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While fire safety remains a top priority for all involved in the construction sector, it is by no means a one-size-fits-all proposition. Here is a selection of some of the latest products and systems designed to help specifiers meet their obligations in this area. In 2024, as even the most cursory glance of the NCC would confirm, fire control is a complex business.
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There is little doubt Australia is in the midst of a profound housing crisis, one that has been decades in the making.
Following the lead of countries like New Zealand and the United Kingdom, Australian states and territories are moving slowly towards improving the basic quality and performance of rental housing.
War brings not just unimaginable human suffering, but also the destruction of significant heritage sites.
More than 52 million hectares of land across Australia is degraded. Degraded land lacks biodiversity and the natural balance of healthy ecosystems, making it unfit for wildlife or cultivation. This means we are losing the benefits that healthy ecosystems provide for nature and people.
Security and access control solutions in commercial settings are rapidly evolving as customers seek more seamless, efficient, and adaptable options. This comes as we see complex security needs such as office spaces shared by multiple tenants with differing risk profiles. A layered approach to security and access control is often recommended, integrating smart technology with physical barriers.
The cheap fares will apply to all trips on buses, light rail, trains, and ferries, over any distance, in cities and towns that are part of the Translink network.
In March 2021, then-Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese declared “cities policy has been one of the abiding passions of my time in public life”. He promised a new national urban policy framework if Labor was elected.
Less than 1% of the 12 million Australians who travelled to work on Census Day in 2021 rode a bicycle to get there.
Post-COVID housing stress has been especially intense in Queensland. Brisbane property prices have climbed by 65% since the pandemic began. That’s almost double the Australian capital city average (34%).
More than 2,000 people are now feared dead after a huge landslide buried a village in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, Australia’s nearest neighbour. Rescue efforts are being stymied by the fact the land is still sliding and moving. The disaster has cut the main road into the mountainous region.
Whether it’s the offices we work in, the stores we shop at or even the cafe we frequent each week, commercial spaces are where we tend to spend most of our time, second only to our own home. The factors that make a space “commercial” are many and varied, meaning everything from workplaces to hotels, restaurants and even sporting venues can be considered commercial.
