Perth faces a drought of action over water use Stewart Dallas, Greywater & Wastewater Industry Group Perth’s water managers have declared that the city will be a leading “waterwise” city by 2030 but there is a lot of work to do to reach that goal, given that Perth has the second-highest per capita water consumption of any Australian capital city.
Why we must pull financial levers to build for a changing climate Suzanne Toumbourou, Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council Climate change is expensive business. The recent bushfires are estimated to have cost Australia $100 billion – so far. The big hailstorm that struck NSW and the ACT in January cost around $1.36 billion.
Nightingale Model & the cusp of big changes in housing Sandra Edmunds | 16 September 2016 The Nightingale Model is going gangbusters. This triple-bottom-line approach to developing innovative housing in inner-city Melbourne is gaining momentum across Australia with 11 projects now boasting a Nightingale licence, including…
Fact-checking Scott Morrison on affordable housing David Thorpe | 31 January 2017 The Australian Treasurer Scott Morrison has been seeking solutions to the problem of affordable housing in London. So let’s do some fact-checking on his position.
Passive House social housing at no extra cost – that’s the plan for Melbourne project Willow Aliento | 2 February 2017 A group of investors is using self-managed super funds to develop a social housing project in Melbourne at Passive House standards and at cost parity with conventional social housing.
Housing crisis: property industry finds some solutions but how well do they work Sandra Edmunds | 6 April 2017 Pop-up youth shelters in empty hotels. Portable homes on vacant land set aside for roads. Innovative solutions are appearing to tackle the affordable housing crisis in Sydney and Melbourne. But…
Social enterprise real estate agency launches in Sydney Willow Aliento | 17 April 2018 A real estate agency launched in Sydney last week aims to change the game on affordable housing by connecting those in need with investment property owners keen to be part of the solution.
Tax cuts insignificant in the face of Australia’s housing crisis Greg Budworth, Compass Housing Services | 28 May 2018 Despite growing consensus Australia’s housing system is broken, it failed to rate a mention in this year’s federal budget.
Youth homeless numbers are shocking and devastating – time to act Cameron Jewell | 1 August 2018 Almost one in six young people aged 15-19 has experienced homelessness, according to a new Mission Australia survey, with “devastating” and long-lasting effects for those experiencing the burden of insecure housing.
No Place Like Home – repairing Australia’s housing crisis Willow Aliento | 1 November 2018 BOOK REVIEW: Regular readers of The Fifth Estate who have been following our coverage of housing issues – around affordability, sustainability, homelessness and urban planning are going to love this book.
Affordable housing – some small moves to fix a big problem Willow Aliento | 21 November 2019 OXYGEN FILES: Australia is in the midst of a housing crisis and although affordable housing is generally considered a state and federal concern, local governments are now stepping up the plate.
