by David Collyer | Feb 19, 2015 | Articles
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...
by David Collyer | Feb 17, 2015 | Commentary
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...
by David Collyer | Jan 29, 2015 | Commentary
The Queensland election this Saturday has the nation holding its breath. Will the Liberal/National Party government of Campbell Newman with 78 of the 89 seats in the parliament be displaced by a very angry electorate, or merely have their huge majority...
by David Collyer | Jan 22, 2015 | Articles
Yesterday, Cameron Kusher of CoreLogic RP Data called for the removal of conveyancing Stamp Duty and its replacement with a universal land tax. His comments come just ahead of the release of the federal government tax reform white paper. He echoes Australia’s Future...
by David Collyer | Jan 14, 2015 | Commentary
Victorian Labor in its November 2014 election transport manifesto Project 10,000 boldly announced it would “Remove our 50 worst level crossings” at a cost of $5-6 billion. They are now the government. Grade separation of rail – elevating the track or, preferably,...