Download our 2021 Vic budget submission (submitted February 2021) Executive Summary Prosper welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the 2021-22 Victorian Budget. We are an independent, Melbourne-based research institute with a focus on the management of exclusive and essential resource…
An interview with Fred Harrison discussing his new book We Are Rent: "We continue to privatise the essence of our humanity." A new moral framework is required to address this subtle form of subsidy for the wealthiest.
Our 10th investigation into vacant land and housing in Melbourne is available here. Share this short highlights piece. Watch the report presentation: Key Findings • Water usage data finds 69,004 properties vacant, a ratio of 4.1% in 2019. • Vacancies…
Vacant Residential Land Tax is ineffective in curtailing property vacancies in Melbourne. Policy must prioritise housing as a human right, not a profit generating tool. Budget housing policy will drive up land prices, countering the need for fairer post-covid housing…
Renegade Economists Show 590 As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 6 – 6.30pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Subscribe to the monthly podcast. Show Notes Karl reviews Australia’s recent land valuation bonanza, what it means for social equity…
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Renegade Economists Show 589 As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 6 – 6.30pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Subscribe to the monthly podcast. Show Notes Has Big Pharma exposed society to undue risk in the covid era? In…
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Photo by Justin Clark on Unsplash The Federal budget is set to be handed down next week and, as usual, we are concerned about the Treasurer pump-priming land markets. As Prosper President, Catherine Cashmore, described in a recent interview with…