Built environment
Guide
Governing for net zero: the board's role in organisational transition planning
With mandatory climate reporting underway in Australia, this guide supports boards and investors in navigating the complexities of climate transition planning. It reflects insights from directors and investors and provides an overview of directors’ legal obligations. The guide aims to support company boards in overseeing the development and implementation of transition plans, including articulating investors’...
Report
Out of reach: Australia’s rental crisis and the decline of social housing
This report examines how rental prices have changed over the past decade. It shows that rents have soared in every Australian capital city. The findings show that Australia’s social housing system has failed to keep pace with demand. Rent increases are a national problem affecting people from all walks of life.
Report
There is no planner supply shortage
This research analysed four decades of planning workforce and housing delivery data to expose the crisis facing Australia's planning system. Red tape has created a productivity crisis that more planners can't fix. To solve this complex problem, it is necessary to examine not only planner supply, but also planner demand.
Report
A focus on homes, not power plants, could halve energy bills
Modelling presented in this report shows focusing on household energy demand is a highly effective strategy to address Australia’s energy challenges. Household solutions such as thermal upgrades, solar and batteries, and smart, efficient electric appliances would save consumers money, while also benefiting the broader energy system. The report provides five recommendations.
Report
Driving Tasmania’s future: the case for public transport investment over privatisation
Tasmania’s public transport investment continues to lag the rest of Australia. This paper outlines a long-term investment strategy to improve services, reform governance and expand public transport access across the state. It makes six recommendations and concludes with a call for leadership and policy action in the lead-up to the 2025 state election.