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The spatial and productivity implications of AI disruption

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Planning for growth: when to use housing capacity targets and when to use projections

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Housing builds neighbourhoods. Employment lands keep cities working.

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The Sydney suburbs most exposed to AI disruption

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The report by consultancy SGS Economics and Planning found city-based employees in finance, professional services, technology and business services are most likely to see their jobs change due to AI. Those workers and industries have been largely shielded from job displacements triggered by structural economic shifts in recent decades.

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Cities in motion: Pat Fensham's reflections from Tokyo, Glasgow, London and Lyon

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From Tokyo’s public systems to Scotland’s case for economic independence, Pat Fensham reflects on how four cities work, change and hold together, and how they compare with Australian cities.

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The value of municipal markets

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Community Infrastructure, Employment, Retail

Understanding the value of municipal markets and the businesses they create matters for two decisions: whether to continue investing in them and whether to open new municipal markets in communities across Australia.

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From cloud to concrete: The planner’s role in data centres

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Community Infrastructure, Employment, Environment

Every swipe, tap and click runs through a data centre. We check the weather, scan the news, load a map — and somewhere, a building full of servers does the work. The question planners have a role in is where the buildings should go and who benefits.

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Counting on it: What tonight’s Census means for our cities and regions

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Tonight, millions of households across Australia will complete the Census. To mark the occasion, we asked our team what they are most interested in learning from this year's Census.

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Growing Community Wealth Building in Port Adelaide Enfield

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City of Port Adelaide Enfield is undergoing rapid growth. It has a diverse, productive business base, strong anchor institutions, and an unprecedented wave of inbound investment on the way, creating real opportunity for Community Wealth Building and other new approaches to economic development to benefit people, place and planet.

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