Safe, adequate, affordable and appropriate housing is critical to health, wellbeing and social and economic security. However, many Australians cannot find housing in the private market and the social housing system is under-resourced and manifestly unable to meet demand.” – Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), A conceptual analysis of social housing as infrastructure It’s…
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Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta and local partner Blight Rayner have been chosen to design the new $150 million theatre in South Bank. The team will deliver the design for the new 1500-seat theatre after being chosen from a shortlist that included Kerry Hill Architects, M3 and the London-based AL_A. The Queensland cultural precinct, designed by celebrated Brisbane…
Initial site investigations for Melbourne’s $50 billion Suburban Rail Loop will start in the second half of 2019 with specific station locations for the underground network yet to be finalised. The Andrews’ government announced the transport project on Facebook last August, laying out plans to connect with every major rail line from the Frankston line to…
QBCC had changed its tune in earlier this year and had now began flexing its muscles to the companies who had not responded to urgent show-cause notices issued by the QBCC in April. British construction giant Laing O’Rourke had its licence suspended by the QBCC in March. The regulator reinstalled its licence after the builder was…