stop Pauline Hanson now — and that’s Pauline Hanson.” Voter frustration with the major parties is driving support for the alternatives and One Nation is now drawing support from both the left and the right. 📺 Daniel Wild discusses how Australia’s political landscape may be entering a new era of minor party influence: bit.ly/4scOK45

“The result has been a country where hatred festers, division hardens, and our own sense of who we are fades.” Instead of policing speech, governments should confront the real issue: decades of policies that have weakened social cohesion and shared national identity. 📰 Margaret Chambers in The Spectator believes Australians deserve leaders who defend free speech and national unity, not silence dissent: bit.ly/4lxxaVW

“We all want a proper balance — the good, the bad and the ugly of Australian history.” And there is a lot of good. 📺 Daniel Wild speaks to how teaching history should mean telling the whole story — including the institutions and traditions that helped make Australia a free and prosperous nation: bit.ly/3PkvvHn

“You could see $3 oil prices potentially at the bowser.” Rising global tensions could push oil prices well beyond $100 a barrel. 📺 Adam Creighton discusses if that happens, petrol costs will surge — and inflation could climb even higher making things even harder for Australian: bit.ly/4lu5d1B

“The Twelve Apostles will simply become another state monopoly charging a tax.” Charging tourists to view one of Victoria’s great natural landmarks isn’t a market reform — it’s government asserting control over a public asset and converting it into revenue. 📰 Sinclair Davidson explains why this proposal risks turning shared landscapes into fiscal assets: bit.ly/4bGN39e

“If you're one of the 98% of Australians that doesn't own an electric vehicle, Labor doesn't give a stuff about you.” With petrol prices climbing past $2 a litre, many Australians feel the government is out of touch with the everyday cost of driving and living. 📺 Daniel Wild and Peta Credlin discuss: bit.ly/3PkvvHn

“Just focus on one thing — keep inflation steady — and employment will take care of itself.” Central banks can trigger recessions, but they don’t control the policies that actually determine employment. The biggest factors? Labour laws, regulation, and incentives in the welfare system. 📺 Adam Creighton and John Cochrane discuss in our latest video: bit.ly/3NeFMEu

“The Coalition now has its strongest leadership duo ever in terms of economic qualifications.” With Angus Taylor and Matt Canavan at the helm, the Coalition’s economic credentials are difficult to ignore. 📰 Adam Creighton in @TheAustralian explains why their intellectual firepower could reshape the debate — if it’s matched with bold policy: bit.ly/4diK9J2

“You need a very vibrant Christianity in my view for the West to survive.” Greg Sheridan says the future of the West is tied to the revival of the Christian faith that helped shape its culture, institutions, and moral inheritance. A provocative argument — and one now finding fresh relevance among younger generations. 📺 Watch the full discussion here: bit.ly/4rs74Fo

“The reality is we import some 90% of our oil.” Australia has just 35 days of fuel reserves — and that figure even includes oil that is still on ships. 📺 Adam Creighton discusses how our energy security is far weaker than many Australians realise. Hopefully this is the wake-up call policymakers need: bit.ly/4crK1Xq

“They’ve done a U-turn on the obsession with net zero.” Canada has dumped the carbon tax and scrapped electric vehicle mandates — even under a left-wing government. Sometimes sensible policy changes are possible. Australia should be paying attention. 📺 Daniel Wild on Credlin Sky News Australia discusses: bit.ly/3OWV15o

“It’s only the higher-paid ‘laptop class’ that can work from home.” Victoria’s proposed work-from-home laws would benefit a narrow slice of workers while placing new burdens on small businesses. Adam Creighton in @TheAustralian on how mandates don’t create flexibility — they create risk for jobs, productivity, and small businesses: bit.ly/4b05m9h

“It was OK to assault the freedoms of 98% of Australians in order to convict the 2% who were doing the wrong thing.” The Albanese government has repeatedly invoked “social cohesion” to justify restrictions on freedom of speech. However, funding organisations mourning a dictator responsible for terrorism raises serious questions about those priorities. 📺 Mia Schlicht speaks with Andrew Bolt on how Australians deserve better: bit.ly/47zSGUe

“Historically we haven’t needed nuclear because we had a tonne of coal.” Australia once had abundant, reliable baseload energy. 📺 Daniel Wild and Steve Price discuss how after years of policies undermining coal — and no serious move toward nuclear — the country now faces growing energy insecurity: bit.ly/3OWV15o