National affairs
Anywhere but Melbourne?
Peter Mares
28 January 2026
Higher taxes and new tenancy laws are driving out investors, says the property industry. But state government decisions have made this the best capital for renters and first home…
National affairs
The battle for Melbourne
Peter Mares
15 May 2025
An inquiry into planning reform in Victoria’s upper house cuts to the heart of Australia’s housing debates
Essays & reportage
“If we care for Country, it will care for us”
Sarah Barns
17 August 2021
What happens when the idea of Country is integrated into how Australian cities are planned?
Books & arts
Revolutionary Sydney
Andrew Dodd
3 February 2015
Books | Three men and a city in turmoil. Andrew Dodd reviews two new books about Sydney’s formative years
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