Lessons from Manhattan
photo credit: atomicshark “The devil is in the details.” German Proverb A fascinating paper on Manhattan real estate in the [...]
Read MoreWalter Burley Griffin and Canberra’s early history
Dr David Headon has put together a revealing document entitled ‘Those Other Americans’ to celebrate Canberra’s early history and their [...]
Read MoreDr Henry wants you to read his Tax Review. Really, Really.
photo credit: raminders We follow the glitter of celebrities and our football teams and let others do the dull [...]
Read MoreCentenary of “The People’s Budget”
An occasional commentary on the economic depression # 3 5 January 2009, New Year Insights There’s amazing synchronicity in the [...]
Read MoreHow to thaw credit, now and forever
photo credit: Joel Bedford Mason Gaffney October 25, 2008 In a follow up to Professor Gaffney’s The Great Crash of [...]
Read MoreCanberra’s Leasehold Land System
by Leo Foley The primary source for this paper is “Canberra in Crisis” by Frank Brennan, 1971 The Road to [...]
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Directly or indirectly, we all pay income tax
by Gavin R. Putland
The mascot of the anti-land-tax campaign is the “poor widow” — you know, the one who will allegedly be forced out [...]
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