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

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Community Benefit Sharing: A Path to Equitable Development

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Reflecting on a year of impact

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LGiU Australia Live Q&A Event I Beyond the council plan: creating impact with a corporate plan I 3 June 2021

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What does good corporate planning look like? How can you go beyond the council plan and have more impact? Join LGiU Australia on Thursday 3 June and hear expert panellists Zoe Pappas, Ricky Tozer and Phil Medley discuss practical tips for getting the most out of your strategic planning.

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Employment precincts have a greater economic value than you probably think, and they will play an essential role in Australia’s post-COVID economy

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Employment

As Australia's economy starts to recover from a COVID-19 recession, voices calling to cut red tape and increase flexibility in employment and industrial zones are getting louder. Two recurrent myths often espoused to advocate for changes to employment land zoning are incorrect. Here is why.

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The affordable housing beacon we sailed past

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Housing

Australia has an excellent example of an inclusionary zoning scheme that delivered affordable housing for 25 years, but we've missed opportunities to replicate it. This year, Australia’s first foray into ‘inclusionary zoning’ celebrates its 25th anniversary. The City West Affordable Housing Scheme...

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South Melbourne Market COVID-19 impacts and recovery

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Retail

New anonymised mobility insights data shows the number of visitors and how they access the South Melbourne Market changed significantly during the COVID-19 lockdown. Some of these trends are yet to return to pre-COVID-19 levels.

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What does population density mean for gender equality at work?

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Employment

This International Women’s Day, new research shows that workforce gender segregation is greater in Australia's suburbs and regions, while inner cities have a much more integrated workforce. This insight should strengthen policy makers' resolve to create successful, compact and diverse population and employment centres throughout our capital and regional cities.

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Why we need a betterment levy in NSW: better late than never

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The NSW Productivity Commission in November released its final report on the Review of Infrastructure Contributions in NSW (PC Review). It controversially ruled out capturing a share of windfall gains made from rezonings or the granting of additional development, even though this is widely used in voluntary planning agreements (VPAs) and state infrastructure contributions (SIC). Planning controls ration access to development rights for the benefit and amenity of the community, and enable those...

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