The foreign donation ban isn't enough
Banning foreign donations is a splendid idea, writes IGPS researcher Pete McKenzie, but under this bill untraceable money will still be corrupting our political system.
News and commentary
Keep informed with news and analysis of topical policy issues from IGPS staff, our senior associates, and other researchers.
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Our obsequious public service
Over the past generation, argues Simon Chapple, we have quietly shifted towards a valet public service. The shift constitutes a largely unnoticed power grab by government ministers, to the detriment of the public good.
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Electricity Price Review lets consumers down
The profit-takers running our electricity industry will find nothing in the government's Electricity Price Review to disturb their neoliberal thinking, says Geoff Bertram.
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Are the government's labour market policies coherent?
In the big picture view, are labour market policies working correctly together? Simon Chapple argues there are inconsistencies in both the high and low ends of the workforce.
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The great working group stocktake
As we approach the end of Jacinda Ardern's ‘year of delivery’, and with the next election a year away, Max Rashbrooke examines the state of play with the government’s critical working groups.