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…
Our first Annual Henry George Commemorative Address via zoom saw Professor Nicole Gurran usher the audience through the fallacious arguments that high Australian home prices are due to planning regulations choking the supply of new dwellings. A vibrant Q &…
Renegade Economists Show 587 As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 6 – 6.30pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Subscribe to the monthly podcast. Show Notes With the corona crash only just beginning economically speaking, we need the best…
Recently Google has issued warnings to its users about proposed laws that would affect how big tech companies do business in Australia – specifically with how they treat news content. The Australian New Media Bargaining Code (NMBC) regulations have received…
First published on MacroBusiness, read our summary and report. The Thodey Review’s draft report is right to place land tax at the centre of its vision for state tax reform. Replacing stamp duty with what the Review called “the states’…
Replacing stamp duty with land tax has the potential, if enacted sensibly, to support budget recovery without impeding economic growth. The NSW and Victorian Treasurers are to be commended for taking on the challenge of reform. How this switch is…
Renegade Economists Show 586 As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 6 – 6.30pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Subscribe to the monthly podcast. Show Notes Will McMahon (Action on Empty Homes, UK) and Helene Caloir (Local Initiatives Support…
Prosper Australia welcomes the release of the Thodey Review into Federal Financial Relations. This provides the vision the nation urgently needs for the post-pandemic era. The replacement of stamp duty with land tax is key to assisting the necessary productivity…
Renegade Economists Show 585 As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 6 – 6.30pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Subscribe to the monthly podcast. Show Notes Renowned health economist Stephen Duckett (Grattan Institute) discusses our health system’s ability to…
Renegade Economists Show 584 As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 6 – 6.30pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Subscribe to the monthly podcast. Please support 3CR’s annual subcriber drive, on now. Show Notes Based on our recent event…