Victoria puts its citizens first – a welcome change
The Andrews government will double the foreign property buyers’ Stamp Duty surcharge and triple the State Land Tax surcharge in the forthcoming Victorian budget – evidence they well understand the damage rent-seeking creates and how to change behavior. Our very...Warning to borrowers – ASIC protecting the control fraudsters
by Lindsay David reposted from Australia – Boom to Bust ASIC has the backbone of a chicken wing when it comes to enforcing the rule of law; this is widely recognised in Australia and resulted in a Parliamentary inquiry. If any politician believes that ASIC is a...Cheap housing is good for business!
by Dr Gavin Putland reposted from grputland.com If you want to expand your business, you probably need to hire people. But you can’t hire them unless they can afford to pay for housing within commuting distance of your business premises, out of wages that you...
It is still land, even underwater.
The High Court of Australia has affirmed the right of a west Tasmanian council to levy rates on the seabed. It is still land, even underwater. Council saw the land under eight marine farming leases as ‘rateable land’, Tasmania’s Valuer General declined to value them...Republish this article
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