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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Executive summary Key recommendations for the 2026-27 Federal Budget: Purpose This submission updates and extends Grounded’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
This submission examines the operation of the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) discount and its effects on housing markets, investment behaviour, and Australia’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
Submission to the Select Committee on the Operation of the Capital Gains Tax Discount Read More »
Housing isn’t just built anymore. It’s predicted. The deepest divide in today’s property market isn’t between buyers and sellers – it’s between those who see the data first and those who don’t. This is the new information divide: they see the tide turning before we notice the swell. Developers and property funds now fuse datasets
Owning The Future Before it Arrives Read More »
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
Executive Summary Introduction Grounded welcomes the opportunity to contribute to Macedon Ranges Shire Council’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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How privatised land data and platform finance hollow out democracy, and why CommunityLand Trusts (CLTs) are the circuit breaker.
The Map Was Public. The Tolls Are Private. Read More »
By adopting a Community Value Framework for land disposal and acquisition, councils can deliver more than short-term cash: they can safeguard housing affordability, protect the environment, and strengthen local communities.
Council Land: A Community Asset, Not Just a Balance Sheet Read More »
Grounded has made a submission on the proposed Help to Buy regulations. While we welcome stronger consumer protections, the scheme risks inflating housing prices, obscuring real costs, and missing the chance to deliver permanent affordability.
Submission: Help to Buy Regulations 2025 Read More »
Grounded pitched Community Land Trusts as a solution to the housing crisis. Under this globally proven model, the buyer owns the house, while a community-based legal entity owns and leases the land.
Grounded Goes National Read More »
