Henry George Address
Since 1892, Prosper Australia and the Victorian Georgist movement have proudly hosted an annual dinner to celebrate the life and ideas of Henry George. Held around his birthday on 2 September, the evening features a compelling keynote address, shared dinner, and lively discussion among those passionate about economic justice.
Henry George Commemoration Social 1910
The annual commemorative address has been presented by a wide variety of speakers. These include Ross Garnaut, Walter Burley Griffin, Saul Eslake, Nicole Gurran, Fred Harrison, Dr Jim Cairns, Reverend Tim Costello, and EJ Craigie.
In 1910 gramophone recordings of Lloyd George and Winston Churchill’s ‘The People’s Budget’ were played. In 1911 a Single Tax Comedy Drama ‘The Story of my Dictatorship’ was performed at the Austral Salon. In 2020 and 2021, the event was moved online due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Join us for a night of intellectual discourse and celebration at the 135th Annual Henry George Dinner and Address, to be held on Thursday, September 17th, 2026, at Graduate House, Carlton, Melbourne.
Prosper Australia’s Executive Committee invites you to join us as we pay tribute to the legacy of influential 19th-century economist and social reformer, Henry George. The Henry George Dinner has become a time-honoured tradition, bringing together thinkers, professionals, and changemakers who share a common passion for economic justice and social progress.
Date: Thursday, Sept 17th 2026
Time: 6:30PM (Australian Eastern Standard Time), doors open 6pm.
Location: Graduate House, 220 Leicester Street, Carlton, VIC 3053
This year’s keynote address will be delivered by Adam Creighton — award-winning journalist, Senior Fellow and Chief Economist at the Institute for Public Affairs, and previous winner of the E.J. Craigie Writing Award for his piece, Land levy an efficient and moral revenue raiser.
Adam is an award-winning journalist who holds a Bachelor of Economics with First Class Honours from the University of New South Wales, and a Master of Philosophy in Economics from Balliol College, Oxford.
After starting his career at the Reserve Bank of Australia, Adam has been at the forefront of economic debate, writing for The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, and The Australian as Economics Editor and Washington correspondent.
