Prosper’s outgoing Director of Advocacy, Karl Fitzgerald, picked up the EJ Craigie Award for best Georgist writing at the 2022 Henry George Dinner and Address. His opinion piece “Forget red or green tape, developers squeeze housing supply with gold tape” appeared in...
On September 14, 2022 we descended on the Kelvin Club (and online) to listen to Economist Brendan Coates delivering a sobering, hopeful evidenced based address. The 131st Henry George Commemorative Address Dinner and Address attracted a diverse crowd from across...
Date: Tuesday July 26th, 6pm Where: Zoom or Level 1, 64 Harcourt St, North Melbourne How do developers feed supply to the market and under what conditions? Karl Fitzgerald will present the findings of a landmark new report - Staged Releases: Peering Behind the Land...
Tues Nov 30, 1pm - 1.45pm. Zoom Come and celebrate with the Prosper team following last week’s passing of the Windfall Gains Tax in Victoria. Join Emily, Jesse and Karl for a discussion on the tax design process, political manoeuvring, competing with an industry...
This event was held on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, over Zoom. We all want to know “what’s next?” after the pandemic. The right to a roof over our head (and some land upon which to stand) has been especially highlighted by this global crisis. Who better to make sense...
In its latest budget, the NSW Government has laid the foundation for a global best-practice model for major transport funding. Zoom Webinar: Wednesday, July 28th 12:30pm While Victorian's woke up on budget day to a surprise rezoning windfall gains tax, the NSW...
Prosper’s latest report scrutinises the rezoning windfalls at Fishermans Bend. Tuesday, 29 June 12:30pm Online event. Register for zoom link Join report authors Emily Sims and Jesse Hermans, with special guest Cameron Murray. Most of us feel that it is intuitively...
Tuesday, 8 Dec 4pmFree Zoom webinar Toilet paper & hand sanitizer. It's troubling when essentials are hoarded. In a year in which we've rationed tinned tomatoes and put the homeless in hotels, can we still accept hoarded land & housing? Join us as we launch...
After eight years, the ACT’s bold experiment in tax reform is paying dividends. Can other states emulate the ACT's success? What: Zoom panel discussion with Q&A When: 12:30—1:30PM Tuesday Nov 10th Join our expert panel of tax boffins as we explore the options and...
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 & A...