TO ACHIEVE GREATER HOUSING DENSITY, IT WILL BE IMPORTANT TO PROMOTE AND INCREASE HOUSING DIVERSITY, ADAPTABILITY, AFFORDABILITY AND CHOICES By 2056 it is projected Perth’s population will be more than 4 million people, close to Sydney’s current population, and with this we can expect our future population densities to be similar. While Perth currently enjoys […]
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THE RECENT REPORT BY THE ECONOMIC REGULATION AUTHORITY INTO MICROECONOMIC REFORM INCLUDED A RECOMMENDATION TO ABOLISH KEYSTART, WHICH IS THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY THAT PROVIDES MORTGAGES TO ELIGIBLE PEOPLE TO PURCHASE NEW OR EXISTING HOMES WHO MAY NOT OTHERWISE OBTAIN COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE FINANCE. The argument for the abolition of Keystart is premised on a very narrow […]
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FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME THAT LOVE STATISTICS, THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS (ABS) DATA IS FASCINATING BUT NOT NECESSARILY FUN. ALL OF THAT CHANGED WITH THE RELEASE OF THE “RUN THAT TOWN” APP. The “Run that Town” app is a strategy game, a bit like Sim City, but using real data from any town in […]
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