That was the statement Red Symons of ABC breakfast radio ran as a lead in to our 6.45am discussion this morning. It is also the opening line in the film, attempting to settle those who blame banking and the money system for everything. Listen to the interview with Red promoting our debut documentary Real Estate 4 Ransom. Tickets are available … Read More
Speculative Vacancies and Real Estate 4 Ransom
Download the Speculative Vacancies report As written up in The Age today, p5: Speculators ‘locking up’ empty dwellings that could be homes Michelle Griffin PROPERTY speculators have locked up 46,220 empty homes in metropolitan Melbourne, the housing campaign group Earthsharing Australia says. In a documentary soon to be released, Real Estate 4 Ransom, the group says that 4.95 per cent … Read More
Real Estate 4 Ransom trailer
Real Estate 4 Ransom Official Trailer from Real Estate 4 Ransom on Vimeo. As written up in The Age today, read more at www.realestate4ransom.com
Carbon Tax Positives
The Gillard Government’s Clean Energy Future plan signifies that the game is up for the free rider’s polluting our planet. The Carbon Tax of $23 per tonne of carbon for July 1 2012 – June 30 2013 sends a clear message that polluters must pay. In this age of compromise politics, the industry lobbyists who seem to have won are … Read More
Prof Peter Newman on Infrastructure Financing
Renegade Economists Podcast 188 Subscribe to the free podcast here Professor Peter Newman (Curtin Uni) joins us for an in depth discussion on the peak oil era and the cities we will need. We examine the report he co-authored with Trubka and Bilsborough – Assessing the Costs of Alternative Development Paths in Australian Cities. (PDF 627 KB) Points of note … Read More