Honorary Associate Professor in Planning, University of Queensland and, University of Sydney
I am Associate Professor in Planning at the University of Sydney and the University of Queensland. I have previously been Planning Program Director at UQ and UTS. Before academia, I held planning policy positions in the UK Department of the Environment and the NSW Departments of Development, Treasury, and Planning.
Will the population freeze allow our big cities to catch up on infrastructure?
Oct 29, 2020 10:01 am UTC| Economy
The 2020 federal budget forecasts Australias population growth will slow to almost zero over several years because of COVID-19 and related restrictions. This leads to the question: will this period allow the big cities to...
Our cities fall short on sustainability, but planning innovations offer local solutions
Dec 16, 2018 10:26 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Thirty years after the landmark Brundtland report, the debate on urban sustainability continues. Urban planners are still grappling with the challenges of making our cities sustainable. Urban sustainability is an...
Making small cities bigger will help better distribute Australia's 25 million people
Aug 08, 2018 12:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The knowledge economy has concentrated skilled people in large cities such as Melbourne. This has meant such cities take most of Australias jobs, leading to what has been dubbed agglomeration economies where knowledge and...
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well
Political donations rules are finally in the spotlight – here’s what the government should do