Briefs 23/07
Housing Australia cuts staff and sustainability; MCi Carbon; Western Sydney University; AIBS
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Housing Australia cuts staff and sustainability
Housing Australia chief executive Scott Langford joined his board to visit housing projects across Sydney, we heard on Thursday, just a day ...
As Ian Learmonth steps down from a long term role at the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and hands over the reins to Paul McCartney, he can look back on a list of achievements that have helped empower the net zero and sustainability transformation of Australia.
Since taking up the job in 2017, Learmonth has guided the so-called green bank through ...
One of the most important pieces of work that the ABC has done recently through its Four Corners program is to unpack what’s really going on with the so-called affordable housing model that the government funds.
Bevin Liu’s wrap of this and her interview with Louise Crabtree-Hayes one of – if not, the – leading proponent of community land trust models ...
With the end of the National Rental Affordability Scheme, ABC Four Corners revealed damning evidence that developers were also using the government’s lucrative infill affordable housing scheme to build luxury apartments.
Developers are demolishing existing affordable housing, forcing tenants out and raising questions about the sustainability of the ...
VIDEO: What Jack Noonan loves most about his job with International WELL Building Institute is the way creative ideas can seed a faster, stronger, and better flow of ideas to the entire organisation.
Listen and watch here
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For our latest podcast/interview, Jack Noonan jumped on to tell us ...
The New South Wales government has released the draft masterplan for 500 homes to help displaced residents of Lismore on the New South Wales north coast, after catastrophic floods in 2022.
The plan is to transform a 72-hectare site, formerly owned by Southern Cross University (SCU) at East Lismore, into land for permanent homes, with priority given to ...
TRAUMA TOWN: “Humour is the precision tool of the monkey mind, the invisible energy, flowing through our cities, a way of prodding and asking, opening doors. Not getting sued? Cities are complex and if you get too serious you get bogged down in the detail,” says Philip Bull as he continues his series of responses to the eternal conflicts that inflame ...
Fuel rebates undermine climate controls
A new report commissioned by Climate Integrity found that the government is undermining its flagship climate scheme, the safeguard mechanism, by allowing fossil fuel giants to claim rebates under its fuel tax credit scheme (FTC).
The mechanism intends to have greenhouse gas-emitting facilities manage their ...
Wildaroo Ventures in Sydney, Green Timber Technology in Orange and a host of other timber enthusiasts are trying to change the game for every environmentalist’s favourite material.
Whatever happened to that comforting idea, “The balance of nature”?
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It’s long gone. In 1896, Swedish physicist ...
The incidence of projects claiming they aim for green rating standards, but don’t both to certify them, is greenwash.
At our Passive House debate in May we were taken aback by one of the audience members who leaned in at the end of the night to share that they’d built a Passive House but that they were a bit disappointed with the result. It had ...
Spinifex is an opinion column. If you would like to contribute, contact us to ask for a detailed brief.
Take a cool look at the numbers and formula for delivering housing. The affordability issue can be solved by switching the people who gave us the problem in the first place. But so far NSW – and much of Australia – is stumbling. It’s no wonder ...
Large companies with annual revenue over A$100 million could soon pay fines and face criminal charges for failing to prevent modern slavery, under a new federal government crackdown.
These reforms come just six weeks after the United States threatened to impose trade tariffs of up to 12.5% on 60 countries – including Australia – over their alleged ...
Briefs 23/07
Housing Australia cuts staff and sustainability; MCi Carbon; Western Sydney University; AIBS
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Housing Australia cuts staff and sustainability
Housing Australia chief executive Scott Langford joined his board to visit housing projects across Sydney, we heard on Thursday, just a day ...
As Ian Learmonth steps down from a long term role at the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and hands over the reins to Paul McCartney, he can look back on a list of achievements that have helped empower the net zero and sustainability transformation of Australia.
Since taking up the job in 2017, Learmonth has guided the so-called green bank through ...
One of the most important pieces of work that the ABC has done recently through its Four Corners program is to unpack what’s really going on with the so-called affordable housing model that the government funds.
Bevin Liu’s wrap of this and her interview with Louise Crabtree-Hayes one of – if not, the – leading proponent of community land trust models ...
With the end of the National Rental Affordability Scheme, ABC Four Corners revealed damning evidence that developers were also using the government’s lucrative infill affordable housing scheme to build luxury apartments.
Developers are demolishing existing affordable housing, forcing tenants out and raising questions about the sustainability of the ...
VIDEO: What Jack Noonan loves most about his job with International WELL Building Institute is the way creative ideas can seed a faster, stronger, and better flow of ideas to the entire organisation.
Listen and watch here
Sign up for our free newsletter.
For our latest podcast/interview, Jack Noonan jumped on to tell us ...
The New South Wales government has released the draft masterplan for 500 homes to help displaced residents of Lismore on the New South Wales north coast, after catastrophic floods in 2022.
The plan is to transform a 72-hectare site, formerly owned by Southern Cross University (SCU) at East Lismore, into land for permanent homes, with priority given to ...
TRAUMA TOWN: “Humour is the precision tool of the monkey mind, the invisible energy, flowing through our cities, a way of prodding and asking, opening doors. Not getting sued? Cities are complex and if you get too serious you get bogged down in the detail,” says Philip Bull as he continues his series of responses to the eternal conflicts that inflame ...
Fuel rebates undermine climate controls
A new report commissioned by Climate Integrity found that the government is undermining its flagship climate scheme, the safeguard mechanism, by allowing fossil fuel giants to claim rebates under its fuel tax credit scheme (FTC).
The mechanism intends to have greenhouse gas-emitting facilities manage their ...
Wildaroo Ventures in Sydney, Green Timber Technology in Orange and a host of other timber enthusiasts are trying to change the game for every environmentalist’s favourite material.
Whatever happened to that comforting idea, “The balance of nature”?
Sign up for our free newsletter.
It’s long gone. In 1896, Swedish physicist ...
The incidence of projects claiming they aim for green rating standards, but don’t both to certify them, is greenwash.
At our Passive House debate in May we were taken aback by one of the audience members who leaned in at the end of the night to share that they’d built a Passive House but that they were a bit disappointed with the result. It had ...
Spinifex is an opinion column. If you would like to contribute, contact us to ask for a detailed brief.
Take a cool look at the numbers and formula for delivering housing. The affordability issue can be solved by switching the people who gave us the problem in the first place. But so far NSW – and much of Australia – is stumbling. It’s no wonder ...
Large companies with annual revenue over A$100 million could soon pay fines and face criminal charges for failing to prevent modern slavery, under a new federal government crackdown.
These reforms come just six weeks after the United States threatened to impose trade tariffs of up to 12.5% on 60 countries – including Australia – over their alleged ...
