As Melbourne hosted the EcoCity World Summit this week, we may be thinking about the progress Australia has made in achieving sustainable urbanization. Australian metropolitan planning has long recognized the urban geographer Clive Foster as what is called a “compact urban consensus”. This is a commitment to an integrated, well-designed, low-energy city with high usage…
Labour leader Shawton will announce plans to impose a special tax of 640 million Australian dollars on big banks and financial institutions. Special taxes are used to support victims who are exploited by the financial industry. The Federal Opposition believes this is the best way to respond to the Royal Commission investigation. The special tax…
Prime Minister Morrison is expected to announce today that the government will open a green light to expand the snow-capped hydropower project. The expansion of the Snow Mountain Hydropower Project is expected to total a total investment of A$1.38 billion, which is funded by the federal government. It is expected that after the completion…