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Investment in affordable housing won’t cause a drop in private market house prices
Politicians must put aside ineffective market boosting policies if they wish to achieve housing affordability and improve social housing infrastructure in Australia. Australia has become dependent on high house prices to sustain new housing construction, which is why...
Transcript: Overcoming reform theatre: on ‘planning red tape’, policy performance, and the politics of housing
Our first Annual Henry George Commemorative Address via zoom saw Professor Nicole Gurran usher the audience through the fallacious arguments that high Australian home prices are due to planning regulations choking the supply of new dwellings. A vibrant Q & A...
The Miracle of the Rentenmark
Renegade Economists Show 587 As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 6 - 6.30pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Subscribe to the monthly podcast. Show Notes With the corona crash only just beginning economically speaking, we need the best tools available. So we delve...
Tech monopolies and the media
Recently Google has issued warnings to its users about proposed laws that would affect how big tech companies do business in Australia - specifically with how they treat news content. The Australian New Media Bargaining Code (NMBC) regulations have received a lot of...
Tell him he’s dreaming: Perrottet’s stamp duty reform fails cost-benefit
First published on MacroBusiness, read our summary and report. The Thodey Review’s draft report is right to place land tax at the centre of its vision for state tax reform. Replacing stamp duty with what the Review called “the states’ best tax lever” has the...
New Global Empty Homes Network Calls for Worldwide Housing Protections During COVID-19 Crisis
Today, Action on Empty Homes, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, and Prosper Australia, announce the launch of The Global Empty Homes Network (GEHN). The global consortium of NGO housing organizations and partners are collaborating to understand the...
Getting the Stamp Duty transition right
Replacing stamp duty with land tax has the potential, if enacted sensibly, to support budget recovery without impeding economic growth. The NSW and Victorian Treasurers are to be commended for taking on the challenge of reform. How this switch is implemented is...
Reform Theatre and the Global Housing Crisis
Renegade Economists Show 586 As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 6 - 6.30pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Subscribe to the monthly podcast. Show Notes Will McMahon (Action on Empty Homes, UK) and Helene Caloir (Local Initiatives Support Corporation, NY) join host...
Land Positives in Thodey Review
Prosper Australia welcomes the release of the Thodey Review into Federal Financial Relations. This provides the vision the nation urgently needs for the post-pandemic era. The replacement of stamp duty with land tax is key to assisting the necessary productivity...
Big Pharma Plays the Pandemic
Renegade Economists Show 585 As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 6 - 6.30pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Subscribe to the monthly podcast. Show Notes Renowned health economist Stephen Duckett (Grattan Institute) discusses our health system’s ability to address...