What should the role of electric vehicles (EVs) be in cities today, from both an individual and broader societal perspective? This commentary provides insights into this question using quantitative urban travel data showing the relative role of private motorised transport, public transport and non-motorised modes.
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Australia’s need for data centres is largely a settled question. Cloud services and AI run on them, and there is no shortage of investment or political will behind them. Where they go and on what terms is far less settled. Three questions stand out: what must be protected in the areas in which they’re built, what lasting value should the host community ...
Shake off those dusty susty wings. The US election is good news for this industry, don’t worry about what the naysayers say – it’s their job to naysay.
Just as Trump’s election two years ago froze sustainability in Australia as corporates cowed to their US domiciled parents and sacked great teams, so too the midterm elections this week will embolden ...
National Architecture Award winners
The Lacebark apartment based in Norwest, 35 kilometres north west of Sydney CBD, has been named the best multi-residential building in the Australian Institute of Architect’s National Architecture Awards this year.
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Opposition to renewable energy infrastructure has become an increasingly visible force in Australia’s energy debate.
Take Farmers Fightback, a group defending generational farmers against government overreach, with a particular focus on renewable energy. At a rally in Marnoo, Victoria, the group hosted One Nation leader Pauline Hanson, who hammered a ...
TRAUMA TOWN, Part 11: A lot of family trauma is about something lost, an inheritance or a place, says Philip Bull in this final of the Trauma Town series. To work through those myths, some of us need to reclaim space in a literal sense. The economists would call it capital formation, he says.
Let’s be up front. If you move in this city, you see some ...
The following is an edited transcript of a speech delivered to ASBEC’s annual general meeting by Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury Andrew Leigh on scaling up modern methods of construction.
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There were great celebrations at the opening of Sydney’s new airport; now it’s time to deliver on its promises for jobs, transport, and environmental protection.
The opening of Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport marks a historic milestone for Western Sydney and Australia. Its first domestic passenger flight departed on Sunday 25 ...
Look, before we get stuck into the issue of the upcoming Victorian election on 28 November, we know the sitting government made a mess of its mandate.
It’s spent wildly on major projects that might have been brilliant but without the care and consideration they deserved.
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Corporate lobbying, political donations and manufactured public support are helping fossil fuel corporations obstruct climate action in Australia. The key to overcoming the influence of polluters lies in understanding who shapes climate policy, and how.
Australia, like many nations around the world, has failed to implement climate policies that are ...
Recently, a sold-out summit in Sydney asked how co-operative housing can move from niche to mainstream. NSW has a proven model and a sector ready to grow
Housing leaders, government representatives, financiers and co-op members filled the room for the a summit on co-operative housing by the Australian Co-operative Housing Alliance. Held at Parliament ...
Bathhouse with circular principals wins BDAA awards
The description for the winner of the top award in the 2026 Building Designers Association of Australia National Design Awards is worth sharing, at length, and for some of us at least, guaranteed to go straight to the top of the bucket list.
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What should the role of electric vehicles (EVs) be in cities today, from both an individual and broader societal perspective? This commentary provides insights into this question using quantitative urban travel data showing the relative role of private motorised transport, public transport and non-motorised modes.
Spinifex is an opinion column. If ...
Australia’s need for data centres is largely a settled question. Cloud services and AI run on them, and there is no shortage of investment or political will behind them. Where they go and on what terms is far less settled. Three questions stand out: what must be protected in the areas in which they’re built, what lasting value should the host community ...
Shake off those dusty susty wings. The US election is good news for this industry, don’t worry about what the naysayers say – it’s their job to naysay.
Just as Trump’s election two years ago froze sustainability in Australia as corporates cowed to their US domiciled parents and sacked great teams, so too the midterm elections this week will embolden ...
National Architecture Award winners
The Lacebark apartment based in Norwest, 35 kilometres north west of Sydney CBD, has been named the best multi-residential building in the Australian Institute of Architect’s National Architecture Awards this year.
Sign up for our free newsletter.
Designed by Smart Design Studio for ...
Opposition to renewable energy infrastructure has become an increasingly visible force in Australia’s energy debate.
Take Farmers Fightback, a group defending generational farmers against government overreach, with a particular focus on renewable energy. At a rally in Marnoo, Victoria, the group hosted One Nation leader Pauline Hanson, who hammered a ...
TRAUMA TOWN, Part 11: A lot of family trauma is about something lost, an inheritance or a place, says Philip Bull in this final of the Trauma Town series. To work through those myths, some of us need to reclaim space in a literal sense. The economists would call it capital formation, he says.
Let’s be up front. If you move in this city, you see some ...
The following is an edited transcript of a speech delivered to ASBEC’s annual general meeting by Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury Andrew Leigh on scaling up modern methods of construction.
Spinifex is an opinion column. If you would like to contribute, contact us to ask for a detailed brief.
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There were great celebrations at the opening of Sydney’s new airport; now it’s time to deliver on its promises for jobs, transport, and environmental protection.
The opening of Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport marks a historic milestone for Western Sydney and Australia. Its first domestic passenger flight departed on Sunday 25 ...
Look, before we get stuck into the issue of the upcoming Victorian election on 28 November, we know the sitting government made a mess of its mandate.
It’s spent wildly on major projects that might have been brilliant but without the care and consideration they deserved.
Sign up for our free newsletter.
The Suburban Rail Loop ...
Corporate lobbying, political donations and manufactured public support are helping fossil fuel corporations obstruct climate action in Australia. The key to overcoming the influence of polluters lies in understanding who shapes climate policy, and how.
Australia, like many nations around the world, has failed to implement climate policies that are ...
Recently, a sold-out summit in Sydney asked how co-operative housing can move from niche to mainstream. NSW has a proven model and a sector ready to grow
Housing leaders, government representatives, financiers and co-op members filled the room for the a summit on co-operative housing by the Australian Co-operative Housing Alliance. Held at Parliament ...
Bathhouse with circular principals wins BDAA awards
The description for the winner of the top award in the 2026 Building Designers Association of Australia National Design Awards is worth sharing, at length, and for some of us at least, guaranteed to go straight to the top of the bucket list.
Sign up for our free ...
