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Submission on the Government’s proposed capital gains tax and negative gearing reforms (Budget Bill Tranche 2)
This submission addresses two of the instruments under consultation. On the draft Income Tax Assessment (Method for Apportioning Capital Gains and Capital Losses) Determination 2026, we identify two defects in the prescribed method as it applies to real property — the...
The wealth New Zealand creates should belong to more than those who own it
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 home during an election period is even more...
Submission: Emergency Services Funding Reform (NSW)
Summary of recommendations Prosper Australia supports the NSW Government’s decision to replace the insurance-based Emergency Services Levy with a broader property-based levy. Removing the ESL from insurance premiums would improve insurance affordability, reduce...
2026 Annual Henry George Commemorative Dinner and Address
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...
The cloud has a land problem: Prosper Australia calls for public share of digital windfalls
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 boom? As governments...
CGT debate exposes States’ $11b annual asset giveaway
By Henry Williams Originally published in Pearls and Irritations. State governments are giving away billions in development rights that create huge private land windfalls, when pricing those rights could fund housing, infrastructure and fairer state taxes. The debate...
Common Wealth film screenings
Prosper Australia is proud to sponsor the distribution of a compelling new Australian-made documentary, Common Wealth. Our team will be attending screenings across the country, participating in Q&As and other events. We would love to see you there. The following...
Submission: Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026 and Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026
SUBMISSION TO THE SENATE ECONOMICS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE Author: Cathal Leslie, Senior Economist, Prosper Australia9 June, 2026 Summary of recommendations Prosper Australia supports the Government’s stated objectives of improving housing affordability and...
$11 billion hidden housing “giveaway” to wealthy landowners each year
A new report released today by Prosper Australia has found governments across Australia are effectively giving away $11 billion a year to wealthy landowners by failing to put a fair price on development rights. The report urges state governments to price these assets...
Call for Submissions: Progress Magazine
Issue Theme: Future technology, land economics, and economic rents Progress magazine invites submissions for our upcoming issue exploring the intersection of emerging technologies, economic rent, and contemporary Georgist thought. As artificial intelligence,...
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