Gaetano Filangieri – Royal Exposé

by | Feb 24, 2015 | Progress Magazine

  Part of the Geoists in History series, a biographical take on influential economic thinkers, taken from our 112 year old Progress Magazine. “I propose to introduce the reform gradually and with the greatest care. A tax particularly burdensome should be...

Boomer welfare and the path to reform

by | Feb 19, 2015 | Commentary

The federal Social Securities Minister Scott Morrison has again this week revealed just how reluctant politicians are to discussing the sacred cow – the family home. With the Federal Government struggling to build a narrative for budgetary integrity, discussion...

Andrew Carnegie – economic reformer?

by | Feb 18, 2015 | Progress Magazine

Part of the Geoists in History series, taken from our 112 year old Progress Magazine. Andrew Carnegie     (1835 – 1919) “The most comfortable, but also the most unproductive way for a capitalist to increase his fortune, is to put all monies in sites and await that...

Future Melbourne hampered by rate cap

by | Feb 11, 2015 | Commentary

Last night I attended the Melbourne City Council’s Future Melbourne Meeting to speak on the dangers the Andrews Government rating cap has placed on council revenue raising. Cr Stephen Mayne had an interesting motion that caught my eye via twitter: Future Melbourne...

Privatise at your own peril Premier

by | Feb 2, 2015 | Commentary

Queensland’s weekend election saw the largest turnaround in Australian political history. A landslide against the ALP at the last election, now one back their way this time spells an electorate concerned with the economic vision for their future. With much of...