Karl Fitzgerald

Karl Fitzgerald

Karl Fitzgerald was the former Director of Research at Prosper Australia for 18 years. He now leads Grounded Community Land Trust Advocacy.

Don’t Buy Now! Public Forum

HOW THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN DREAM BECAME A NIGHTMARE Thursday July 19th, 7pm Northcote Town Hall Presenters: David Collyer, Karl Fitzgerald 189 High Street Northcote Young adults have ugly housing choices: pay rent to a tinpot landlord or spend their working…

LVT and Land Use

Frank de Jong highlights how the privatisation of the naturally rising value of land plays out on a city and the developments that both do and don’t result because of this. A great learning piece.

Trusting the Murdocracy

photo credit: Lee Carson The term corporate espionage has been taken to a new level in what surely ranks as a more significant than the phone hacking scandal.The revelation that News Corporation, via its News of the World Paper, hired…

Privatisation and Public Finance

photo credit: Peter Blanchard The failure of both sides of politics to understand the role of effective public finance is undermining Australia’s future. Stamp duties in Victoria are plummeting, undermining the Baillieu government’s determination to deliver a budget surplus or…

How Our World Works

The Basics in 4 Easy Lessons Tuesdays in April starting on the 3rd, 6 – 8pm Presenter: David Brooks 1/27 Hardware Lane, Melbourne Free event – RSVP You are invited to a free course presented by Prosper Australia’s David Brooks…