The Andrews Government infrastructure jewel – the removal of level crossings – is already creating positives. Local agents say the removals, which will set the rail line below road level, will increase the desirability of properties in the immediate area and have…
Last night saw the launch of the Prosper Australia Research Institute. A vibrant crowd attended our LSX headquarters to hear the detail behind Prosper’s new deductible gift recipient entity. This was an important historical event with a sense of timing. 77…
Cross Posted from Warwick Smith at The Guardian Joe Hockey recently said “I don’t like higher taxes; I am philosophically opposed to higher taxes … because if you increase taxes you’re just collecting someone else’s money.” As usual, the reality…
Thursday, May 21, 6.30 – 8pm LSX, 285 Lennox Street, Richmond RSVP The launch of the Prosper Australia Research Institute (PARI) is nearly here! Science can elaborately finance research into the God Particle, we can boast about new advances in…
Lynn Friedman via Compfight Letters to the Editor 14th May, 2015 Herald Sun Let’s hope those clamouring for election reform here take a good look at the UK result. One party now has 51% of the seats from 36.9% of…
Over the weekend the Andrews Government announced a tax on foreign investment in Victorian real estate. This includes a 3% Stamp Duty surcharge and a 0.5% Land Tax premium for absentee owners. On top of the $5,000 foreign investment fee…
Debate over the new Melbourne Metro Tunnel and the funding needed is expected to heat up now that PM Abbott has said the $1.5 for the E-W Link is ‘locked in a box’. An interesting article in The Age…
Prof Michael Hudson on the Ancient Near East by Renegadeeconomists on Mixcloud 04/01/2015 An interview on the new Michael Hudson book – Labor in the Ancient World, the latest in the series on the Ancient Near East, co-edited with Piotr Steinkeller. Karl:…
Cr Stephen Mayne invited a Prosper presentation at the Future Melbourne meeting last night. This followed on from the February MCC meeting I presented to in reaction to the short sighted Victorian Government decision to cap local council rating. Cr Mayne had asked…
Comedy central, this guy says it all. If only there was a transcript! The emotions this video elicit will only grow following Tony Abbott’s forceful ruling out of Negative Gearing reform today. He wants ‘lower, simpler, fairer taxes’ and then…