Lifting the Lid on the GFC

by | Sep 21, 2009 | Commentary, Past Events

photo credit: MarcelGermain Wednesday October 14th, 6.30 – 8.30pm Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston Hall Greenshoots? Really? Get the inside story from three people who called it! Download the flyer Keynote speaker, Professor Michael Hudson is a renowned economic...

Economists Who Dominated the GFC Predictions

by | Sep 14, 2009 | Commentary

photo credit: Stuck in Customs On the first anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, this piece sums up the cause to the GFC, as predicted by 5 economists who subscribe to the line of economic thinking we promote: land rent theory. Dirk Bezener, the academic...

Make a stand

by | Sep 12, 2009 | Letters to the Editor

photo credit: eqqman Letter to the Editor Andrew Gunter Hawthorn East THE Housing Industry Association’s Gil King says that “any policies that aim to speed up development applications and increase Victoria’s housing stock are welcomed” (The...