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...
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,...
Independent economic think tank Prosper Australia has slammed threats from Elon Musk’s SpaceX to withhold satellite-based mobile services from Australia unless it is handed valuable public spectrum access for free. “Let’s be clear: Australia’s airwaves are a public...
Cross-posted from Fresh Economic Thinking By Cameron Murray I explain how a scaled variable royalty does the job of a super-profits tax while avoiding the accounting trickery in order to share risk and get a better public return from resources. Have you heard...
Kicking off the year, members are invited to hear from Rayna Fahey who has stepped into the role of Executive Director at Prosper Australia. As a long term advocate for housing, land policy, and making our cities fairer, Rayna will share a bit about our priorities for...
Submission to the Select Committee on the Operation of the Capital Gains Tax Discount Submitted by Prosper Australia, December 19, 2025. Prosper Australia advocates for a fairer and more efficient tax system that recognises the economic distinction between land,...
Dig into bold ideas for a fairer, more productive Australia. Long summer days are perfect for catching up on the books, podcasts, and deep-dive content that challenge us to imagine a better economic future. Whether you're by the beach, on the train, or hiding from the...
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...