Sign up to our Evolving Economics enews. We sent this out this morn. Having trouble reading this newsletter? View it online. The enews of Prosper & Earthsharing Australia may 2014 Welcome to our new look Welcome to the new Evolving…
With the Federal Budget to be handed down in a matter of hours, and with today’s housing finance figures revealing more of the same: investors at 39.1% of all loans FHO’s nationally plateauing at 12.6%, up 0.1% NSW FHO’s at…
Tuesday June 24th, 6.30 – 8pm Bob Keall (NZ Resource Rentals for Revenue Association) 2/22 Punch La, CBD Bob Keall from NZ’s Resource Rentals for Revenue Association will deliver the basics on Georgist thought, then expose its use in decphering…
With the recent Piketty inspired discussions of inheritance tax, this is a timely piece by Carrie Stoddart-Smith. She curates the neat Ellipsister blog in Christchurch, NZ. Follow her on twitter. I was reading Martyn Bradbury’s post Generation X have been betrayed by neoliberalism…
A budget for the people by the people may well see some of the following policy reforms announced at tomorrow night’s State budget: Reiterate Local Council financial independence The Labor Parties naivete in announcing a proposed cap on local council…
We were warned of the dangers of the wealthy advising on future budgetary levers. But we thought more of the BCA’s Tony Shepherd than this shallow display for vested interests. With great fanfare we are to maintain the Australian way of…
The unfolding ICAC investigation in NSW is set to reveal the tight network between property developers and the political process. Neil Chenoweth, lead investigative journalist at the Fin Review has written this extraordinary piece, outlining just how effective counsel Geoffrey…
Each day passes with policy enhancing the never ending Great Australian land bubble. Three of note include: the recent sale of $500m in Australian sub-prime loans by non-bank lender Pepper (AFR, paywalled), bundled together as Residential Mortgage Backed Securities. Moody’s…
An interview on Lateline Business with Harley Dale (HIA) and Saul Eslake makes for interesting viewing on whether Negative Gearing will be grandfathered and quarantined to new housing only in the upcoming May budget. At about the 10 minute mark…