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Planning public toilets: An inconvenient necessity for local governments

Insights Community Infrastructure Health

We can't have housing without thinking about sustainable cities

Insights Housing

Australia’s rental crisis reaches new heights: 2024 Rental Affordability Index

Insights For Purpose Housing

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SGS Economics and Planning Australias Creative Industries

Australia’s creative sector can lead post COVID-19 recovery, but it needs immediate support

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Arts and Culture

The creative and cultural industries sector has been hit hard by the COVID-19 restrictions in Australia and internationally. The diverse creative workforce has an important role in Australia’s post COVID-19 recovery. Here are five ideas on how to support the creative and cultural industry sector in Australia and boost local economies.

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Insight from 30 years in business: You need more than generic data to understand and solve societal issues

Insights

Australia’s cities, regions and policy challenges are becoming increasingly complex. Thankfully, we have more data tracking activities in our cities than ever before, which has helped improve how we understand and model what might happen in the future. However, data alone does not deliver the insights required to understand and solve pressing issues.

SGS Economics and Planning work from home article

Where are people working from home, and how could this reshape Australia’s cities and regions?

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Employment

New data by SGS shows the locations where Australian residents were regularly working from home before the pandemic. This analysis is a step towards understanding how working remotely could reshape the form and structure of Australia’s cities and regions.

SGS Economics and Planning Climate Change

LIVE Q&A EVENT: Adapting to Australia's Changing Climate I Tues 10 Nov 2020

Events

Environment

Join panellists Emma Herd, Professor Tom Kompas, Dr Dan Zwartz, Clive Attwater and John Brockhoff as they discuss practical ways governments and organisations can respond to the irreversible effects of climate change and take steps to mitigate further change...

SGS Economics and Planning Vibrant Communities

LIVE Q&A EVENT: Shaping Vibrant Places and Precincts I Thurs 5 Nov 2020

Events

How do we create opportunity from dual health and economic crises and achieve more just, inclusive and prosperous places and local economies? In this event, panellists Dr Ingo Kumic, Phoebe Harrison, Max Hardy and Pat Fensham explore this very question - from governance models to deliberative engagement and cross-sector economic recovery and regeneration. This is a free live stream Q&A event moderated by SGS Senior Associate & Partner Liz Mackevicius. Watch event recording...

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LIVE Q&A EVENT: Investing for Purpose and Impact I Wed 4 Nov 2020

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For Purpose

COVID-19 has accelerated economic, social and environmental change, presenting new opportunities and challenges for cities and regions. Panellists Peter Colacino, Mitra Anderson-Oliver, Andrew McDougall, and Kim Bowater discuss how governments and organisations can stimulate economies by investing in high impact projects that are great for people and great for the planet. This was a free live stream Q&A event moderated by SGS CEO Alison Holloway. Watch the event recording...

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