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13th October 2023
Australian Housing Sector gathers to find A Way Forward
… around 1300 leaders from across the Australian housing and homelessness sectors to examine and plot A Way Forward … concurrently. NSW Rental Commissioner Trina Jones later built on this theme, urging Australia to ‘allow 1000 flowers … people living with disabilities and others); planning, design and environmental considerations; financing and …
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2nd October 2022
How linking housing, infrastructure and transport policies can improve Australia's urban productivity
… How linking housing, infrastructure and transport policies can improve Australia's urban … Two large transport infrastructure projects previously built in Melbourne demonstrate the impact of transport … impact on leisure, promotion of culture and sustaining the environment . This Brief incorporates material previously …
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22nd November 2022
Can welfare reform really give consumers housing choice?
… housing choice? In countries such as the UK, the USA and Denmark there have been moves towards more individualised … – to create market signals and quasi-choices in the design of government services (e.g. choice based letting in … Equity schemes or the First Home Owners Grant to newly built dwellings only. An example is the Western Australian …
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19th October 2022
Reducing the energy costs of rental housing
… costs of rental housing With energy costs for home heating and cooling likely to be high for some time, particularly … lung cancers and asthma attacks , particularly in built up areas with high concentrations of homes that rely on … guidelines issued by the NSW Department of Planning and Environment permit ‘ slow combustion wood burning heaters …
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31st July 2023
Understanding the housing policy levers of Commonwealth, state and territory, and local government
… the housing policy levers of Commonwealth, state and territory, and local government Overview The Commonwealth … the legal technical provisions for the construction and design of structures throughout Australia. The Nationwide … make payments so that affordable housing projects can be built elsewhere. Stamp duty and Land Tax State/territory …
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7th March 2019
Are greyfield suburbs the key to housing our growing population?
… of accommodating this growing population is by rebuilding and regenerating ‘greyfield’ suburbs. These middle suburbs of … owned and occupied residential building stock, usually built between the late 1940s and the 1970s, that is failing … development ‘requires a risk averse approach and therefore design innovation is infrequent; familiarity and lowered …
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27th July 2020
Implementing environmental sustainability objectives in Australian cities now, and into the future
… sustainability objectives in Australian cities now, and into the future Urban policy frameworks across Australia … Australian cities have grown rapidly, extending the built environment into former greenfield sites, increasing the …
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27th July 2020
Building cities whose form reflects the cultures, lifestyles and future needs of Australians
… cities whose form reflects the cultures, lifestyles and future needs of Australians City policies typically focus … in the traditional domains of urban policy. This Brief on ‘Built Environment Design’ aims to identify the ways the physical …
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