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People Power - Securing the future of our cities.
29 March 2011
The Federal Government has indicated that its forthcoming "Sustainable Population Strategy" may declare that some regions have reached their carrying capacity. Sydney, Melbourne and South East Queensland have been named and concerns have also been raised about other cities.
Cleaning Up
21 December 2010
Reforming the Contaminated Land Management Act 1997 to encourage the redevelopment and remediation of more sites. A policy paper from Urban Taskforce Australia.'Liability for hazardous substance clean-ups, like the flu, eventually seems to get round to everyone with any contact with the infected site.'
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A national urban policy that works
07 May 2011
The forthcoming National Urban Policy should be an opportunity to fix our cities once and for all, with a strong program of Commonwealth infrastructure investment and the microeconomic reform of Australias tired land use planning laws.Download Document (1.1M PDF)
Liveable Centres
03 April 2009
A bias against residential development in major urban centres.Choice Free Zone
19 May 2008
Allan Fels slams shopping centre laws in a new expert report.
