preface Early European design influenced the use of shading and ventilation strategies. The wraparound balconies and typical queenslanders are examples of responses to the harsh Australian summer. This design response is often matched by children playing under a lawn sprinkler or sleeping on a balcony to catch the night wind. The rise of air conditioning…
Australia’s central bank (RBA) announced a small cut in consumer spending and economic growth, this is the fourth cut this year. The reserve bank of Australia blamed a combination of drought, high taxes and low investment for continuing weak incomes. Unconventional monetary policy may be in advance The reserve bank of Australia said it was…
According to the latest polls, both parties are now tied at 50 percent. Labor’s fortunes have changed as prime minister Morrison has mishandled his handling of drought and the recession. The government’s multi-billion dollar drought relief package failed to impress voters, according to Australian reports. Labour, for its part, last week released a report into…