National affairs
8 April 2015
With a dramatically rising population and falling infrastructure spending, the pressure for action is growing, writes Tim Colebatch
Books & arts
6 September 2013
What can Australians do? They used to make radios, TV sets and Volkswagens, writes Jock Given. After 2016, they won’t even be making Falcons
Essays & reportage
12 December 2012
Australia’s largest cities still rely heavily on massive investments in rail before the second world war. With renewed interest in rail as a way of dealing with congestion,…
National affairs
2 November 2011
Former Qantas chief economist Tony Webber looks at the real problems behind the Qantas shutdown
National affairs
28 September 2011
The Henry Report spelt out a series of tax reforms that would increase environmental and social sustainability, writes Josh Dowse. It’s great ammunition for a…
25 July 2011
It’s becoming much easier to fly within Africa, writes Xan Rice as he visits the world’s newest nation
Essays & reportage
2 June 2011
The federal government is showing signs of getting back into the urban planning business, reports Margaret Simons
3 February 2011
It is the world’s largest annual migration of people – tens of millions of Chinese migrant workers reuniting with their families to celebrate the Lunar New Year.…
National affairs
23 November 2010
Public–private partnerships have turned out to be an expensive way of plugging infrastructure gaps, writes Nicholas Gruen. The evidence shows that governments need…
Books & arts
7 October 2010
Peter Spearritt looks at how traffic engineers and apartment developers are degrading Australian cities
National affairs
1 July 2010
Forty-one mayors and a state government in crisis means that no one is in charge of Sydney, writes Jim Colman
9 February 2010
The congestion charge has helped make London work better for commuters, writes Frank Bongiorno
Essays & reportage
22 October 2009
If you want to find out what’s happening in Australia’s cities today, don’t go to the glossy planning documents, writes Peter Spearritt