By Andrew Purves Growing up in Hong Kong in the 1970s, I remember the noise and disruption of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) construction. Cut-and-cover tunnelling tore up roads, while new property developments rose above the stations. These developments would reshape...
Prosper Australia’s latest Speculative Vacancies data update reveals a 16% rise – to 31,890 – in totally empty homes in Melbourne over the past year. This rise in empty dwellings has undermined the benefit from new housing supply coming online. Including a further...
Prosper Australia submission to Inquiry into Local Government Funding and Fiscal Sustainability (House of Representatives Standing Committee on Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport) – 19 November 2025 Introduction Prosper Australia welcomes the...
Prosper Australia today welcomed the inclusion of a stamp duty to land tax transition in Infrastructure Victoria’s new strategy but criticised the absence of value capture as a sustainable and equitable funding mechanism. “We applaud Infrastructure Victoria’s...
Australia’s total land value has soared past $10 trillion, according to new ABS data — yet ordinary workers continue to shoulder most of the nation’s tax load. Prosper Australia says the figures highlight the need to rebalance the tax system so that unearned gains...
134th Henry George Commemorative Dinner Address by John Alexander OAM, Kelvin Club, Melbourne, 4th September 2025. https://youtu.be/CyUdrGeMTEc?si=p690kMqJ2-RnFNBr Joe Langley, Prosper Australia Secretary and MC: It's my pleasure to introduce John...
Ross Gittins wins 2025 E.J. Craigie Writing Award for the best article reflecting the ideas of Henry George. Prosper Australia is pleased to announce Economics Editor for The Age/Sydney Morning Herald, Ross Gittins, as the recipient of the E.J. Craigie Writing Award...
The Economic Reform Roundtable is ostensibly all about productivity. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has argued that cutting red tape and speeding up approvals is the key to unlocking growth. It’s the old trickle-down idea made new again by Ezra Klein’s book Abundance: make it...
Submissions now open for the Productivity Roundtable consultation The Treasury has announced the official consultation period for the upcoming Economic Reform Roundtable, and we believe this is a critical moment for shaping Australia’s future. Treasurer Jim Chalmers...
Prosper Australia welcomes Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ speech to the National Press Club today, highlighting the need for long-term, considered tax reform to build a stronger, more productive economy. “We cannot keep asking workers and businesses to carry the load while...