Community Land Trusts explained
With the growing pressure to find affordable accommodation and our excitement at the Canberra Land rent proposal, we thought it [...]
Read MorePodcast the Renegade Economists
Listen to the world’s only geonomics radio show by subscribing to our podcast. Follow these 3 easy steps to have [...]
Read MoreEmpty Dwellings During Housing Crisis?
Today’s Sydney Morning Herald article on Empty Dwellings in a City Desperate for Places to Live has exposed the raft [...]
Read MoreReforming Property Taxes
Our Policy Position on the hotch potch of property taxes is now online. With affordability reaching epic proportions, it is [...]
Read MoreUnprintable Remarks On The Budget – Gavin Putland
The day after the 2008 Federal Budget, Gavin Putland (our Research Officer) sent three letters to newspapers. This one was [...]
Read MoreMelbourne Rents deliver a smile for some
Saturday’s Age article on Melbourne’s rental growth outstripping all other states is reflective of current government policy at all levels [...]
Read MoreRating Federal Treasury’s Performance
By Bryan Kavanagh Treasury’s mission is “to improve the wellbeing of the Australian people by providing sound and timely advice [...]
Read MoreBudget Surpluses, Sovereign Funds and the slide of the US Dollar
Yesterday’s Federal budget surplus of $21.7 billion raises the spectre of a global trend tied to the principles represented on [...]
Read MoreBudget Smudge-It: Criticism of Swan
The Swan Federal budget was limited in its’ vision, giving with one hand in the old welfare game but taking [...]
Read MoreInterest Rates Shoot the Messenger
March 08 figures reveal that loans for first home owners dropped to just 16.4% of owner-occupied approvals. Yes 16.4%! The [...]
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