Decline of the IPA: How the right’s favourite think tank ran out of ideas

episode

7am not yet transcribed

▲ 0

Transcript

This episode hasn't been transcribed yet Upvotes decide what gets transcribed next — 0 so far. Sign in to upvote

Is liberal democracy running out of answers? 18 min · 25 Sep 2026

Could Australia’s media survive Trump-style attacks? 17 min · 24 Sep 2026

The absurd lengths Australia goes to keep Nauru Airlines flying 16 min · 23 Sep 2026

Trump and Murdoch: The enemies who need each other 16 min · 22 Sep 2026

A richer Australia in 2066 – but for who? 14 min · 21 Sep 2026

All episodes from 7am →

Report any issue

Source

Recorded04 Oct 2022

Publisheromnycontent.com ↗

Handlerec:7079884

Show notes

For decades now some of the most important public policy that's shaped our country hasn’t been designed by politicians or public servants – it has come from think tanks.Among the most influential in Australia is the Institute of Public Affairs, the IPA, a right-wing think tank that prides itself on being the policy brain of the conservative movement.But the organisation is in decline, it’s generating less new ideas and it’s finding it harder to get the support of business.Today, national correspondent at The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe on the decline of the IPA.Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and InstagramGuest: National correspondent at The Saturday Paper, Mike SeccombeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ask this episode

“What did the council decide on item 42?” — answered with the speaker and the moment.

Transcript

More from 7am