Social housing ‘will reduce domestic violence costs’
A report says social housing could save millions of dollars currently being spent to support domestic violence victims.
15 July, 2021
Infrastructure
Building Commissioner audits high risk apartments
The NSW government is auditing high risk apartment blocks as it attempts to clean up the building industry.
15 July, 2021
Councils get $350k in trial to cut planning assessment times
13 NSW councils have been given $350,000 each to speed up planning assessment times.
12 July, 2021
Smart bike technology to inform better cycling infrastructure
Victoria is launching the world’s largest trial of smart bike technology to improve cycling infrastructure.
12 July, 2021
Council collaboration targets sustainable development
A collaboration of Victorian councils has launched a bid to embed zero-carbon targets into state planning law.
5 July, 2021
Deloitte to deliver digital health gateway
Deloitte Consulting has won the contract to deliver the government’s new health information gateway.
5 July, 2021
Car park grants program ‘inappropriate’
A report has slammed the government’s administration of a grants program to fund commuter car parks.
30 June, 2021
Big data not being harnessed to improve infrastructure planning
Australia is failing to leverage big data to plan and deliver community infrastructure in urban areas
28 June, 2021
$1.95m for joint organisations in new funding round
There are concerns about the financial sustainability of joint organisations despite a new funding round.
28 June, 2021
Councils declare NSW budget a win for local government
NSW councils say the state budget contains measures that will empower local government to drive a locally led economic recovery.
24 June, 2021
Creative accounting hides $4b WestConnex blowout
The way WestConnex has been funded has under-stated the true cost of the project.
17 June, 2021
Work starts on Qld pumped hydro
Work has officially begun on a multi-million dollar pumped hydro project northwest of Townsville.
12 June, 2021
Report calls for end to ‘sugar-hit’ infrastructure investment
The expansion of Townsville Port is an example of courageous nation building, a think tank says.
10 June, 2021
Stop creating confrontational projects. They don’t work
Construction and infrastructure development do not need to be a zero-sum game where one party wins at the expense of the other.
7 June, 2021
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