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Rent-Controlled Resources: Why are we under-charging Australia's mining tenants?
This report examines Australia’s resource royalties and the gains to be made by moving to a more flexible royalty model with variable rates
Speculative Vacancies 2025 data update
Our latest Speculative Vacancies data update reveals the extent of unoccupied housing in Melbourne.
Buying better income taxes with land taxes
Tax reform is more than changing income tax rates, it’s about shifting taxes off income altogether. This report explores one of the most recommended reforms.
Staged Releases: Peering Behind the Land Supply Curtain
In this report we ask whether the private choices of property owners to supply new housing according to market conditions works against the stated public policy outcome of supply-driven affordability through rezoning.
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Fixing productivity needs more than deregulation — it needs tax reform
The Economic Reform Roundtable is ostensibly all about productivity. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has argued that cutting red tape and speeding up approvals is the key to unlocking growth. It’s the old trickle-down idea made new again by Ezra Klein’s book Abundance: make it...
Economic Reform Roundtable submission
Summary To improve productivity Australia needs to shift taxes off work and enterprise and onto the economic rents from land, natural resources, and monopolies. This principle should be at the heart of any economic reform agenda. Income tax should be rebalanced to...
2025 Annual Henry George Commemorative Address
Join us for a night of intellectual discourse and celebration at the 134th Annual Henry George Dinner and Address, to be held on Thursday, September 4th, 2025, at The Kelvin Club, Melbourne. Prosper Australia’s Executive Committee invites you to join us as we pay...