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WAโ€™s New Land Rent Inquiry Could Open a Path Out of the Housing Crisis

Image: Salt lakes’ ‘unreal’ rainbow of colours captured by Scott Jon McCook in WA’s Wheatbelt When Western Australia opened a parliamentary inquiry into land rent schemes, ABC Perth Drive turned to Karl Fitzgerald to explain why it matters. Karl is the Managing Director of Grounded Community Land Trust Advocacy, he was invited to make a […]

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2026 Federal Pre Budget Submission – Community Land Trusts, Tax Reform and Structural Housing Supply

Executive summary Key recommendations for the 2026-27 Federal Budget: Purpose This submission updates and extends Groundedโ€™s previous Federal Budget submission, incorporating subsequent work on negative gearing and capital gains tax reform, land banking, short-term rentals, and Community Land Trusts (CLTs) as essential housing infrastructure.  The central argument remains unchanged. Demand-side housing policy continues to inflate

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Submission to the Select Committee on the Operation of the Capital Gains Tax Discount

This submission examines the operation of the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) discount and its effects on housing markets, investment behaviour, and Australiaโ€™s economic structure. It demonstrates that the CGT discount, particularly when combined with negative gearing, has become a structural driver of land price inflation, investor dominance, and widening inequality, while actively undermining productivity and

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2026 Wish List

2026-27 Victorian Budget submission About the proponent Grounded is an independent Victorian housing economics and policy organisation specialising in land, affordability, and community-led housing models. We have made multiple submissions to Victorian budgets and housing reviews, with a focus on Community Land Trusts, shared equity, rural housing access, and land-based policy mechanisms that suppress speculative

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Macedon Ranges Affordable Housing Submission

Executive Summary Introduction Grounded welcomes the opportunity to contribute to Macedon Ranges Shire Councilโ€™s Affordable Housing Policy. The fall in affordable rental supply from 17% to 5.5% in less than a decade highlights a structural affordability failure, not a temporary imbalance. Traditional supply responses have often reinforced scarcity and inflated land values. To reverse this

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