Tag: covid recovery
Why Australian cities need post-COVID vision, not free parking
Many Australian cities have fallen back on offering free car parking to attract visitors back to the CBD after the pandemic. In contrast, cities...
COVID to halve international student numbers in Australia by mid-2021 – it’s not just...
The international student crisis is causing a population shock that is only going to get worse, a new report by the Mitchell Institute has...
How COVID all but killed the Australian CBD
The central business district has historically been the beating heart of metropolitan regions across Australia. The polished glass and steel high-rise offices, hotels and...
Why more housing stimulus will be needed to sustain recovery
In response to the COVID-19 recession, federal, state, and territory governments quickly provided support to the housing industry for two reasons. First, to safeguard...
COVID spurred action on rough sleepers but greater homelessness challenges lie ahead
COVID-19 triggered multimillion-dollar commitments by state governments to tackle homelessness. Our research for the Australian Homelessness Monitor 2020, released today, reveals at least 33,000...
COVID impacts demand a change of plan: funding a shift from commuting to living...
Long-term planning has delivered mass transit systems to cater for high-patronage, hub-and-spoke transport systems. Unfortunately, this has left many city residents without basic access...
