US greenfields lobby group Demographia has once again taken a simplistic approach to housing affordability in its Annual International Housing Affordability Survey this year, laying blame of issues to planning, according to the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA).
THE Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) last week said it welcomes the Federal Government's fresh focus on improving the lives of city-dwellers, but believes leadership and funding is needed to tackle some of the bigger issues of the twenty-first century.
THE Australian Government last week said its $350 million commitment for new large-scale solar projects has generated significant interest in the sector, with high-quality proposals now set to advance to the next stage.
THE Australian Government has announced that applications are now being accepted under Round Three of the $1 billion National Stronger Regions Fund for funding priority infrastructure projects in disadvantaged regional communities.
FOLLOWING an upwardly revised increase of 2.3 per cent in September, the number of new dwellings approved in October increased by 3.9 per cent, in seasonally adjusted terms, according to the latest figures released this month by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
THE Australian Government last week announced $293 million to fund 111 projects to help deliver economic benefits to communities around Australia through Round Two of the National Stronger Regions Fund.
THE Australian Government last week released a discussion paper on ways of maximising value for money from its investments in northern Australia's infrastructure through private sector involvement.
AUSTRALIAN Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia, Josh Frydenberg, last week announced the release of a consultation paper to seek feedback on the proposed design and operation of the $5 billion Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF).
THE Australian Government will call for expressions of interest from the private sector to participate in the $600 million Northern Australia Roads Programme, Minister for Major Projects Paul Fletcher announced last week.
IT will be easier to for local governments to understand the economic value of urban greening following the launch last week of Australia's first Economic Framework for Green Infrastructure.
FOLLOWING a downwardly revised decrease of 8.1 per cent in August, the number of new dwellings approved in September increased by 2.2 per cent, in seasonally adjusted terms, according to the latest figures released last week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
THE Australian Government has issued a new Statement of Expectations to Infrastructure Australia for the period 1 November 2015 to 30 June 2017.
CARS and trucks are choking Australian cities costing billions of dollars in traffic congestion, harming human health and adding to greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report from the Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA).
