Wayne Swan on the Privilege of the 0.01%

by | Mar 2, 2012 | Commentary

Treasurer Wayne Swan has posed a challenging question to Australian society with his piece in The Monthly, asking ‘are we willing to allow the elite to control our economic policy, democratic processes and now our freedom of the press?’ A battle is...

Booming into the Future

by | Feb 29, 2012 | Past Events

photo credit: woodleywonderworks Tues March 6th, 6.30pm Phil Anderson Prosper Rooms 1/27 Hardware Lane, Melbourne Forecaster Phil Anderson will give reasoning to why we are about to enter a bigger real estate boom bust cycle than the one we have just passed through....

Office Manager – Job Opportunity

by | Feb 27, 2012 | Commentary

After over a decade of tireless work, our office manager, Anne Schmid is retiring. We have advertised the job as follows: Office Manager Employer: Prosper Australia Work Type/s: Part Time Location: Melbourne Prosper Australia is a lobby group with a long history in...

Empty homes, empty claims

by | Feb 2, 2012 | Letters to the Editor

27/01/2012 Letter to the editor The Age How are the real estate spruikers going to explain away Melbourne’s reported rental vacancy rate of 4.4% (“Melbourne Full of Empty Homes” Age 26/1/12)? Developer lobbyists were crying for new land releases when vacancy...

Economics Demystified Seminar

by | Feb 1, 2012 | Commentary, Past Events

photo credit: Ferdinand Reus Saturday 11th February 10.15 for a 10.30 start. Conclude by 4pm Prosper Rooms, Lvl 1/ 27 Hardware Lane, Melb Facilitator: Raymond Makewell A Georgist seminar on the principles of economics as if society mattered. How is wealth produced? Is...