Karl Fitzgerald

Karl Fitzgerald is the Managing Director of Grounded Community Land Trust Advocacy, where he is working towards the establishment of perpetually affordable housing. He has a long history of tax reform, protecting Victorian communities from speculative behaviour (vacancy taxes, rezoning windfalls, land taxes).

Karl's recent articles

Housing reform that pays for itself – and helps future generations

Housing reform that pays for itself – and helps future generations

Tinkering around the edges isn’t helping. We need to reverse the commodification of housing with a model that puts people first.

Wall Street's corporate landlords lack accountability in Australia

Wall Street's corporate landlords lack accountability in Australia

Inches upon inches of press releases have heralded how Build to Rent (BTR) is coming to Australia to provide affordable and stable rentals. However, the draft legislation released by Minister Collins contains precious little for public interest outcomes.

Unprecedented land price increase provokes division across society.

Unprecedented land price increase provokes division across society.

As our federal politicians look the other way whilst housing prices continue to escalate, a national record reminds why this issue wont go away.

Australia's runaway land price problem

The nation is set to break land price inflation records in three of the next five years, based on past land price growth averages. It is time to act on past tax inquiries.

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