A bid to amend plans for the final stage of the Barangaroo project would once again favour developers’ interests over the public interest. It shows how badly the planning process has been undermined.
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Amid the controversy over Sydney’s lockout laws, a program that looked out for people at risk of harm in the city’s nightlife precincts more than proved its worth.
The collection and analysis of data used for making policy should be independent and open to ensure public trust in decision-making. The debate over alcohol licensing shows why this matters.
For two decades, a competitive design process pioneered by Sydney City Council has been transforming the city skyline and, new research shows, raising standards as it goes.
Central City 2048 proposes one new rail line, three metro lines and almost 300,000 extra jobs for the new CBD, one of three proposed for metropolitan Sydney. Clearly, the investment needed is massive.
The Greater Sydney metropolis is envisaged as having three CBDs by mid-century, but an assessment of the proposed Central City around Parramatta shows how much work is needed to make that a reality.
Analysis of rents in Sydney shows that local residents are benefiting from the lockout laws, thanks to new entertainment hubs and nightlife.
Here’s why I’m supporting this weekend’s March for Science.
Sydney’s Sirius building - a brutalist classic, providing public housing with waterfront views - will soon be gone. Its loss speaks volumes about our contemporary values and architecture’s shift away from utopianism.
Our new analysis reveals nearly a third of full-time workers in Sydney commutes for more than 10 hours a week. Those workers are spending almost three full weeks a year just to get to and from work.
The dramatic siege in Sydney’s Martin Place played out in front of a global audience through real-time reporting by mainstream news outlets abetted by social media. Australian media academic Julie Posetti…
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Associate Professor in Urbanism and Infrastructure, ARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney
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Fellow, Grattan Institute
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Program director, Cities, Grattan Institute
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Global Director of Research, International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) and Research Associate, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ), University of Oxford
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Honorary associate, Sydney College of Arts, University of Sydney
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Professor and Deputy Director at National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, University of Canberra
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Head of Urbanism and Associate Professor of Urban Studies, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Professor of Planning, School of Built Environment, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Health Research Economics, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Director of Technology UTS Human Technology Institute, Professor of Mathematcis and Statistics, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor of Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in City Planning and Design, UNSW Sydney
