You are invited to Prosper Australia’s upcoming seminar: Australia’s Resource Wealth GiveawayFriday, November 6th, 12.30 pm-1.30 pm AEDTOnline via Zoom Read the report. Australia is a resource-rich country, but it does not always collect a strong public return from its…
Premier Ben Carroll’s announcement to build more than 25,000 homes for first-home buyers is a welcome step towards tackling Victoria’s housing crisis. However, Prosper Australia has expressed major disappointment that homes built on public land, with public money, could be…
Australia could collect around $45 billion more each year from the finite mineral and petroleum resources it owns, according to a new report from the Prosper Australia Research Institute. The report, Australia’s Resource Wealth Giveaway, compares Australia with comparable resource-rich…
135th Henry George Commemorative Dinner Address by Mr Adam Creighton, Graduate House, Thursday, 17th September 2026. Matt, thank you very much for the introduction. Look, it’s a great pleasure to be here. I’m very grateful to the committee for reaching…
Prosper Australia has condemned the Victorian Government’s decision to unwind its land tax reforms, warning that the move puts short-term political relief ahead of the long-term interests of working Victorians. Premier Ben Carroll has announced that Victoria’s land tax-free threshold…
Capturing publicly created land value while supporting investment in Australian AI infrastructure September 2026 Dr. Michael D’Rosario Director of Research and Policy Prosper Australia 1. Executive summary Australia is entering a phase that will determine the success of the national…
Renowned economist and journalist Adam Creighton will describe land tax as “the most unsuccessful great idea in economic history”, remaining a tiny share of government revenues despite having strong intellectual support from economists across the political spectrum, from Friedman to…
Originally posted on LinkedIn I love coming home to visit. Clean air and water, bird song that makes me weak to my knees. News headlines so delightfully provincial, they’re as likely to make you smile as make you cry. Coming…
Join us for a night of intellectual discourse and celebration at the 135th Annual Henry George Dinner and Address, to be held on Thursday, September 17th, 2026, at Graduate House, Melbourne. Prosper Australia’s Executive Committee invites you to join us as we pay tribute to…
Prosper Australia says the Federal Government’s focus on the rapid expansion of data centres is welcome, but argues it is overlooking one of the biggest economic questions: who benefits from the enormous increases in land values created by the AI…