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Prosper is kicking off 2026 with an online members' event.
We’ll share our priorities for the year ahead with time for questions and discussion.
With members across the country, this is one step toward more online connections. We’re keen to hear your ideas too.
www.eventbrite.com/e/online-mem...
We’ll share our priorities for the year ahead with time for questions and discussion.
With members across the country, this is one step toward more online connections. We’re keen to hear your ideas too.
www.eventbrite.com/e/online-mem...
February 10, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Prosper is kicking off 2026 with an online members' event.
We’ll share our priorities for the year ahead with time for questions and discussion.
With members across the country, this is one step toward more online connections. We’re keen to hear your ideas too.
www.eventbrite.com/e/online-mem...
We’ll share our priorities for the year ahead with time for questions and discussion.
With members across the country, this is one step toward more online connections. We’re keen to hear your ideas too.
www.eventbrite.com/e/online-mem...
There’s nothing illegal about leaving a cabana empty for hours — it’s just rude.
Which is why Australians instantly understand why empty homes during a housing shortage don’t sit right either.
Same instinct. Same problem. Bigger consequences.
www.theage.com.au/national/vic... (paywall)
Which is why Australians instantly understand why empty homes during a housing shortage don’t sit right either.
Same instinct. Same problem. Bigger consequences.
www.theage.com.au/national/vic... (paywall)
‘You can’t reserve it’: Victoria’s beach wars reignite as cabana invasion returns
The early bird rush for a prime spot on a Mornington Peninsula beach started before 7am. Hours later, many shelters were vacant.
www.theage.com.au
January 14, 2026 at 5:52 AM
There’s nothing illegal about leaving a cabana empty for hours — it’s just rude.
Which is why Australians instantly understand why empty homes during a housing shortage don’t sit right either.
Same instinct. Same problem. Bigger consequences.
www.theage.com.au/national/vic... (paywall)
Which is why Australians instantly understand why empty homes during a housing shortage don’t sit right either.
Same instinct. Same problem. Bigger consequences.
www.theage.com.au/national/vic... (paywall)
Just because land is zoned for housing doesn’t mean homes get built. Land banking proliferates when land values aren’t taxed. Why build when you can profit by doing nothing? Land tax changes the incentive: use it productively or pay a holding price.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Coastal land rezoned in the 1980s finally hits the housing market
More than 30 years after the land was rezoned to allow residential development, blocks in the Kings Forest Estate are finally on the market.
www.abc.net.au
January 13, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Just because land is zoned for housing doesn’t mean homes get built. Land banking proliferates when land values aren’t taxed. Why build when you can profit by doing nothing? Land tax changes the incentive: use it productively or pay a holding price.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
READ: Progress #1135
Australia is brilliant at creating value through public effort. Too often, it escapes. Land value capture offers a fairer way to fund infrastructure and housing.
Have you thought about how much value could be captured for all of us?
Australia is brilliant at creating value through public effort. Too often, it escapes. Land value capture offers a fairer way to fund infrastructure and housing.
Have you thought about how much value could be captured for all of us?
Progress #1135 (Spring 2025) | Prosper Australia
This edition explores the concepts underpinning land value capture and why it should be a leading funding tool.
www.prosper.org.au
January 5, 2026 at 3:00 AM
READ: Progress #1135
Australia is brilliant at creating value through public effort. Too often, it escapes. Land value capture offers a fairer way to fund infrastructure and housing.
Have you thought about how much value could be captured for all of us?
Australia is brilliant at creating value through public effort. Too often, it escapes. Land value capture offers a fairer way to fund infrastructure and housing.
Have you thought about how much value could be captured for all of us?
Prosper Summer Content Guide
If you’re looking for thoughtful company over summer, we’ve pulled together a guide to writers and podcasters exploring land, housing, and how we share prosperity.
www.prosper.org.au/2...
What’s on your summer reading list?
If you’re looking for thoughtful company over summer, we’ve pulled together a guide to writers and podcasters exploring land, housing, and how we share prosperity.
www.prosper.org.au/2...
What’s on your summer reading list?
Prosper Australia’s 2025 Summer Reading & Listening List | Prosper Australia
Long summer days are perfect for catching up on the books, podcasts, and deep-dive content that challenge us to imagine a better economic future.
www.prosper.org.au
December 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Prosper Summer Content Guide
If you’re looking for thoughtful company over summer, we’ve pulled together a guide to writers and podcasters exploring land, housing, and how we share prosperity.
www.prosper.org.au/2...
What’s on your summer reading list?
If you’re looking for thoughtful company over summer, we’ve pulled together a guide to writers and podcasters exploring land, housing, and how we share prosperity.
www.prosper.org.au/2...
What’s on your summer reading list?
PROGRESS out now: Value capture or value escape?
When public investment creates value, who should benefit?
This edition explores land value capture for funding infrastructure and improving housing affordability — without taxing productive work.
When public investment creates value, who should benefit?
This edition explores land value capture for funding infrastructure and improving housing affordability — without taxing productive work.
Progress #1135 (Spring 2025) | Prosper Australia
This edition explores the concepts underpinning land value capture and why it should be a leading funding tool.
www.prosper.org.au
December 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
PROGRESS out now: Value capture or value escape?
When public investment creates value, who should benefit?
This edition explores land value capture for funding infrastructure and improving housing affordability — without taxing productive work.
When public investment creates value, who should benefit?
This edition explores land value capture for funding infrastructure and improving housing affordability — without taxing productive work.
"Queensland’s LNP government will expand tax breaks for foreign housing investors in an attempt to boost construction, less than a week after introducing draft laws to allow developers to make political donations in state elections."
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www.theage.com.au/politics/que...
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www.theage.com.au/politics/que...
Queensland boosts tax breaks for foreign property investors
Treasurer David Janetzki’s move comes after the Queensland government revealed it would again allow political donations from the property sector.
www.theage.com.au
December 16, 2025 at 1:52 AM
"Queensland’s LNP government will expand tax breaks for foreign housing investors in an attempt to boost construction, less than a week after introducing draft laws to allow developers to make political donations in state elections."
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www.theage.com.au/politics/que...
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www.theage.com.au/politics/que...
Last chance to book your spot at our end of year drinks.
See you Thursday!
Book here: www.prosper.org.au/2...
See you Thursday!
Book here: www.prosper.org.au/2...
December 1, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Last chance to book your spot at our end of year drinks.
See you Thursday!
Book here: www.prosper.org.au/2...
See you Thursday!
Book here: www.prosper.org.au/2...
LISTEN: Prosper's Rayna Fahey jumped on air yesterday with Raf Epstein to discuss the latest empty homes data.
Totally empty homes up 16% while tens of thousands of Victorians are without a home to call their own.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBSa...
Totally empty homes up 16% while tens of thousands of Victorians are without a home to call their own.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBSa...
LISTEN: Empty homes in Melbourne
YouTube video by Prosper Australia
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November 27, 2025 at 11:10 PM
LISTEN: Prosper's Rayna Fahey jumped on air yesterday with Raf Epstein to discuss the latest empty homes data.
Totally empty homes up 16% while tens of thousands of Victorians are without a home to call their own.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBSa...
Totally empty homes up 16% while tens of thousands of Victorians are without a home to call their own.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBSa...
Reposted by Prosper Australia
📢 The increase in empty properties last year was enough to effectively wipe out one in every nine newly built homes, one expert says.
Number of empty homes surging in three key areas of Melbourne
www.theage.com.au
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Totally empty homes in Melbourne are up 16%
In 2024, 31,890 homes sat completely empty. Add 69,000 underused homes, and that’s 100,000+ homes lying idle while people sleep on the streets.
Yes, we need more homes—but we can’t ignore the ones we already have.
The solution?
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In 2024, 31,890 homes sat completely empty. Add 69,000 underused homes, and that’s 100,000+ homes lying idle while people sleep on the streets.
Yes, we need more homes—but we can’t ignore the ones we already have.
The solution?
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November 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Totally empty homes in Melbourne are up 16%
In 2024, 31,890 homes sat completely empty. Add 69,000 underused homes, and that’s 100,000+ homes lying idle while people sleep on the streets.
Yes, we need more homes—but we can’t ignore the ones we already have.
The solution?
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In 2024, 31,890 homes sat completely empty. Add 69,000 underused homes, and that’s 100,000+ homes lying idle while people sleep on the streets.
Yes, we need more homes—but we can’t ignore the ones we already have.
The solution?
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Join us next week for a night of celebration and connection at Prosper’s End of Year members and Supporter’s night on December 4th! Tickets available for members and supporters here. www.prosper.org.au/2...
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Join us next week for a night of celebration and connection at Prosper’s End of Year members and Supporter’s night on December 4th! Tickets available for members and supporters here. www.prosper.org.au/2...
@jacktoohey.bsky.social doing a fabulous job of pointing out the opportunity costs of Australia's housing investment obsession www.smh.com.au/national/the...
The safest way to build wealth in Australia is to do nothing
We were creating something new – but the profits were flowing to the people who owned something old: property.
www.smh.com.au
November 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
@jacktoohey.bsky.social doing a fabulous job of pointing out the opportunity costs of Australia's housing investment obsession www.smh.com.au/national/the...
Great piece from @birdyword.bsky.social on Mamdani and a mayoral candidate from a century before: Henry George. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | America’s land crisis is roaring back into politics
Henry George shows why rent control and taxes won’t solve nation’s land crisis.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Great piece from @birdyword.bsky.social on Mamdani and a mayoral candidate from a century before: Henry George. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Infrastructure Vic’s new strategy backs replacing stamp duty with a land tax.
However, value capture is missing from the strategy as a key funding mechanism.
Land value bonanzas from infrastructure are as old as Victoria, yet we let those gains flow to a lucky few instead of the public good.
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However, value capture is missing from the strategy as a key funding mechanism.
Land value bonanzas from infrastructure are as old as Victoria, yet we let those gains flow to a lucky few instead of the public good.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Infrastructure Vic’s new strategy backs replacing stamp duty with a land tax.
However, value capture is missing from the strategy as a key funding mechanism.
Land value bonanzas from infrastructure are as old as Victoria, yet we let those gains flow to a lucky few instead of the public good.
🧵
However, value capture is missing from the strategy as a key funding mechanism.
Land value bonanzas from infrastructure are as old as Victoria, yet we let those gains flow to a lucky few instead of the public good.
🧵
Great piece from Simon Kuestenmacher exploring a question we often ask: who are rising house prices good for?
High land prices result in an opportunity cost, and for many in our society, that is an opportunity for a place to live.
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
High land prices result in an opportunity cost, and for many in our society, that is an opportunity for a place to live.
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
How expensive do you want housing to be?
The real question isn’t whether house prices in Australia will keep on rising – it’s whether we want them to.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
November 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Great piece from Simon Kuestenmacher exploring a question we often ask: who are rising house prices good for?
High land prices result in an opportunity cost, and for many in our society, that is an opportunity for a place to live.
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
High land prices result in an opportunity cost, and for many in our society, that is an opportunity for a place to live.
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...
Australia’s land wealth now exceeds $10 trillion, yet most Aussies are still paying the bulk of taxes on their labour.
Other resource-rich nations reinvest unearned gains for the public, we let them flow largely untaxed to private owners.
📊: ABS ASNA, Table 61 2024-25
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Other resource-rich nations reinvest unearned gains for the public, we let them flow largely untaxed to private owners.
📊: ABS ASNA, Table 61 2024-25
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October 28, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Australia’s land wealth now exceeds $10 trillion, yet most Aussies are still paying the bulk of taxes on their labour.
Other resource-rich nations reinvest unearned gains for the public, we let them flow largely untaxed to private owners.
📊: ABS ASNA, Table 61 2024-25
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Other resource-rich nations reinvest unearned gains for the public, we let them flow largely untaxed to private owners.
📊: ABS ASNA, Table 61 2024-25
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Australia’s tax settings reward property speculation and punish affordability.
At the Henry George Commemorative Address, John Alexander OAM argued for shifting the focus back to housing as shelter.
Full video & transcript: www.prosper.org.au/2...
At the Henry George Commemorative Address, John Alexander OAM argued for shifting the focus back to housing as shelter.
Full video & transcript: www.prosper.org.au/2...
October 6, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Australia’s tax settings reward property speculation and punish affordability.
At the Henry George Commemorative Address, John Alexander OAM argued for shifting the focus back to housing as shelter.
Full video & transcript: www.prosper.org.au/2...
At the Henry George Commemorative Address, John Alexander OAM argued for shifting the focus back to housing as shelter.
Full video & transcript: www.prosper.org.au/2...
High-speed rail is more than transport, it is a national settlement strategy.
But funding it requires value capture, so the uplift in land values contributes to the public investment that created it.
Full video & transcript: www.prosper.org.au/2...
But funding it requires value capture, so the uplift in land values contributes to the public investment that created it.
Full video & transcript: www.prosper.org.au/2...
September 29, 2025 at 7:27 AM
High-speed rail is more than transport, it is a national settlement strategy.
But funding it requires value capture, so the uplift in land values contributes to the public investment that created it.
Full video & transcript: www.prosper.org.au/2...
But funding it requires value capture, so the uplift in land values contributes to the public investment that created it.
Full video & transcript: www.prosper.org.au/2...
Faster trains? Here’s how.
At Prosper’s Henry George Dinner, John Alexander OAM explained why value capture is essential for funding infrastructure and making housing serve as shelter, not speculation.
Watch & read: www.prosper.org.au/2...
At Prosper’s Henry George Dinner, John Alexander OAM explained why value capture is essential for funding infrastructure and making housing serve as shelter, not speculation.
Watch & read: www.prosper.org.au/2...
September 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Faster trains? Here’s how.
At Prosper’s Henry George Dinner, John Alexander OAM explained why value capture is essential for funding infrastructure and making housing serve as shelter, not speculation.
Watch & read: www.prosper.org.au/2...
At Prosper’s Henry George Dinner, John Alexander OAM explained why value capture is essential for funding infrastructure and making housing serve as shelter, not speculation.
Watch & read: www.prosper.org.au/2...
Congratulations to Ross Gittins from
@sydmorningherald.bsky.social and The Age winner of the 2025 E.J. Craigie Award for the best #georgist article for the year.
READ: prosper.org.au/2025/09/este... #rossgittins #craigieaward
@sydmorningherald.bsky.social and The Age winner of the 2025 E.J. Craigie Award for the best #georgist article for the year.
READ: prosper.org.au/2025/09/este... #rossgittins #craigieaward
September 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Congratulations to Ross Gittins from
@sydmorningherald.bsky.social and The Age winner of the 2025 E.J. Craigie Award for the best #georgist article for the year.
READ: prosper.org.au/2025/09/este... #rossgittins #craigieaward
@sydmorningherald.bsky.social and The Age winner of the 2025 E.J. Craigie Award for the best #georgist article for the year.
READ: prosper.org.au/2025/09/este... #rossgittins #craigieaward
Last call for tickets to the Henry George Annual Commemorative Address & Dinner.
As cities grow and regions expand, the cost of infrastructure soars. Governments face rising debts — unless they harness value capture to fund growth fairly.
BOOK: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/134th-annu...
As cities grow and regions expand, the cost of infrastructure soars. Governments face rising debts — unless they harness value capture to fund growth fairly.
BOOK: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/134th-annu...
134th Annual Henry George Commemorative Dinner and Address
Join us for the 134th Henry George Commemorative Dinner and Address, to be delivered by John Alexander OAM
www.eventbrite.com.au
September 2, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Last call for tickets to the Henry George Annual Commemorative Address & Dinner.
As cities grow and regions expand, the cost of infrastructure soars. Governments face rising debts — unless they harness value capture to fund growth fairly.
BOOK: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/134th-annu...
As cities grow and regions expand, the cost of infrastructure soars. Governments face rising debts — unless they harness value capture to fund growth fairly.
BOOK: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/134th-annu...
100!
Thank you to all our followers who have joined us since we started on Bluesky. That’s 100 reminders that value comes from community.
Thanks for being part of ours.
Thank you to all our followers who have joined us since we started on Bluesky. That’s 100 reminders that value comes from community.
Thanks for being part of ours.
August 29, 2025 at 6:34 AM
100!
Thank you to all our followers who have joined us since we started on Bluesky. That’s 100 reminders that value comes from community.
Thanks for being part of ours.
Thank you to all our followers who have joined us since we started on Bluesky. That’s 100 reminders that value comes from community.
Thanks for being part of ours.
When we invest in transport, health & education, land values surge. That’s why value capture isn’t a tax – it’s a dividend from our shared investment. #auspol
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August 25, 2025 at 4:58 AM
When we invest in transport, health & education, land values surge. That’s why value capture isn’t a tax – it’s a dividend from our shared investment. #auspol
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