They claim the Liberals and Greens are blockers, but Labor isn't helping anyone be builders either. They could help fund infill infrastructure, expand the HAFF, and increase funding for public housing TODAY, but they haven't because of a mixture of cowardice and incompetence.

It seems the electoral tide is turning: “It’s a politically clever move given millennial and gen Z voters, who now outnumber baby boomers on the electoral roll, continue to cite housing affordability as their top concern.” theguardian.com/australia-news…

Interesting discussion of pros and cons of different tax structures surrounding housing, and the ultimate driver of both construction and affordability - interest rates - and why public housing is the only way to boost supply at the bottom of the cycle. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Immensely disappointing proposal from the coalition that will further sprawl! Putting more people in disadvantaged places and exacerbating problem of greater urban, transport and environmental consolidation. abc.net.au/news/2024-10-2…

Interesting discussion about the role and benefit of ‘value capture’ towards the viability and funding of high speed rail, but arguably any significant infrastructure projects, and taking the air out of land value speculation. theguardian.com/australia-news…

Some lessons for Sydney! Not to suggest that there aren’t planning issues. There most definitely are! But perhaps let it rip is not the best strategy and a that there is time to get this right.

I’ll be here for a while yet, while some of my favourite contributors are here but I suspect I’ll be migrating from this authoritarian version of a global ‘town square’ to a more democratic one at akorsyd.bsky.social. Quite a bit of engagement from many favourites already.

Architects and allied professionals: Here’s a link to AIA Gold Medal recipient Philip Thalis’s A.S. Hook address. If you missed it, read it here, and if further time poor then at least the final ‘Threats and Possibilities’; A call to action! architecture.com.au/archives/readi…

Great to hear a Minister who is clearly driven and aware of the context. Driving broad policy agendas. Well worth a listen. Whether the Australian ‘aspiration for home ownership’ can continue to be fulfilled however will require deeper structural reform. theguardian.com/australia-news…

The Western Sydney University ‘Beyond the Horizon’ Architecture exhibition earlier this week; a clear expression of the diversity of students and work of Western Sydney. Congratulations to all the students who put this carefully crafted exhibition together.

vancouversun.com/opinion/column… "When the city and province reduce expectations that highrise developers have to contribute to the public good through such things as attractive design and green spaces, Condon said, “you sadly increase the market cost of the ‘land price residual.’ That