by David Collyer | Aug 18, 2014 | Commentary
David Collyer and Catherine Cashmore for Prosper Australia Introductory Remarks to the House of Representatives economics committee inquiry into Home Ownership Friday 14 August 2015 _____ Thank you for allowing us the time to speak today. Some background to our...
by David Collyer | Aug 13, 2014 | Commentary
In the spirit of Anthony’s Story, an alert Don’t Buy Now! activist has sent this eye-popper with more sizzle than a Sunday BBQ with your Little Landlord mates: I’d like to share a story with you that shows the system is broken. I’ll divulge...
by David Collyer | Aug 13, 2014 | Articles
Victoria’s Taxi Services Commission has ordered 24 wheelchair taxi operators to pay their outstanding license fees or hand back their plates next Monday. The operators claim they have racked up impossible debts and are taking the TSC to the Victorian...
by David Collyer | Aug 13, 2014 | Commentary
By Lindsay David- Author of Australia: Boom to Bust In my book Australia: Boom to Bust, I lay the argument that since the Global Financial Crisis, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has been managing a bubble—not an economy. Unfortunately, as every day passes,...
by David Collyer | Aug 8, 2014 | Commentary
West Australian Treasurer Mike Nahan has acknowledged Stamp Duty is “dumb” but has no interest in changing it, claiming There Is No Alternative. ABC WA reports: In a speech to an economics forum in Perth on Tuesday, Dr Nahan said the state had come to rely...