Double brick homes on sandy Perth lots to become an endangered entity

The West Australian WA led the nation in increases in average home prices last quarter as three cuts in the official cash rate by the Reserve Bank and limited stock keep the flames burning under a red-hot property market Average prices in WA were up 2.3 per cent – or $20,200 – from $877,300 to […]

ABC Radio Perth The way we live and use our cities and local neighbourhoods has changed dramatically since the COVID-19 pandemic. Have you wondered how that might influence the way we plan, design and build our cities and suburbs and workplaces – and even our homes? Jess Strutt takes a look at what this could […]

THE GRATTAN INSTITUTE’S LATEST REPORT, PRODUCTIVE CITIES, IS RICH IN STRONG CONCEPTUAL ARGUMENTS, BUT ITS FAILURE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PERTH AND AUSTRALIA’S OTHER THREE LARGEST CITIES MAKES IT A SOMEWHAT SLANTED REPRESENTATION OF WHY PEOPLE LIVE WHERE THEY DO “If the structure of a city severely restricts access to jobs or […]