(2014) Councils Should Earn the Right to Survive
Council amalgamation is off the agenda in NSW. A core promise before the 2011 election by Premier O’Farrell that there would be no forced amalgamations.
(2014) Why is Sydney Housing Unaffordable?
According to the public policy focused McKell Institute, twenty years ago it took three times the median salary to buy a house in Sydney. Now it takes nine times, a higher ratio than in London or New York at the peak of the market.
(2014) Paul Katz – A Towering Legacy
Paul Katz (1957-2014), who suddenly died on November 20 following a brief battle with cancer, was one of the world’s great architects. In his 57 years Katz moved from his native South Africa and studies in Israel and the United States to become the global leader of architects Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), overseeing some of the most exciting and innovative designs of any firm anywhere, realising many of the world’s tallest buildings and most significant urban renewal projects.