Urban planners, governments and developers are increasingly interested in making cities “livable”. But which features contribute to livability? Which areas of the city are the least livable and most livable? The various livability rankings (which Australia tends to do well) do not provide much useful guidance. In the recently released report “Creating Livable Cities in…
Driven by the downsizing and relocation of companies, this trend is expected to push up the vacancy rate in cities across the country, and as incentives increase, this will eventually put pressure on value. Charter Keck Kramer’s country director Steve Kingston said that as tenants begin to make critical decisions about the space needed, sublet…
New tax measures Income tax relief: The government is expected to retrospect the “Phase 2” tax cuts originally scheduled to begin in July 2022 to July 1, 2020, and the “Phase 3” tax cuts that will begin in 2024 will also Implement in advance. This means that the threshold of the 32.5% tax rate has…
The 2020 municipal council elections in Victoria, covering 4.33 million voters, are in full swing. Ballot packages will be mailed tomorrow. This is the first time that all elections in Victoria will be completed by mail. Commissioner of the Election Commission Warwick Gately encouraged voters to vote as soon as possible. After the voter receives…