Following the Libs ‘Net Zero’ battle, ‘Net Gain’ will be the focus this week as Murray Watt struggles to get changes to environmental laws passed. Rex Patrick reports. One of the changes in Minister Watt’s Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation reform is the introduction of a requirement for a proposed
There is a storm brewing to blow up the Federal Government’s Compensation Scheme of Last Resort. Michael Pascoe reports an unknown factor in forecasting the outcome is whether the responsible minister is playing a sophisticated political game or is a mug about to make a bad situation worse. Is Assistant
Police now want to drop charges against a man they arrested last year for wearing a F*** Israel F*** Zionism t-shirt. But the man, Andrew Brown, wants his day in court. Michael West reports on a big test for free speech. Andrew Brown was sitting on a wall on Bondi
The federal budget is nothing like a business, nor does it resemble your personal accounts. Our politicians and so many commentators just don’t understand how modern government finance works. David Tyler explains. The great tragedy of Australian politics isn’t that David Littleproud doesn’t understand how modern government finance works. It’s
There’s a lot of talk in sustainability circles about development, but the reality is we probably need to talk direct to developers themselves if we want to see real impact.
We don’t mean the usual members of the choir, the Mirvacs, Stocklands, or Lendleases – these companies get it.
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Developers have a lot on their plate right now.
On top of tough market and financial conditions and the challenge to deliver more affordable housing there’s a lot of wants and expectations from consumers who are paying fortunes to move into trendy apartments.
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PC Thomas is one of Australia’s best known integrated building design specialists who’s worked closely with the NABERS energy rating system for buildings. This is a lightly edited version of a presentation he made to the Building Simulation 2025 conference in Brisbane in August, before an international audience, to explain the origin of the system and ...
It is good to see the federal government taking an interest in transport accessibility issues for the Sydney–Central Coast–Newcastle corridor. The recent findings on the investigation of high speed rail (HSR) options for the corridor, as outlined in Infrastructure Australia’s Business Case Evaluation Report (2025), raise important questions that should ...
As Tony Arnel prepares to step down as deputy chair of Forest and Wood Products Australia, he reflects on the value of timber to our net zero and low ambitions.
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IN BRIEF: Was it the $2 billion of mooted costs? Was it Australia’s go-slow on environmental reforms and what could shape up as the biggest wasted electoral majority of all time? We might never be able to unpick the real reason from the plethora of “media words” tumbling out on Thursday to explain why Australia lost the chance to host the next COP in ...
State and Federal Governments are proposing to add $2.4 billion to the Whyalla Steelworks financial disaster, while the man responsible rides into the sunset. Kim Wingerei with the story. The South Australian government put the Whyalla Steelworks into administration in February 2025, following years of mismanagement and mounting debts –
Following the Libs ‘Net Zero’ battle, ‘Net Gain’ will be the focus this week as Murray Watt struggles to get changes to environmental laws passed. Rex Patrick reports. One of the changes in Minister Watt’s Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation reform is the introduction of a requirement for a proposed
There is a storm brewing to blow up the Federal Government’s Compensation Scheme of Last Resort. Michael Pascoe reports an unknown factor in forecasting the outcome is whether the responsible minister is playing a sophisticated political game or is a mug about to make a bad situation worse. Is Assistant
Police now want to drop charges against a man they arrested last year for wearing a F*** Israel F*** Zionism t-shirt. But the man, Andrew Brown, wants his day in court. Michael West reports on a big test for free speech. Andrew Brown was sitting on a wall on Bondi
The federal budget is nothing like a business, nor does it resemble your personal accounts. Our politicians and so many commentators just don’t understand how modern government finance works. David Tyler explains. The great tragedy of Australian politics isn’t that David Littleproud doesn’t understand how modern government finance works. It’s
There’s a lot of talk in sustainability circles about development, but the reality is we probably need to talk direct to developers themselves if we want to see real impact.
We don’t mean the usual members of the choir, the Mirvacs, Stocklands, or Lendleases – these companies get it.
Sign up for our free newsletter.
We mean the ...
Developers have a lot on their plate right now.
On top of tough market and financial conditions and the challenge to deliver more affordable housing there’s a lot of wants and expectations from consumers who are paying fortunes to move into trendy apartments.
Sign up for our free newsletter.
Is there low cost, to no cost ...
PC Thomas is one of Australia’s best known integrated building design specialists who’s worked closely with the NABERS energy rating system for buildings. This is a lightly edited version of a presentation he made to the Building Simulation 2025 conference in Brisbane in August, before an international audience, to explain the origin of the system and ...
It is good to see the federal government taking an interest in transport accessibility issues for the Sydney–Central Coast–Newcastle corridor. The recent findings on the investigation of high speed rail (HSR) options for the corridor, as outlined in Infrastructure Australia’s Business Case Evaluation Report (2025), raise important questions that should ...
As Tony Arnel prepares to step down as deputy chair of Forest and Wood Products Australia, he reflects on the value of timber to our net zero and low ambitions.
Spinifex is an opinion column submitted by readers. If you would like to contribute, contact us to ask for a detailed brief.
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When ...
IN BRIEF: Was it the $2 billion of mooted costs? Was it Australia’s go-slow on environmental reforms and what could shape up as the biggest wasted electoral majority of all time? We might never be able to unpick the real reason from the plethora of “media words” tumbling out on Thursday to explain why Australia lost the chance to host the next COP in ...
State and Federal Governments are proposing to add $2.4 billion to the Whyalla Steelworks financial disaster, while the man responsible rides into the sunset. Kim Wingerei with the story. The South Australian government put the Whyalla Steelworks into administration in February 2025, following years of mismanagement and mounting debts –