Submission: Digital Dividend For the Commonwealth
photo credit: striatic Our submission to the Digital Dividend green paper for the sale of 4G Electro Magnetic Spectrum licenses. Karl Fitzgerald The electro magnetic spectrum is a scarce resource. Over time it will increase in value, especially with the advent of new technology. As such, the recent release of the iPhone 3GS has delivered windfall profits for the telco’s … Read More
Event: Asset Bubbles Forever
Tuesday March 2nd, 6.30 – 8pm Phil Anderson With land prices increasing $766 a DAY in the December quarter, Phil Anderson will analyse economic prescriptions and asset bubbles. Are bubbles essential for banking liquidity? Who is meant to borrow this credit and for what? Phil Anderson, Director of Economic Indicator Services and author of The Secret Life of Real Estate, … Read More
Gen Y Housing Market Sleeper Election Issue
photo credit: dbgg1979 Today’s Crikey had this corker: The housing market: Ben Loiterton writes: I am hoping you are alert to a gigantic sleeper issue building up steam in the community, although I haven’t seen any commentary from you at all. The issue is the alienation of the entire younger half of the population from the housing market as the … Read More
Sustainability’s Transition Decade
Taking our lead from a superb weekend of discussions amongst a gamut of switched on thinkers at the Sustainable Living Festival, Karl Fitzgerald and Andy Moore presented the Renegade Economists live from the event. During the show we ran through a dream list of predictions for a Transition Decade to sustainability Listen to the show (right click to download) as … Read More