Politicians must act to show genuine leadership • Land prices to rise 65% in 5 years • Mortgage and residential rent burden to increase, less for small business • Inequality determined by property ownership Rising land prices are a national…
Prosper Australia is concerned that government incentives in the property market have gone too far, sending our market spiralling without the necessary checks and balances. Next week’s expiry of the eviction moratorium brings the precarious nature of renters into focus.…
Renegade Economists Show As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 6 – 6.30pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Subscribe to the monthly podcast. Show Notes Prof Michael Hudson talks about society’s fragility under the weight of land based debt.…
An interview with Fred Harrison discussing his new book We Are Rent: "We continue to privatise the essence of our humanity." A new moral framework is required to address this subtle form of subsidy for the wealthiest.
Our 10th investigation into vacant land and housing in Melbourne is available here. Share this short highlights piece. Watch the report presentation: Key Findings • Water usage data finds 69,004 properties vacant, a ratio of 4.1% in 2019. • Vacancies…
Renegade Economists Show 590 As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 6 – 6.30pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Subscribe to the monthly podcast. Show Notes Karl reviews Australia’s recent land valuation bonanza, what it means for social equity…
The Andrews’ government has heeded calls to ensure all Victorians have access to housing with today’s Victorian budget. Expanding public sector housing on public land is the right move. Exempting new buyers from stamp duty is the wrong move. “The…
Renegade Economists Show 589 As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 6 – 6.30pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Subscribe to the monthly podcast. Show Notes Has Big Pharma exposed society to undue risk in the covid era? In…
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A new report for Prosper Australia finds the ACT government’s twenty-year tax reform program is achieving more than its three key aims of predictability, efficiency and equity. Read the report . Prosper Australia Research Director, Karl Fitzgerald said: “The transition…