by Karl Fitzgerald | Apr 19, 2013 | Articles
As published in Online Opinion 18/04/2013 Owning a home is a fantasy without $70,000 in savings. This is simply not possible on an average wage. The debate heated up with Tom Whitty’s statement ”You have to ask, if those being duped are too naive to complain,...
by Karl Fitzgerald | Apr 8, 2013 | Commentary
We are proud to announce our new office is up and running. We have moved to 2/22 Punch Lane, Melbourne, located at the Spring St end of Little Bourke St. The Shark Fin Inn is on the corner of Punch Lane and Little Bourke St. Parliament Station is nearest for train....
by Karl Fitzgerald | Mar 21, 2013 | Letters to the Editor
Canberra Times March 17, 2013 Christopher Erskine (Time for a new lease on life, March 9, p7) is correct that it was the writings of American political economist Henry George that inspired Canberra’s founders to put in place a leasehold system of land tenure. It...
by Karl Fitzgerald | Mar 4, 2013 | Commentary
Governments in China, Hong Kong and Singapore are acting to curb property speculation. Zero Hedge comments: The reason for this “hot money” phenomenon is the easy money policy adopted by all the world’s central banks (except for the PBOC of course,...
by Karl Fitzgerald | Feb 8, 2013 | Commentary
That’s what the locked out generations may well name Self Manged Super Funds in time. With all the talk about superannuation reform coming out of Canberra, we thought it timely to ask why the latest in speculative subsidies isn’t under review? The ability...