Westwood Capital, a US finance firm, have a slide set out trying to pretend all is well with the US property market. I can’t recommend their thesis of US housing shortages and rent hikes, but perma-bulls might enjoy being stroked. Dross. Except slide 12 which breaks...
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MIA: Intergenerational Agenda
Cross posted from the Rational Radical, Matt Ellis There is no agenda for Australian youth MATT ELLIS Intergenerational theft There has been much talk in the last few weeks and months about intergenerational fairness, in part because of the release...
Foreign Investment Fee
The Abbott government's lurch at a foreign investment fee to fund the Foreign Investment Review Board will be a minor inconvenience. The AFR: Mr Abbott said the fee structure was comparable with a system in New Zealand but less punitive than regimes in Singapore and...
Boomer Welfare Enjoys Foreign Investment Fillip!
Having trouble reading this newsletter? View it online. The enews of Prosper & Earthsharing Australia February 2014 Hernan Pinera The Climate Fund Under Our Feet - this Thursday! Thursday February 26th, 6.30pm Level 2, 22 Punch Lane, Melbourne Presenter:...
The Foreign Investment Future
With Sydney's clearance rate hitting 87% on the weekend and a modest 3 BRM weatherboard homes selling for $1.36m, (some 40 minutes commute from the CBD), concerns over the role of speculative investment continue. The 'golden ticket' to fast track residential status,...
Boomer welfare and the path to reform
The federal Social Securities Minister Scott Morrison has again this week revealed just how reluctant politicians are to discussing the sacred cow - the family home. With the Federal Government struggling to build a narrative for budgetary integrity, discussion has...
Public Education Priorities!
Having trouble reading this newsletter? View it online. The enews of Prosper & Earthsharing Australia February 2014 Nicolas Mirguit The Climate Fund Under Our Feet Thursday February 26th, 6.30pm Level 2, 22 Punch Lane, Melbourne Presenter: Karl Fitzgerald RSVP...
Tax reform derailed
Prosper has serious concerns about the equity and economic efficiency of the reform proposals reported in the media as coming from cabinet ministers – notably broadening the GST , which is a regressive tax. Our submission spells out why.
Future Melbourne hampered by rate cap
Last night I attended the Melbourne City Council’s Future Melbourne Meeting to speak on the dangers the Andrews Government rating cap has placed on council revenue raising. Cr Stephen Mayne had an interesting motion that caught my eye via twitter: Future Melbourne...
Privatise at your own peril Premier
Queensland's weekend election saw the largest turnaround in Australian political history. A landslide against the ALP at the last election, now one back their way this time spells an electorate concerned with the economic vision for their future. With much of the...