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A sustainable Australia depends on what happens in our cities – that’s why we need a national urban policy

26 August 2025

Robert Freestone, UNSW Sydney; Bill Randolph, UNSW Sydney, and Wendy Steele, RMIT University Australia has not had a national urban policy since the Rudd government. A troika of Liberal PMs followed. Tony Abbott wasn’t interested. Malcolm Turnbull didn’t quite live up to the hype but delivered cross-governmental City Deals and the Smart Cities and Suburbs […]

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Creating better outcomes for renters by reforming negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions

17 September 2024

This policy discussion paper argues that the Commonwealth is underutilising its taxation powers in relation to the welfare of rental housing tenants.

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People want to recycle – it’s the infrastructure holding us back

05 July 2024

Campaigns like ‘Plastic Free July’ urge us to reduce our plastic waste by avoiding single use food packaging, sorting and separating our plastic waste, and recycling responsibly – but is the infrastructure there to make the difference?

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Australia’s skilled migration policy changed how and where migrants settle

12 January 2024

Understanding where cultural diversity occurs and how quickly people are being assimilated can help policymakers to ensure resources are fairly distributed and communities’ resilience enhanced.

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Introducing new Centre for Urban Research Director Professor Libby Porter

11 January 2024

With the start of the new year, we are welcoming a new Director to the Centre for Urban Research, Professor Libby Porter.