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The great grey gouge of the West

By Leith van Onselen There’s an inter-generational war going on in the UK, which is also being played-out across most developed nations, whereby older generations are ‘making out like bandits’ at the expense of their children and grandchildren. Here’s the…

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…

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: Karl…

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 Last…

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.

Australia’s twin economic diseases

Australia has two infections that compromise our economic health. Their remarkably similar symptoms – fever, delirium, impaired judgement – muddy diagnosis and hamper effective treatment. Most are familiar with ‘Dutch disease’, where a resource bounty – in Holland’s case off-shore…

Tax Evasion to Land Banking

ASX Investigations – Tax Evasion to Land Banking by Renegadeeconomists on Mixcloud With another whistleblower releasing the inner details of tax evasion strategies (the LuxLeaks) in the build up to the G20, it is timely this week’s Renegade Economists radio…

Englobo, Speculative Vacancies, the Wealth Illusion

Having trouble reading this newsletter? View it online. THE ENEWS OF PROSPER & EARTHSHARING AUSTRALIA OCTOBER 2014  Englobo 2014 Report Launch – tomorrow night  Thursday, October 30th, 6.30 – 8pm Level 2, 22 Punch Lane, Melbourne Presenter: David Collyer RSVP, donations…