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    How far to the next electric vehicle charging station?
    How far to the next electric vehicle charging station?

    You’re ready for your first long road trip with your new electric vehicle. But there are nagging questions in your mind. “What if I can’t find an available charging station when I need it?” “What if the charger doesn’t work?”


    Developers aren’t paying enough to offset impacts on koalas and other endangered species
    Developers aren’t paying enough to offset impacts on koalas and other endangered species

    Developers are commonly required to “offset” their impacts on biodiversity. They can do this in two ways.


    Why is it so hard for Local Aboriginal Land Councils to develop land when the public needs are huge?
    Why is it so hard for Local Aboriginal Land Councils to develop land when the public needs are huge?

    Some of the largest landowners across New South Wales are Local Aboriginal Land Councils. Given the acute needs for housing and infrastructure, it’s time the state government enabled these land councils to play a greater role in development.


    Turning the housing crisis around: How a circular economy can give us affordable, sustainable homes
    Turning the housing crisis around: How a circular economy can give us affordable, sustainable homes

    Households across Australia are struggling with soaring energy and housing costs and a lack of housing options.


    YIMBYs and NIMBYs unite! You can have both heritage protection and more housing
    YIMBYs and NIMBYs unite! You can have both heritage protection and more housing

    Heritage conservation has been blamed for making the housing crisis worse by standing in the way of new, higher-density housing. But protecting heritage and increasing housing should be complementary objectives. Heritage suffers when not enjoyed by our growing communities. Housing suffers when not shaped by our communal heritage.


    Road transport is way off track for net zero
    Road transport is way off track for net zero

    The need to cut the emissions driving climate change is urgent, but it’s proving hard to decarbonise road transport in Australia.


    Why land zoning in Queensland hasn’t been effective for improving urban density
    Why land zoning in Queensland hasn’t been effective for improving urban density

    For almost a century, zoning has been the key tool used by urban planners to influence how our cities grow and change. Our newly published research looked at whether zoning is effective at guiding new urban growth patterns.


    Why is Barbie's DreamHouse so creepy?
    Why is Barbie's DreamHouse so creepy?

    A mass of hot pink emerges violently amid the green foliage, palm trees and shrubbery. Located in Malibu, the oceanfront Barbie DreamHouse created by Airbnb is the latest in a series of global marketing stunts to promote Greta Gerwig’s new film Barbie, the first live-action adventure movie about the iconic Mattel doll.


    Australia’s hidden housing crisis: Survivors of modern slavery have few safe places to turn
    Australia’s hidden housing crisis: Survivors of modern slavery have few safe places to turn

    Australia is not immune to the rapidly growing global problem of modern slavery. In fact, new research has found the number of people living in modern slavery has more than doubled in the past four years, rising to an estimated 41,000.


    Can the new High Speed Rail Authority deliver after 4 decades of costly studies?
    Can the new High Speed Rail Authority deliver after 4 decades of costly studies?

    Australia’s new High Speed Rail Authority comes into being today. Created by the Albanese government, the authority and its newly named board have been set a challenging task: “bring high-speed rail to reality”.


    Vertical schools are increasingly common. This is what students want in ‘high’ school design
    Vertical schools are increasingly common. This is what students want in ‘high’ school design

    The traditional idea of a one-or-two-storey school, spread over a vast campus is no longer an option for some new schools. Population growth and a lack of land in urban areas mean some schools have to go up.


    Outer suburbs’ housing cost advantage vanishes when you add in transport
    Outer suburbs’ housing cost advantage vanishes when you add in transport

    When we talk about transport, it’s usually about time spent commuting and not the out-of-pocket costs. While housing is typically the biggest household cost, spending on transport is the second- or third-largest cost – and these costs are inextricably linked.


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