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.

Speed Renting tonight

If you have a housing crisis of your own, Speed Renting is a fast paced event to widen your options. Who wants to be stuck indoors over winter with a dodgy home atmosphere prevailing? Meet over a dozen people who…

Tax experts talk our way

photo credit: ViaMoi Re the AFTS Tax Forum in Melbourne late last week, a number of articles came out highlighting points favourable to our cause. Tim Colebatch writes in Scrap Negative Gearing: The review, chaired by Treasury secretary Ken Henry,…

Henry Review Exclusions

The Business Council of Australia wants to raise GST in return for a halving of corporate tax rates in its latest Henry Review submission. This will increase the regressive rate of taxation upon the less privileged. With effective corporate tax…

Brown’s IMF Play Expose

photo credit: id-iom Dr Michael Hudson Breaking News: Dr Hudson will tour Australia in October 09 Last month the G-20 authorized the International Monetary Fund to increase its loan resources to $1 trillion. It’s not hard to see why. Weakening…