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THE LATEST FROM OUR BLOG

Submission to the 2020 Victorian Budget

States have the best taxes

Progress for public interest

Life After Interest Rates with Josh Ryan-Collins

Public or private housing? There’s an in-between solution

Submission – Australia’s Oil and Gas Reserves Inquiry

Intellectual property as a barrier to innovation

Stamp Duty triples in cost to economy

Stamp Duty to Land Tax – The Transition in Brief
Our latest Research
The Transit Transformation Australia Needs
Well planned public transport creates so much value for our community in terms of access to jobs, city centres, and business. This value can be leveraged to fund the bold projects we need to build if we’re to fix our transport infrastructure backlog.
Stamp Duty to Land Tax: Designing the Transition
For politicians searching for a circuit-breaker on state tax reform, our model offers generous but logical concessions for existing owners, choice for future buyers, and an attractive introductory period to secure support early on. It is complex at the policy design back-end but simple at the taxpayer front-end.
Unspoken Alternatives to Expensive Housing
Cameron Murray
Most housing subsidies end up increasing landlord and developer profits rather than reducing housing costs for residents. Public land rent schemes and private Community Land Trusts, are proven ways to ensure that subsidies reduce costs for homeowners.
Speculative Vacancies 9
Our latest in a series of reports measuring the number of properties across Melbourne that are witheld from the rental market.
BOOKSTORE
Progress and Poverty
Henry George
The all-time best-selling economics book. Written in beautiful prose, an explainer on the paradox of increasing inequality despite advancing technology.
Rethinking the Economics of Land and Housing
Josh Ryan-Collins, Laurie McFarlane and Toby Lloyd
An accessible but provocative refresh to the economics of land and housing.
Who Gets What?
Frank Stilwell and Kirrily Jordan
Analysing Economic Inequality in Australia, Stilwell & Jordan delve into the data to paint a picture of a two speed society whilst providing needed solutions.
Game of Mates
Cameron Murray and Paul Frijters
A tale of economic theft across major sectors of Australia’s economy, showing how well-connected insiders are able to siphon of billions.
The Community Land Trust Reader
John Davis
The Community Land Trust Reader brings together the seminal texts that inspired and defined the CLT.







