Download the discussion paper by Chris Hale A well planned public transport network brings a city closer to itself. It creates value for its citizens by reducing the distance between neighbourhoods. Businesses gain access to broader markets, and land value grows...
Victoria's Big Build: How the heck are we going to pay for all this? Wednesday, September 25th, 6pm The Kelvin Club, 14-30 Melbourne Pl, Melbourne We've tallied it up, and Victoria's transport infrastructure bill is looking like $100 billion. Suburban Rail Loop alone...
Cross-posted from the Australian Financial ReviewThe federal government's infrastructure advisory body is facing criticism for stepping back from an ambitious reform agenda outlined little more than a year ago, with its latest audit silent on road user charges,...
Stamp Duty to Land Tax: Designing the Transition by economist Dr. Tim Helm, released by Prosper Australia challenges the prevailing orthodoxy that the highly sought-after stamp duty to land tax reform is too “politically difficult” to achieve. Read the full...
South Australia is reforming Land Tax laws so holders are assessed on their aggregate land holdings by looking through corporate structures some have created to minimise their liabilities. The SA reforms mirror and are based on existing laws in Victoria and NSW. This...
Join Tim Helm and Prosper Australia as we release our latest report "Designing the stamp duty to land tax transition". Many economists agree that a transition from stamp duty tax to land tax is a good move, yet the conventional wisdom says that it is 'too politically...
On what should be John Roskom’s worst nightmare – monopolists in government.
If land prices are to be stabilised, wages and inflation need to rise.
The ninth Speculative Vacancies report continues to make waves with a live cross yesterday on Sydney's ghost towers (ABC TV 24) and a further interview on Sydney’s ABC 7pm News bulletin. This followed on from the ABC online story - Sydney hit by Ghost tower...
For over a decade we have reported on concerns over commercial vacancies in our Speculative Vacancies report. This is the first time we have been interviewed on this aspect of vacancy. Our latest such report found a 9.1% commercial vacancy rate throughout greater...