RECENTLY RELEASED AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS DATA HAS CONFIRMED JUST HOW QUICKLY WE ARE GROWING; IN THE DECADE TO 2014, PERTH GREW BY 463,068 PEOPLE – 35,000 MORE THAN BRISBANE. Infill is part of that growth. The City of Vincent became the first local government area to break through the 3000 persons per square kilometre […]
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THE FEDERAL ELECTION IS SURPRISINGLY QUIET ON THE SUBJECT OF HOUSING AFFORDABILITY GIVEN IT IS SUCH A CRITICAL ISSUE. IN THE RECENT DEBATE AN AUDIENCE QUESTION ON THE TOPIC PROMPTED SOME INTERESTING OBSERVATIONS ON WHAT BOTH FEDERAL PARTIES HAVE ACHIEVED AND INTENDS TO DO. Mr Abbott’s response focused on the reduction on commercial construction costs, […]
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THE STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT PROCESS SHOULD DELIVER GREATER SURETY FOR BOTH URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION OUTCOMES THAN THE CURRENT PROJECT BY PROJECT ASSESSMENT PROCESS. Last week I spoke at a national Biodiversity Conference to highlight some of the challenges of trying to manage Western Australia’s rapid population growth within an ecologically sensitive footprint. The South West […]
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