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Case study

Housing, activism and local government: the Bendigo Street occupation – a case study


The proposals outlined in this report set the ground for a new relationship of meaningful connection between housing activists and local government, including councillors and staff involved in planning and all areas of social policy.
Report

The social and economic costs of environmental legal activism


This report has been prepared to argue that the Albanese Government’s proposed Climate Change Bill 2022 will expand the scope for green activists to challenge approvals for critical resource projects. It also outlines the potential economic consequences of such actions.
Conference paper

Why communities protest: a case study of the protest signs of Yaroomba (SE Qld)


This study uses a case study of community activism at Yaroomba, a small town on the Sunshine Coast (SC) of South East Queensland, Australia, to illustrate a campaign of resistance to a proposed beachfront highrise development. The paper's aim was the artefact analysis of these signs as a representation of a community’s voice of protest...
Journal article

Disability justice and urban planning

This article is made up of a unique collection of short responses and reflections from an open call. The voices here go beyond discussing accessibility to recognise and delineate how deeply ableism is embedded in planning theory, research, education, and practice, and to engage with vision and imagination about what it would look like to...
Audio

Faith-based charities and hope


When federal parliament resumes next month, the Senate will vote on controversial new regulations governing charities. One leading Liberal Senator, Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, has expressed her fear that the rule could curb freedom of speech.