The Rotting Fruits of a 100 Year Old Trend

By Calllum Newman of The Daily Reckoning Perhaps you heard the news? The Australian Financial Review reported ‘Hong Kong-listed property giant R&F Properties has agreed to buy a Brisbane riverfront site for more than $80 million, greater than four times what DEXUS...

Andrew Carnegie – economic reformer?

Part of the Geoists in History series, taken from our 112 year old Progress Magazine. Andrew Carnegie     (1835 – 1919) “The most comfortable, but also the most unproductive way for a capitalist to increase his fortune, is to put all monies in sites and await that...

Public Education Priorities!

Having trouble reading this newsletter? View it online. The enews of Prosper & Earthsharing Australia February 2014 Nicolas Mirguit The Climate Fund Under Our Feet Thursday February 26th, 6.30pm Level 2, 22 Punch Lane, Melbourne Presenter: Karl Fitzgerald RSVP...

Tax reform derailed

    Late last year, the Abbott government called for submissions on its tax reform white paper.  Prosper was happy to help and offered ideas. Since the call, the popularity of the government has plummetted and Tony Abbott’s leadership is shrouded in...

Future Melbourne hampered by rate cap

Last night I attended the Melbourne City Council’s Future Melbourne Meeting to speak on the dangers the Andrews Government rating cap has placed on council revenue raising. Cr Stephen Mayne had an interesting motion that caught my eye via twitter: Future Melbourne...