2+ hour, 39+ min ago  (476+ words) NSW Premier Chris Minns let slip what we can only assume are the whisperings from certain parts of the development industry that we can well do without environmental and community consultations for major projects. Minns told a gathering on Monday…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (535+ words) With the Transforming Transport Summit just a few weeks away, the chief executive of Transport Australia asked presenters of the Emerging Leaders" session for their take on the key issues for the future. What he found was: "They want an…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (753+ words) Where you live increasingly determines how exposed you are to rising fuel prices. The current fuel crisis lays bare a deeper issue: the way our cities are planned is shaping who is most vulnerable to economic shocks. Like the COVID19 pandemic,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (503+ words) A core promise in the MMC narrative is the built-in pledges of end-of-life recycling. Construction continues with its upward cost trajectory despite modern methods of construction (MMC). More projects become unfeasible. Market and social housing providers face these headwinds. The opportunities…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (1139+ words) As Max Chandler-Mather takes over at the Green Institute and Adam Bandt steps in at the Australian Conservation Foundation is this when the environment movement can finally get properly organised? Even The Australian called former Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather a…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (802+ words) The term "net positive" is increasingly used in corporate sustainability and championed by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). But what if net positive business, as currently framed, cannot reliably deliver the outcomes it promises? Net positive represents…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1072+ words) The energy crisis is a massive opportunity for renewable energy to provide security and slash costs. The current oil crisis, triggered by disruption to Middle East shipping routes, has sent Australians into panic buying and authorities into new security planning,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (399+ words) Philip Thalis has achieved Australia's highest architectural honour " the Gold Medal in Architecture in 2024. It keeps him immensely busy and partly that's because his words have more clout now than ever. At the briefing on Monday ahead of our newest…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (721+ words) The time for frightening people, confusing them with jargon, and hedging our messages into incoherence is long over, argues John Pabon in this article. Now, it's time for something radically different: clarity, trust, and transparency. Because at the end of…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (664+ words) In 1974, ecologist Garrett Hardin told a grim story about sustainability. The ship was sinking. There were too few lifeboats and too little food. The passengers faced a painful choice: take the drowning aboard and surely sink " or keep others out…...