The fight looks bigger than it is. The people who fight hardest over Sydney's density agree on a surprisingly long list of specifics — and so does everyone else.

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The treasurer has shown economic reforms should not be left to the too-hard basket, and instead be pursued with a sense of urgency * Explore all of our 2026 Australia federal budget coverage * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Finally, a budget of economic reform. It has been too long coming. At this stage of the economic cycle, the budget should be in surplus. It should not be adding tens of billions of dollars every year to the mountain of public debt. Sixteen years after the release of the tax review commissioned by the Rudd government, our tax system should be supporting much better budget outcomes. It should be underwriting much stronger productivity growth. It should be delivering a much better deal for young Australian workers. And it should be delivering to Australians a much bigger share of the resource rents being extracted by the foreign multinationals exploiting our finite natural resources. So, this budget doesn’t fix everything. Continue reading...

How taxing land would make housing more affordable, reduce inequality and make the economy more productive

Cameron Murray explain how a scaled variable royalty does the job of a super-profits tax while avoiding the accounting trickery in order to share risk and get a better public return from resources.

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The early bird rush for a prime spot on a Mornington Peninsula beach started before 7am. Hours later, many shelters were vacant.

More than 30 years after the land was rezoned to allow residential development, blocks in the Kings Forest Estate are finally on the market.

This edition explores the concepts underpinning land value capture and why it should be a leading funding tool.

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.

This edition explores the concepts underpinning land value capture and why it should be a leading funding tool.

Treasurer David Janetzki’s move comes after the Queensland government revealed it would again allow political donations from the property sector.

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We were creating something new – but the profits were flowing to the people who owned something old: property.

Henry George shows why rent control and taxes won’t solve nation’s land crisis.

The real question isn’t whether house prices in Australia will keep on rising – it’s whether we want them to.

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