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A petro state without the petro dollars
On Friday 20 August, Jesse Hermans & I appeared at Senator Patrick’s Oil & Gas Inquiry. The focus of the inquiry was to evaluate what Australia could do to maximise returns from publicly owned oil and gas resources and examine how other nations have designed their tax systems. Particularly in light of climate change and the potential for stranded assets.
130th Henry George Commemorative Address
This event was held on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, over Zoom. We all want to know “what’s next?” after the pandemic. The right to a roof over our head (and some land upon which to stand) has been especially highlighted by this global crisis. Who better to make sense...
The $20 Trillion Question
Renegade Economists Show 597 As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 6 - 6.30pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Subscribe to the monthly podcast. Show Notes Investment banker and reformer James Murray joins to discuss government addiction to Quantitative Easing. Can...
Letter: ALP policy reversal hurts first home buyers
Letters to the Editor The Age Labor's decision to drop its policies on negative gearing and capital gains tax reform must be profoundly dispiriting for prospective first home buyers. How can they compete with the heartless and misleading (yet very effective)...
The Potential of a Rezoning Windfall Gains Tax
Media Release REZONING WINDFALLS COULD FUND RECORD PUBLIC HOUSING SPEND EACH YEAR A new report on landholder profits following the rezoning of the Fisherman’s Bend precinct showed an average 368% windfall gain per square metre, or $4.43bn. Prosper Australia research...
Society’s Survival Skills
Renegade Economists Show 596 As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 6 - 6.30pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Subscribe to the monthly podcast. Show Notes Select highlights from the last year focusing on society's basic survival mechanisms. A good home, an effective...
Report Launch – The rezoning ‘honeypot’
Prosper’s latest report scrutinises the rezoning windfalls at Fishermans Bend. Tuesday, 29 June 12:30pm Online event. Register for zoom link Join report authors Emily Sims and Jesse Hermans, with special guest Cameron Murray. Most of us feel that it is intuitively...
Rezoning Windfall Gains Tax – FAQs
Homebuyers might be wary of taxing rezoning windfalls, because they worry it will increase the sticker price of housing. The property industry says that taxing rezoning windfalls will increase the cost of housing because the tax will be passed on. They also say that...
Banging Down the Doors of Parliament: Why it should be housing advocates rather than the property lobby
The Victorian Treasurer’s recent housing policy announcements delivered an odd sense of hope for affordability wonks. The state finally saw fit to place extra tax burdens on the property sector with an increase in land taxes, stamp duties and importantly, on rezoning...
Rights to Rezoning
Renegade Economists Show 595 As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 6 - 6.30pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Subscribe to the monthly podcast. Show Notes Karl is joined by his colleagues Emily Sims & Jesse Hogan to pull apart property lobby spin in light of the...
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