ABC Littlemore examines the IPA
Stuart Littlemore presented a segment about the IPA, its people, activities and funding. Watch the archived video ↗
A starting publication timeline
Reporting that brought the IPA into public view
This is the beginning of a longer chronological record of reporting and commentary that informed this research. More entries can be added as original copies and dates are verified.
Barry Tucker — “IPA agenda to re-shape Australia”
The article introduced many readers to the organisation and embedded the 2001 Littlemore segment. Read the article ↗
Graham Readfearn scrutinises an IPA climate paper
Readfearn tested the paper’s claims against expert scientific assessment. Read the Guardian article ↗
Readfearn reports a disclosed $4.5m Hancock Prospecting donation
The report drew on court disclosures concerning donations to the IPA in 2016 and 2017. Read the Guardian report ↗
7am podcast — “Decline of the IPA”
The episode examined the organisation’s policy influence and changing position within conservative politics. Listen or read the transcript ↗
Source library
Watch, read and verify
A growing collection of archival material and current policy evidence. Each item records its context and its evidentiary limits.
Stuart Littlemore examines the IPA
An archived copy of an ABC Littlemore segment examining the Institute of Public Affairs, its people, activities, funding and public role.
Why it is here
The broadcast belongs to the historical record behind this project. The linked YouTube copy is an archival upload, not a current ABC program page.
Matt Canavan on the Coalition’s nuclear argument
In an August 2024 podcast interview that circulated widely in December, Senator Matt Canavan said nuclear was not the cheapest form of power and criticised the Coalition for treating it as a political fix.
He still supported lifting the federal prohibition and building some nuclear power. The clip documents disagreement about cost, scale and presentation—not opposition to nuclear itself.
Evidence limit
This federal-policy record may help test Victorian campaign claims. It is not evidence that a Victorian candidate adopted Canavan’s view, and it does not establish Canavan as an IPA member.