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Time to tear down Checkpoint Anna
Time to tear down Checkpoint Anna
Queensland’s border closures are short-sighted and risk-averse based on little to no medical evidence and are only damaging the future…
Tristan Prasser
May 23, 2020
Labor must accept nuclear fact rather than fiction
Labor must accept nuclear fact rather than fiction
Nuclear energy remains an inconvenient truth for the Australian Labor Party, but such a policy position is becoming increasingly untenable…
Tristan Prasser
Feb 26, 2020
Let’s stop avoiding the nuclear question
Let’s stop avoiding the nuclear question
Nuclear energy may be controversial, yet it could prove to be the much-needed circuit breaker to Australia’s energy and climate change…
Tristan Prasser
Feb 13, 2020
Aussie nuclear power? Yes please!
Aussie nuclear power? Yes please!
The recent flurry of inquiries into nuclear power in Australia is a unique opportunity for Australians to seriously consider an…
Tristan Prasser
Aug 17, 2019
The future of accessing and consuming transportation
The future of accessing and consuming transportation
An introduction to Mobility as a Service (MaaS)
Calum Prasser
Jun 9, 2019
Talk is cheap. Climate policies are not.
Talk is cheap. Climate policies are not.
The utopian renewable future promised by Labor and the Greens is based on more fiction than fact, underpinned by faux moralism and will…
Tristan Prasser
May 16, 2019
Living in electric dreams
Living in electric dreams
Electric vehicles may be the next big thing, but the ALP’s policy will do little to help the environment and will do more to waste tax…
Tristan Prasser
May 2, 2019
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Time to go nuclear
Time to go nuclear
Lifting the ban on nuclear power can only be a good thing, providing new economic opportunities and an alternative pathway to clean energy…
Tristan Prasser
Oct 19, 2018
Big Australia: Growing Pains
Big Australia: Growing Pains
As Australia’s population rapidly grows, questions are being asked about whether the nation is up to the task. Is it a good thing? Failing…
Tristan Prasser
Jul 25, 2018
Melbourne’s infrastructure pipeline to combat hyper-growth
Melbourne’s infrastructure pipeline to combat hyper-growth
Our premier cities are playing catch-up as a ‘Big Australia’ becomes a reality
Calum Prasser
Mar 12, 2018
Confronting energy realities
Confronting energy realities
In tackling Australia’s energy crisis, politicians and policymakers need to find the courage and conviction to confront key energy…
Tristan Prasser
Jan 14, 2018
Downturn can reinvigorate the property market
Downturn can reinvigorate the property market
Will the apartment glut prevalent in some Australian capital cities force new housing solutions onto the market?
Calum Prasser
Jan 11, 2018
A recipe for urban place making
A recipe for urban place making
Urban Circus technology improves planning services
Calum Prasser
Jan 10, 2018
2017 Asia Pacific Cities Summit (APCS) and Mayors’ Forum — Recap
2017 Asia Pacific Cities Summit (APCS) and Mayors’ Forum — Recap
Cities are the driving force behind technology, economies, creativity and sustainability
Calum Prasser
Oct 1, 2017
Changing the transport mindset
Changing the transport mindset
Government continues to misunderstand cities and human behaviour
Tristan Prasser
Aug 12, 2017
Reviving the Australian Dream
Reviving the Australian Dream
Keeping the dream alive — is it possible?
Tristan Prasser
Jul 24, 2017
The state of urban design in Queensland
The state of urban design in Queensland
Current and future challenges for our cities
Calum Prasser
Jul 20, 2017
The South Australian Experiment
The South Australian Experiment
South Australia’s experience has real-world lessons for variable renewable energy
Calum Prasser
Jul 11, 2017
The smashed avo affordability crisis
The smashed avo affordability crisis
12 facts overlooked by those who criticise millennials and down play real housing issues
Calum Prasser
May 18, 2017
Next generation designers
Next generation designers
Extinction of the career architect and architecture 2.0
Calum Prasser
May 11, 2017
2017 Federal budget review
2017 Federal budget review
The 2017 Australian federal budget was handed down this week. Nothing of huge significance for property investment at the institutional end…
Calum Prasser
May 10, 2017
More energy please
More energy please
Why Australia’s growing cities will need more energy, not less
Tristan Prasser
Feb 21, 2017
Queensland Rail derails ‘New World City’
Queensland Rail derails ‘New World City’
Is Brisbane at risk of going backwards?
Calum Prasser
Feb 18, 2017
Retail growth drives Toowoomba forward
Retail growth drives Toowoomba forward
A look at Grand Central Redevelopment
Calum Prasser
Jan 31, 2017
Art with an urban focus
Art with an urban focus
Four paintings that reveal an insight into the city
Calum Prasser
Oct 31, 2016
Think before you drive
Think before you drive
Should Australian cities introduce congestion pricing?
Calum Prasser
Oct 31, 2016
Brisbane’s 10 point public transport plan
Brisbane’s 10 point public transport plan
Is the BCC on the right track with its 10 point plan or is it more procrastination?
Tristan Prasser
Oct 26, 2016
De-urbanism in Detroit
De-urbanism in Detroit
Can urban agriculture be a catalyst of renewal for cities in decline?
Calum Prasser
Aug 19, 2016
Thoughts on Brexit
Thoughts on Brexit
An Australian perspective
Calum Prasser
Jun 15, 2016
A better way to holiday
A better way to holiday
Is breaking your routine really the best way to relax?
Calum Prasser
Apr 1, 2016
Be Bold
Be Bold
Snapshots of the Brave. Open. Lively. Determined.
Calum Prasser
Apr 1, 2016
Knowing Hunger (and learning to control it)
Knowing Hunger (and learning to control it)
Before you take that first bite of your next meal or snack, consider asking yourself the question “am I truly hungry?”. What drives us to…
Calum Prasser
Mar 1, 2016
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