By Bill Randolph, Director, City Futures Research Centre. Originally published in the Sydney Morning Herald. Gough Whitlam once wrote that “a citizen’s real standard of living, his children’s opportunities for education and self-improvement …are determined not by his income, not by the hours he works, but by where he lives.” In the 40 years that […]
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Crtl+H the tax reform debate: find ‘GST’; replace with ‘land tax’
November 10th, 2015 · No Comments · Affordability, Government, Housing
Here’s a tip for Federal and State politicians, and the people who advise them. Take the current debate on tax reform. Hit Ctrl+H. Find ‘GST’, replace with ‘land tax’. Hit return. Now you’ve got a positive agenda for tax reform.
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Metro governance and planning
October 28th, 2015 · No Comments · Cities, Government, Planning reform
By Bill Randolph, Director, City Futures Research Centre. This a revised version of an address given at the Cities Roundtable with the Minister for Cities and the Built Environment, Melbourne School of Design. The way in which our cities are governed is probably the most critical issue in determining how well we collectively respond to […]
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New Minister for Cities and the Built Environment
September 21st, 2015 · 1 Comment · Cities, Government
As well as having a new Prime Minister, and a new ministry, we now have for the first time a Minister for Cities and the Built Environment. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has appointed the Hon Jamie Briggs MP to the new role, and signalled a renewed engagement by the Federal Government in urban policy, including […]
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