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On the horse that always wins the race – this election needs to be ours

by The Fifth Estate - our view 19 May 202220 May 2022
Posted inNews from the Front Desk

On the pre-election hot air from the gas industry, as building electrification turns up the heat

by The Fifth Estate - our view 12 May 202212 May 2022
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On why it’s time for the new feds to take a leaf out of Bob Hawke’s playbook and get involved in land-use planning

by The Fifth Estate - our view 5 May 20225 May 2022
Posted inGovernment/Regulations

On the deep differences between Teal and Green

by The Fifth Estate - our view 28 April 202229 April 2022
Posted inNews from the Front Desk

On SEPP-Gate and why it’s a national issue

by The Fifth Estate - our view 22 April 202222 April 2022
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On the election issues that really matter, and the ongoing policy disasterpiece of cladding

by The Fifth Estate - our view 14 April 202214 April 2022
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On how it’s not so hard to avoid the inequity of bad planning

by The Fifth Estate 7 April 20227 April 2022
Posted inNews from the Front Desk

On Green Buildings 2.0, GBCA’s Transform and this “crazy” idea to save the planet through the built environment

by The Fifth Estate - our view 25 March 202225 March 2022
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On war profiteering, smart Queensland and breaking the back of the fossil fuel mafia

by Tina Perinotto 17 March 202218 March 2022
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On recovering titans, property and the Living Future Institute

by The Fifth Estate - our view 10 March 202221 March 2022
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On lessons from the four horsemen and all that’s around us

by Rose Mary Petrass 4 March 20224 March 2022
Posted inNews from the Front Desk

On shaking up our thinking – Ukraine, Cannon-Brookes, David Yates, ESG, Clarence Slockee and Aunty Donna Ingram

by The Fifth Estate - our view 24 February 202224 February 2022
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On Nicolette Boele and why she’s running for Bradfield as an independent

by The Fifth Estate - our view 17 February 202217 February 2022
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On old rivalries, new blood (Dan Hill) in Melbourne, and bright thinking in housing

by The Fifth Estate - our view 11 February 202211 February 2022
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On why oil and gas won’t be the only stranded assets – watch out for sub-prime property

by The Fifth Estate 4 February 202222 February 2022
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On why you may not want to look up – but should

by The Fifth Estate - our view 28 January 202228 January 2022
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On how to interpret the news and be on full alert

by The Fifth Estate - our view 17 December 202120 December 2021
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On why planning is so important to balance your flanks, Mr Perrottet

by The Fifth Estate - our view 10 December 202110 December 2021
Posted inBusiness & Politics

On Allegra Spender for Wentworth: I’m no radical but I can’t stand it anymore

by The Fifth Estate - our view 2 December 20214 December 2021
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On why there are two building codes in California

by The Fifth Estate - our view 25 November 202125 November 2021
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On why we’ll go to the mattresses to save Callan Park

by The Fifth Estate - our view 18 November 202118 November 2021
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On playing COPs and robbers

by The Fifth Estate 11 November 202115 November 2021
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On why our eco proptech event is about our future

by The Fifth Estate - our view 5 November 20215 November 2021
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On barely reaching first base and calling it a home run

by The Fifth Estate - our view 28 October 202128 October 2021
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On how QandAs can point to the next frontier

by The Fifth Estate - our view 21 October 202125 October 2021
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On slashing embodied carbon and the amazing power of sparks and other catalysers

by The Fifth Estate - our view 15 October 202115 October 2021
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On the time when police tell the pollies, “this problem is way bigger than us, you need to fix it”

by The Fifth Estate - our view 8 October 20218 October 2021
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On why some of us know we need to get our green skates on and some of us are still coal gazing

by The Fifth Estate - our view 1 October 20211 October 2021
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On why we need to stop telling lies about our housing and planning policies

by The Fifth Estate - our view 24 September 202127 September 2021
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On the mess festering away on the political sidelines – in weird chat sites, mad rallies and genuine frustration

by The Fifth Estate - our view 16 September 202116 September 2021

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