Value capture is an equitable and efficient funding mechanism to support the development of high speed rail. It ensures that those who benefit the most from high speed rail contribute to its cost.
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Community Tax Summit brings together voices for reform
Prosper Australia was proud to join with Per Capita and a host of other organisations across the community sector in presenting the 2025 Community Tax Summit. Held in the richly historic Trades Hall, the Community Tax Summit was a two-day conference that brought...
Buying better income taxes with better land taxes
What could $27 billion fund if Commonwealth-state transfers were adjusted to bring revenue and expenses for each level of government closer to balance?
The Tax Shift
Over the past century and a half, politics and economics have evolved significantly in how we manage society. Yet, the core principle remains: every person born on this earth has a right to a share of its bounty.
Simple tweak to resource royalties could raise almost $15B a year
Prosper Australia today released new research examining Australia’s resource royalties. Australian states could capture an additional $14.5 billion in revenue each year by moving to a more flexible royalty model with variable rates that adjust to market conditions.
Prosper Slams Allan Labor Government’s Land Value Giveaway
Prosper Australia has expressed strong concerns over the Allan Labor Government’s recent announcement of 50 new activity centres across Victoria, citing the absence of any form of Land Value Capture (LVC) mechanism as a missed opportunity to ensure fairness and economic sustainability.
Transcript: Value Capture and Affordable Housing: Insights from Singapore
133rd Henry George Commemorative Dinner Address by Professor Sock-Yong Phang, Singapore Management University, Kelvin Club, Melbourne, 15 August 2024 Value capture and affordable housing: insights from Singapore Good evening, everyone. Thank you, Dr Tim Helm...
What do land tax, Monopoly, and Australia have in common?
The following opinion piece was written by Gareth Hutchens and published in the ABC on Sunday 31st March, 2024. It is reproduced here with permission. This piece of writing was part of a 3-part series, awarded the 2024 E.J. Craigie Writing Award.
Report: 100,000 vacant homes in Melbourne
2024 Speculative Vacancies report release shows 5.2% of Melbourne’s homes lie vacant. Prosper Australia’s 11th Speculative Vacancy report, examining water meter data, today revealed startling statistics on the extent of unoccupied housing in Melbourne that illustrate...
Submission to the Inquiry into Local Government funding and services (Victoria)
Prosper Australia is an economic research organisation founded in the Georgist tradition of political philosophy. Our work centres on the monopolistic nature of land and how it shapes our economy and society. We have a long history of research into property taxation...