by Karl Fitzgerald | Oct 30, 2010 | Past Events
photo credit: Patrick Gannon Presenter – David Collyer for new members and the merely curious 18th November, 7.00 pm Why are incomes, jobs, consumption and business heavily taxed? Why is land rent a superior revenue base for government? Plus: The prosperity the...
by Karl Fitzgerald | Oct 27, 2010 | Commentary, Henry George Dinner & Address
Steven Spadijer gave this years 119th Henry George Commemorative Annual Dinner. The following day we recorded this interview highlighting many of the topics discussed. You may like to look through the powerpoint below. Listen to his interview on the Renegade...
by David Collyer | Oct 21, 2010 | Commentary
Melbourne City Council is selling lanes to developers, according to The Age today. It makes a pretty penny, too, having pocketed $1.2 million from the sale of part of three lanes in the last 12 months alone. The article sparked an intense debate on the newspaper’s...
by David Collyer | Oct 12, 2010 | Commentary
photo credit: Lucia. . . A secret map of Melbourne’s transport plans for the next 30 years was published in The Age yesterday. Doubts were raised about its authenticity (weakly, unconvincingly) by the Victorian government. Average householders may shrug, but this is a...
by David Collyer | Oct 7, 2010 | Commentary
photo credit: 2careless This is the text of a letter by Dr Gavin Putland published in the Australian Financial Review on Tuesday 5 October 2010: BAILING OUT PROPERTY OWNERS While I share Lucio Conte’s concern about bailing out banks (Letters, October 5), I...