Events
Has NSW discovered the holy grail of transport funding?
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...
Report Launch – The rezoning ‘honeypot’
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...
Report Presentation: Speculative Vacancies 10 – A Persistent Puzzle
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...
Webinar – A capital effort! What the ACT can teach us about land tax reform
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...
Transcript: Overcoming reform theatre: on ‘planning red tape’, policy performance, and the politics of housing
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...
The 129th Henry George Commemorative Address
From the precarity of low income renters to fears of property market collapse, COVID19 has exposed the cracked foundations of Australia’s broken housing system. But why has this situation come about? What: The Henry George Commemorative Address When: 6:30PM Wednesday...
Virtual Lunch Room: Airlines, Highways & Airwaves
In this Virtual Lunch Room, we investigate the effects of our economic ‘hibernation’ on monopolists. Are those who own our scarcest resources sharing the pain? What: Casual chat in the lunch hour to discuss the economy we’re living in. When: 12:30—1:15PM Wednesday...
Virtual Lunch Room: What do the bailouts reveal about our Economy?
When the economy stops, we get a glimpse of how the market really works, and for who. What: Casual chat in the lunch hour to discuss the economy we're living in. When: 12:30—1:15PM April 15 The position of those with extreme market power, of monopoly interests, has...
March monthly discussion: Should we scrap compulsory super?
Who wins and loses from higher compulsory super contributions? March 5 | 6:30pm | Prosper HQ, Level 1/64 Harcourt St North Melbourne Superannuation is widely supported by Australians and is considered a key pillar in retirement savings. But is the system still...
Josh Ryan Collins ACT Seminar: Life After Interest Rates
1pm, Dec 4th Parliament House How financial and fiscal policy can better support sustainable economic growth With interest rate cuts failing to stop the economic slide, and consistent warnings from our RBA chief that monetary policy cannot do what fiscal stimulus...