Our latest Research
Pricing Development Rights: A game changer for housing affordability
By Tim Helm & Henry Williams
Governments across Australia are effectively giving away $11 billion a year to wealthy landowners by failing to put a fair price on development rights.
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The Land Cycle
By Catherine Cashmore
The Land Cycle explores the history of the 18-year land cycle and its implications for policy development. Read the paper.
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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SEMINAR: Zoning, housing supply, & affordability – empirics without a theory?
Prosper members know how vested interests shape tax and housing policy in Australia. As high house prices continue to dominate the headlines, many remain sceptical of the “supply-side solutions” – or diversions – favoured by desperate politicians. Massive upzoning is...
2025 Prosper Australia Annual General Meeting
We invite all members and supporters to attend Prosper Australia's AGM on Thursday, July 10, 2025, starting at 6:30pm. To be held online via zoom. Registration is required.Please follow these links for: AGM Agenda Minutes of the 2024 AGM Annual Report (forthcoming)...
Prosper Australia backs tax reform as key to unlocking productivity gains
Prosper Australia welcomes Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ speech to the National Press Club today, highlighting the need for long-term, considered tax reform to build a stronger, more productive economy. “We cannot keep asking workers and businesses to carry the load while...