Property Council of Australia
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The Property Council of Australia (PCA) is an Australian national lobby group representing property developers and property owners.
History[edit]
It was formed as the Building Owners and Managers’ Association of Australia (BOMA) c. 1966, incorporated in 1969, and assumed its current name in 1996.[1]
Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison was the organisation's national policy and research manager from 1989 to 1995.[2]
Governance and organisation[edit]
The PCA is governed by a national board of directors, and there is a division for each state and territory as well as several special-focus divisions.[3] As of April 2024[update] former professional footballer Bruce Djite is South Australian executive director. [4]
Activities and functions[edit]
The PCA engages in lobbying on a large scale, with its budgets in 2015 reported as including $6.4 million for advocacy, $1 million for communications, and $7.2 million for networking. It engaged in a major television campaign, "Don't Play With Property", ahead of the 2016 federal election seeking to preserve negative gearing.[1][5] It has been a significant donor to both major political parties.[6]
It has campaigned on a broad range of property-related issues, including opposing land tax increases, reducing stamp duty, opposing minimum apartment standards, reforming strata title, opposing increased fees for foreign property purchasers, and opposing land-clearing restrictions.[7][8][9][10][11][12]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "How the Property Council is shaping the debate around negative gearing, taxes". The Conversation. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ "Key facts about Scott Morrison, Australia's new prime minister". Australian Financial Review. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ "Home". Property Council Australia. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "South Australia". Property Council Australia. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Lobbying 101: How interest groups influence politicians and the public to get what they want". SmartCompany. 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Where the property industry's political donations go". Australian Financial Review. 20 July 2019.
- ^ "Foreign land owners lured back to town after tax surcharge changes". Brisbane Times. 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Seniors' pain and gain in Budget". The Sunday Times. 29 March 2015.
- ^ "Tiny tiff over flat standards". Australian Financial Review. 24 July 2014.
- ^ "Foreign buyer fees playing to gallery: Eslake". The Australian. 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Landlord alert". The Australian Financial Review. 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Land clearing battle moves to High Court". Brisbane Times. 10 June 2019.