by Emily Sims | Nov 14, 2023 | Commentary
Prosper’s Director of Research and Policy, Tim Helm, was interviewed by Cameron Murray for the Fresh Economic Thinking podcast on 9 November 2023. Their conversation covered the relationship between the prices of land and housing, how to define and measure...
by Emily Sims | Oct 17, 2023 | Commentary, Speeches
Presentation to the Planning Institute of Australia’s Victorian Conference, October 13, 2023 Today I want to take you on a rapid intellectual journey, a therapeutic crash-course, to convince you all to stop worrying about housing affordability – and instead, to...
by Emily Sims | Sep 22, 2023 | Articles, Campaigns, Commentary
Supply boosterism in Victoria now comes with strings. This is Prosper’s reading of the detail-lightVictoria’s Housing Statement – The Decade Ahead 2024-2034: The Victorian Government has promised: Yes, we will fast-track your development, but only if you include 10%...
by Emily Sims | Sep 15, 2023 | Commentary, Henry George Dinner & Address, Speeches
132nd Henry George Address by Professor Ross Garnaut Australia: Made for Free Trade and a Tax on Rent (Transcript of speech recorded at the Kelvin Club, Melbourne, 7 September 2023. Lightly edited for clarity and brevity.) Thanks, Tim, and very good to be here with...
by Emily Sims | Jul 25, 2023 | Progress Magazine
Planning deregulation, especially rezoning, has been repeatedly touted as a key policy solution to Australia’s eye watering house prices. The story goes that prices remain high because the supply of new dwellings in accessible, desirable locations has not kept pace...
