Category: Current Issues

ACT Land and Property Services chief executive David Dawes says he is fighting for development on all fronts, from every back street of Canberra to Commonwealth legislation to protect the environment. Recruited from the Master Builders Association to head the ACT Government’s affordable housing strategy, Mr Dawes will be promoted…

Improving the ”walkability” of neighbourhoods and preserving green space could help improve the health of Australians, research in a report to be issued today suggests. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has synthesised research findings on a range of environmental factors which can influence human health.