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26 October 2010
The accepted approach to ecologically sustainable development requires environmental, social and economic factors to be considered together in an integrated decision-making process.File Size:
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15 October 2010
Our assessment of the proposed amendments to the Airports Act is that it fails to adequately respond to the recommendations of the recent Senate Committee Inquiry into the effectiveness of Airservices Australias management of aircraft noise.File Size:
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06 October 2010
The bill's failure to recognise property rights as a human right is a serious oversight.File Size:
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01 September 2010
This is a response to federal proposals to limit free speech through greater regulation of lobbying.File Size:
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01 September 2010
Identifying the problems and proposing solutions. A submission by the Urban Taskforce to the Productivity Commission in response to its issues paper: Performance Benchmarking of Australian Business Regulation: Planning, Zoning and Development Assessments.File Size:
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22 June 2010
The potential for the Commonwealth to endorse holistic environmental protection strategies, and thereby removing the need for dual approvals will go some way to improving investor confidence in state land release policies.File Size:
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10 May 2010
Any policy solution must boost overall home supply and help both those looking for rental housing as well as those aspiring to own their own home. Subsidies that are funded by levies or restrictions on other forms of housing are grossly inequitable and will lead to a decline in overall housing affordability. It is crucial that no new affordable housing levies be imposed.File Size:
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07 May 2010
The National Broadband Network Implementation Study seriously undermines government plans to require new urban development projects to help cover the costs of the broadband network.File Size:
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07 May 2010
The NBN Implementation Study offers absolutely no support to the government's proposal for developers to cover the costs of 'backhaul'.File Size:
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