The anti-corruption wind has also hit Australia! Prime Minister Morrison personally ordered all government departments to open large companies to entertain the secret records of senior officials, which requires that civil servants who receive more than 50 Australian dollars worth of gifts must be open to see what the most civil servants in Australia receive.…
Since 2000, Australia’s planning department has overseen the massive re-division of industrial land in the inner city, paving the way for mixed-use residential development. They claim that the central industrial space is outdated in the post-industrial economy driven by knowledge, finance and real estate. Rezoning provides people with access to jobs and services, slowing urban…
Our buildings can help or hinder our health and productivity. For example, we may be affected by daylight passages, air quality, natural connections and acoustics. Most complaints about space – about temperature, noise, strange smells and even the degree of exposure we feel – are related to these factors. “People-oriented design” and “healthy” buildings are…
The late rebound prompted the Australian stock market to rise for the third consecutive trading day on Thursday, continuing the rebound of Monday’s decline. Despite the news on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1% on Wednesday, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were also strengthening. The Australian stock market opened lower,…
Today, Prime Minister Morrison will fly to East Timor to participate in the celebration of the 20th anniversary of East Timor’s independence. Twenty years ago, when East Timor voted for independence from Indonesia, Australia led international joint forces to station in the area to protect peace. The peacekeeping force also hit local pro-Indonesian militia. During…
One analyst expects Melbourne to ushered in double-digit house price growth early next year, even if there is no other interest rate cut. Louis Christopher, general manager of SQM Research, said the growth momentum since the May election was accelerating. “I don’t rule out the possibility of a new housing boom,” he said. He said…
Prime Minister Morrison said on Wednesday that if the world is to properly deal with climate change, then China needs to address carbon emissions. He said that the greenhouse effect is stateless and the world will be affected. According to the Paris Agreement signed by the countries, Beijing is not obliged to start reducing emissions…
Sydney’s building shouts: Deutsche Bank, MLC, Ernst & Young, ANZ, Suncorp. Perth’s high-rise buildings are like a mining index: BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Woodside. In Melbourne, the investor’s residential skyscrapers constitute a large number of newly developed, names including Aurora, Verve, Empire and Vision – these names are timeless (and nowhere). The recent renovation of…
Square Introduction Melbourne’s Federation Square was listed on the Victorian National Heritage List only 17 years after its completion. The promotion of the status of the estate is due to the proposal for a downtown website proposed by the now abandoned Apple Store. Heritage considerations will now lead this important public space, widely known as…
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) warned that the rest of the world, such as Australia, will be threatened by the Sino-US trade war. New research shows that Australians are still reluctant to go to nearby shopping malls to get tax rebates. Drop it. On August 27th, the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of…