Federal election victory may be invalidated

Federal Finance Minister Josh FRydenberg and rookie Liberal Party member Gladys Liu’s victory in this year’s federal election met a judicial challenge at the last minute. Oliver Yates, an independent candidate in the Kooyong constituency where Fleidenbo is located, has partnered with a mysterious voter in the Chisholm constituency in Liao, to initiate a lawsuit,…

Patchwork of city transactions or national settlement strategies: What is most beneficial to our growing city?

Unlike the UK, Australia does not have a lasting national urban policy tradition, and we sometimes import policies from it. The Commonwealth government has long been intervening in cities, from addressing housing shortages to funding urban infrastructure, but has always avoided adopting formal national settlement strategies. Sometimes the Commonwealth claims that there are no constitutional…