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Last chance to book your spot at our end of year drinks.
See you Thursday!
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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.
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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.
🧵
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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Sydney’s Metro handed landowners a $7.4B free ride.
Taxpayers pay for the project → landlords pocket the gains.
Value capture would recycle that windfall back into public investment.
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w_8...
#auspol #taxreform
Taxpayers pay for the project → landlords pocket the gains.
Value capture would recycle that windfall back into public investment.
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w_8...
#auspol #taxreform
August 21, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Sydney’s Metro handed landowners a $7.4B free ride.
Taxpayers pay for the project → landlords pocket the gains.
Value capture would recycle that windfall back into public investment.
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w_8...
#auspol #taxreform
Taxpayers pay for the project → landlords pocket the gains.
Value capture would recycle that windfall back into public investment.
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w_8...
#auspol #taxreform
Day 3 of the Roundtable and tax reform is finally on the agenda. The test: will we recognise that productivity gains come when we shift taxes off earned incomes & onto unearned ones? Every high-performing economy gets this right. We should too. We need a tax shift. #auspol prosper.org.au/taxshift
#TaxShift | Prosper Australia Campaigns
We all deserve a fair share of nature’s gifts, and fair reward for our work.
It’s time to talk about the #TaxShift we need for Australia.
www.prosper.org.au
August 21, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Day 3 of the Roundtable and tax reform is finally on the agenda. The test: will we recognise that productivity gains come when we shift taxes off earned incomes & onto unearned ones? Every high-performing economy gets this right. We should too. We need a tax shift. #auspol prosper.org.au/taxshift
Saudi Arabia increases vacant land tax to 10%. Can't argue with that if you're a landowner. You have to do something with it or sell, quickly! www.thenationalnews.com/business/pro...
Saudi Arabia’s land tax to unlock real estate supply as new foreign buyers eye properties | The National
Kingdom has increased annual levy on undeveloped land to encourage owners to develop or sell
www.thenationalnews.com
August 20, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Saudi Arabia increases vacant land tax to 10%. Can't argue with that if you're a landowner. You have to do something with it or sell, quickly! www.thenationalnews.com/business/pro...
Here's a chart we would've liked to have seen in the briefing docs for participants in the Roundtable.
But there seems to be little focus on addressing wealth inequality. Instead, the elephants are left stomping around the room.
We need a tax shift.
www.prosper.org.au/taxshift/
#auspol
But there seems to be little focus on addressing wealth inequality. Instead, the elephants are left stomping around the room.
We need a tax shift.
www.prosper.org.au/taxshift/
#auspol
August 20, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Here's a chart we would've liked to have seen in the briefing docs for participants in the Roundtable.
But there seems to be little focus on addressing wealth inequality. Instead, the elephants are left stomping around the room.
We need a tax shift.
www.prosper.org.au/taxshift/
#auspol
But there seems to be little focus on addressing wealth inequality. Instead, the elephants are left stomping around the room.
We need a tax shift.
www.prosper.org.au/taxshift/
#auspol
Economic productivity depends not just on labour and capital, but on how effectively land and resources are put to use.
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August 18, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Economic productivity depends not just on labour and capital, but on how effectively land and resources are put to use.
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WATCH: What is the economic answer to the question: why are houses built? Tim Helm has been working with @drcameronmurray to explore the current theories and see how effective they are at answering the question. www.youtube.com/watc...
Tim Helm: Zoning, housing supply, & affordability seminar
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 underway nationwide – from NSW’s Transport Oriented Deve
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August 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
WATCH: What is the economic answer to the question: why are houses built? Tim Helm has been working with @drcameronmurray to explore the current theories and see how effective they are at answering the question. www.youtube.com/watc...
Nominate for the 2025 Craigie Award
In an economy where large amounts of wealth is made not by work, but by monopolising land & resources, inequality grows and opportunity shrinks.
That's a story worth telling, and we celebrate those that do.
www.prosper.org.au/a...
In an economy where large amounts of wealth is made not by work, but by monopolising land & resources, inequality grows and opportunity shrinks.
That's a story worth telling, and we celebrate those that do.
www.prosper.org.au/a...
The E.J. Craigie Writing Award
In 2014 Prosper created the E. J. Craigie Writing Award, to join Australia’s economic debate, advocate reform, and contest poor policy.
www.prosper.org.au
August 6, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Nominate for the 2025 Craigie Award
In an economy where large amounts of wealth is made not by work, but by monopolising land & resources, inequality grows and opportunity shrinks.
That's a story worth telling, and we celebrate those that do.
www.prosper.org.au/a...
In an economy where large amounts of wealth is made not by work, but by monopolising land & resources, inequality grows and opportunity shrinks.
That's a story worth telling, and we celebrate those that do.
www.prosper.org.au/a...