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Roe 8 fails the tests of responsible 21st-century infrastructure planning

  • Written by: Peter Newman, Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University

The Beeliar Group of professors formed recently to oppose the building of a new highway, called Roe 8, through an important wetland and woodland regional park in Perth’s southern suburbs. They have joined a very active campaign, adding substance to the passion of community activists.

A statement by the Beeliar Group explains:

The...

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Rental insecurity: why fixed long-term leases aren't the answer

  • Written by: Chris Martin, Research Fellow, Housing Policy and Practice, UNSW
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The insecurity of rental housing and unsatisfactory condition of many properties are receiving much-deserved media attention following the release of a national survey of tenants.

However, the stock response to the insecurity this revealed – longer fixed-term agreements – is not the answer. The solution to the failure of existing legal...

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Where art meets industry: protecting the spectacular rock art of the Burrup Peninsula

  • Written by: Jo McDonald, Director, Centre for Rock Art Research + Management, University of Western Australia

Murujuga, also known as the Burrup Peninsula, on the mid-west coast of Western Australia, is a special place. Home to over one million Indigenous engravings on piles of ancient boulders, the landscape is of great cultural significance to the Ngarda-Ngarli – people speaking Ngarluma, Injabarndi, Mardudunhera, Yaburara and Wong-Goo-Tt-Oo...

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