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Posted inHousing

The house loses, so sad but could housing win? (Fat chance)

by Mike Brown 26 February 202126 February 2021
Posted inPlanning

Is this house losing power? Someone somewhere is going to ask “why have we got two Powerhouses?”

by Mike Brown 18 February 202123 February 2021
Posted inHousing

The economics (not) of 22 new public housing units in Glebe… or asset stripping

by Mike Brown 28 January 202128 January 2021
Posted inSpinifex

Leadership: Why “unfit to govern” is such a thing now

by Mike Brown 22 December 202026 January 2021
Posted inSpinifex

Five ways to achieve a post-pandemic governance epiphany

by Mike Brown 1 October 20201 October 2020
Posted inPublic/social/ethical

What we need is a more powerful house

by Mike Brown 16 June 2020
Posted inPlanning

Ponderings on a post-pandemic “Harbour City” pick-up

by Mike Brown 4 June 2020
Posted inSpinifex

Will we choose a bum-led zombie urban future?

by Mike Brown 12 May 202014 May 2020
Posted inPlanning

“Snap back” in post viral cities needs a total reassessment of our goals (if we’re being economically responsible)

by Mike Brown 22 April 2020
Posted inArticles

Mike Brown: Red lines in the sand and collaboration across the divide

by Mike Brown 3 March 20203 March 2020
Posted inPlanning

The angry god, urban trust and policy integrity

by Mike Brown 19 December 2019
Posted inPlanning

New thinking needed to address Sydney growth constraints

by Mike Brown 10 December 201912 December 2019
Posted inEnergy

Nuclear industry must address community concerns

by Mike Brown 17 September 2019
Posted inSpinifex

Rolling the dice on planning at Star casino and its giant proposal

by Mike Brown 10 September 201916 September 2019
Posted inPlanning

The minister for Sydney needs to think about more than boosterism  

by Mike Brown 29 August 20194 September 2019
Posted inPlanning

Cities must become civilised if nations won’t

by Mike Brown 1 August 20191 August 2019
Posted inPlanning

Don’t move the Powerhouse to Paramatta; build another museum

by Mike Brown 18 April 201930 April 2019
Posted inPlanning

Mike Brown: Our urban democracy is broken, time for a Governator?

by Mike Brown 7 February 201912 February 2019
Posted inPlanning

Urban interests trump reason: Do we need an inquiry?

by Mike Brown 15 November 201821 November 2018
Posted inPlanning

The importance of the small in making great cities

by Mike Brown 15 October 201816 October 2018
Posted inSpinifex

Hired guns…better known these days as consultants – and cities

by Mike Brown 20 September 2018
Posted inInfrastructure & transport, Spinifex

How Sydney could lose its global mojo… or keep it

by Mike Brown 2 July 20183 July 2018
Posted inPlanning, Spinifex

Can urban infrastructure projects damage our democracy?

by Mike Brown 22 May 201828 May 2018
Posted inSpinifex

Price versus value in Millers Point

by Mike Brown 15 August 201715 August 2017

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