Every time Australia is hit by a major flood, the same questions surface. Could anything have been done to reduce the damage? Most importantly, what can Australian homeowners do to better prepare for the next flood?
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Australia’s regional freight debate is often framed as a contest between rail and trucks when both should be used to improve energy and regional sovereignty, significantly reduce road trauma and potential to enable passenger rail.
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With a state election approaching and a recent change in government leadership, much is in flux in Victoria. One thing is certain though, planning decisions made during this next term of government will leave a long term legacy for the state – ...
TRANSITION RISK: Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece is just two years into a job that will be among the most challenging of a career that’s already spanned policy, politics, economics and business journalism.
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Melbourne is often cited as the world’s most liveable city, he’s happy to note, but ...
A conversation with Marsha Costanzo from GPT Group in many ways encapsulates the fundamental changes in our energy landscape for buildings and beyond.
In commercial property, just one major challenge in the current energy crisis is the shift underway from net leases to gross, where the owners are responsible for the outgoings.
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Perhaps nowhere is urban planning as deeply entangled with conflict as it is in Australia, largely because of the centrality of land and the rights attached to it. In this sense, it may not be an exaggeration to say that to speak of the history of planning in Australia is, more than anything else, to speak of the many forms of conflict through which ...
TRAUMA TOWN PART 6: There are slippery migrants in this town that I loosely associate with my own ancestors. There is a myth in my father’s family about arriving early in Sydney. It was 1792 when the first ancestor on the maternal side, Captain Thomas Rowley, arrived on the Minerva. There was nothing glorious about the Minerva. Its journey to Sydney ...
A new creative commons series from Andrew Jaspan’s 360Info and Anthony Klan’s The Klaxon is called The Age of Rage. So apt.
The Fifth Estate has a confession. It was over a silly thing on Thursday morning – a loaf of our favourite bread at the bakery that we thought was clearly from yesterday’s batch. At a large supermarket chain, we’d bought that ...
Toby Kent, chief executive of the Infrastructure Sustainability Council, has worked in a range of appointments in sustainability and resilience for most of his career after leaving the London School of Economics, including City of Melbourne and ANZ Bank.
But it’s in the world of infrastructure that his skills and commitment to sustainability will be ...
Many Australians use reverse-cycle air conditioners to heat their homes during winter. These systems are usually very energy efficient. However, sometimes a room can still feel unevenly heated. The air may feel warm in some parts of the room, while people sitting on the couch may still feel cold.
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There were many wonderful moments at the New South Wales Institute of Architects Awards in July, and among them was when Ali Bounds, co-CEO at architecture firm BVN, and an entire team of collaborators, took to the stage not once but twice to receive awards for a primary school at Green Square, in one of Sydney’s most ambitious urban renewal ...
We’ve been waiting 30 years; we can wait a little longer to make sure it absolutely sings.
Urban squares are rarely memorable for what they intend or contain; more for what they allow.
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Every time Australia is hit by a major flood, the same questions surface. Could anything have been done to reduce the damage? Most importantly, what can Australian homeowners do to better prepare for the next flood?
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Australia’s regional freight debate is often framed as a contest between rail and trucks when both should be used to improve energy and regional sovereignty, significantly reduce road trauma and potential to enable passenger rail.
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Spinifex is an opinion column. If you would like to contribute, contact us to ask for a detailed brief.
With a state election approaching and a recent change in government leadership, much is in flux in Victoria. One thing is certain though, planning decisions made during this next term of government will leave a long term legacy for the state – ...
TRANSITION RISK: Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece is just two years into a job that will be among the most challenging of a career that’s already spanned policy, politics, economics and business journalism.
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Melbourne is often cited as the world’s most liveable city, he’s happy to note, but ...
A conversation with Marsha Costanzo from GPT Group in many ways encapsulates the fundamental changes in our energy landscape for buildings and beyond.
In commercial property, just one major challenge in the current energy crisis is the shift underway from net leases to gross, where the owners are responsible for the outgoings.
Sign up for ...
Perhaps nowhere is urban planning as deeply entangled with conflict as it is in Australia, largely because of the centrality of land and the rights attached to it. In this sense, it may not be an exaggeration to say that to speak of the history of planning in Australia is, more than anything else, to speak of the many forms of conflict through which ...
TRAUMA TOWN PART 6: There are slippery migrants in this town that I loosely associate with my own ancestors. There is a myth in my father’s family about arriving early in Sydney. It was 1792 when the first ancestor on the maternal side, Captain Thomas Rowley, arrived on the Minerva. There was nothing glorious about the Minerva. Its journey to Sydney ...
A new creative commons series from Andrew Jaspan’s 360Info and Anthony Klan’s The Klaxon is called The Age of Rage. So apt.
The Fifth Estate has a confession. It was over a silly thing on Thursday morning – a loaf of our favourite bread at the bakery that we thought was clearly from yesterday’s batch. At a large supermarket chain, we’d bought that ...
Toby Kent, chief executive of the Infrastructure Sustainability Council, has worked in a range of appointments in sustainability and resilience for most of his career after leaving the London School of Economics, including City of Melbourne and ANZ Bank.
But it’s in the world of infrastructure that his skills and commitment to sustainability will be ...
Many Australians use reverse-cycle air conditioners to heat their homes during winter. These systems are usually very energy efficient. However, sometimes a room can still feel unevenly heated. The air may feel warm in some parts of the room, while people sitting on the couch may still feel cold.
Spinifex is an opinion column. If you would like to ...
There were many wonderful moments at the New South Wales Institute of Architects Awards in July, and among them was when Ali Bounds, co-CEO at architecture firm BVN, and an entire team of collaborators, took to the stage not once but twice to receive awards for a primary school at Green Square, in one of Sydney’s most ambitious urban renewal ...
We’ve been waiting 30 years; we can wait a little longer to make sure it absolutely sings.
Urban squares are rarely memorable for what they intend or contain; more for what they allow.
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