The Government of Singapore recently announced its 2030 Green Plan, a whole-of-nation movement to combat the effects of climate change. The Green Plan sets goals which will affect Singaporeans in…
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Ever wonder why your pesky neighbour got away with building 3-storeys when the rules clearly state a maximum of 2? Here we look at why Development Controls are and should…
Beddown and other forms of social and affordable housing require a yes in my back yard, or YIMBY mindset more than any other form of development. While luxury and market…
The World’s Greenest residential building is coming to Brisbane! and includes over 20,000 plants….? Wait… Brisbane? YES! you read that correctly. ARIA Property Group’s ambitious, bold and innovative proposal –…
Today, Saturday 11th July, is World Population Day. It seeks to “focus attention on the urgency and importance if population issues.” “The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the world’s…
As we work towards reducing the gender pay gap in Australia, we are far from creating equal opportunities for women, as we expand the gap through other means. Celebrating Women…
While global cities are responding to changing lifestyles, affordability and environmental challenges by adapting their zoning and housing policies, we seem to be moving in the opposite direction. We are…
Since when, in Australia is living at home a luxury available to just a few? By home, we mean a place you call your home. For some of us, it’s…
If you SUPPORT housing AFFORDABILITY, CHOICE and DIVERSITY, we urge you to OBJECT to the ban on townhouses in low density residential areas of Brisbane, as proposed in Major Amendment…
In recognition of International Women’s Day, we would like to highlight some of the very important facts when it comes to housing inequality, housing affordability and homelessness among women in…
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By Natalie Rayment It’s the century of the city, a decade of densification in an urban millennium. In the space of a New York Minute, cities are growing up fast. …
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