Eliza Booth – Infrastructure.com.au Bushfires have taken a massive toll on Australia’s economy and well-being The Federal Government has announced it will establish a new recovery agency with an initial $2 billion funding to assist and coordinate in rebuilding communities following a destructive start to the bushfire season. Thousands of homes and residences have been…
Executive summary Key points The private rental sector (PRS) is the fastest growing part of the Australian housing system, increasing by 17 per cent 2011–2016, more than twice the rate of household growth (7 per cent), continuing a trend observed since 2001. There is longer-term structural change in the private rental market, notably an increased…
Your late afternoon meeting scheduled for an hour has crept over the 75-minute mark with no clear end in sight. You know you still have a time-sensitive email to send off, and now you’re going to have to make the choice between leaving late or pulling out your laptop after dinner. On the outside, you’re…
The City of Gold Coast has bowed to public pressure and recommended a reduction in building heights for properties along popular Jefferson Lane at Palm Beach. In the final council meeting of 2019, councillors unanimously backed proposed amendments to the city plan that will change residential zoned land from medium density to low–medium density. The…
NDIS Provider Registration and Practice Standards Rules 2019 have arrived just in time for Christmas. We had heard for some time that the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission was considering changes to the NDIS (Provider Registration and Practice Standards) Rules 2018. Well, the NDIS (Provider Registration and Practice Standards) Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Rules…
AHRI surveyed its members about diversity initiatives in their workplaces. Here’s what it found out. A survey by the Australian HR Institute (AHRI) and Macquarie Business School talked to AHRI members about the ways that Australian organisations are pursuing diversity. It reveals the good and the bad in current trends on workplace diversity and inclusion.…
The Urban Developer Australia’s housing market is now five months into its recovery, as Sydney and Melbourne drive the turnaround with values up by 2.7 and 2.2 per cent respectively for the month of November. The national index recorded an increase of 1.7 per cent for the month, with all capital cities but Darwin recording…
The Urban Developer Work on a new $13 million Youth Foyer for young people at risk of homelessness on the Gold Coast has turned the first sod. The Queensland government purchased the site for $2.6 million in 2017, with plans for completion of the Southport-based project originally slated by the end of this year. Read…
Top 100 Take Parliament House We chat to the Members of PowerHousing Australia about the importance of upskilling women, and how we can prevent homeless from today. We spoke to the Members of PowerHousing Australia about the importance of upskilling women, and preventing those aged over 55 from remaining as the largest demographic on the…
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