Catherine Waterhouse and Philippa Angley interviewed twelve Brotherhood clients in three small focus groups in order to identify themes for further investigation of the nature and dimensions of social exclusion affecting older Australians. Their report includes people’s comments on topic ranging from income, housing, health care and transport to independence and participation.

In this positioning paper Jago Dodson investigates the connections between housing affordability and employment opportunity in Melbourne to determine the extent to which there is a 'spatial mismatch' between locations where low-income earners can afford to live, and locations where employment opportunities are greatest.

While globalisation and production chain unbundling is allowing Advanced Business Services to reach out to clients in distant regions and countries, the tendency towards consolidation of these firms into Australia’s biggest cities, in particular Sydney and Melbourne, is of policy concern.

This paper examines the complex issue of creating sustainable green systems and protecting biodiversity within the built environment.

What does sustainability mean in the context of the Victorian State Government's “Planning for Sustainable Growth” plan and what are the assumptions which underpin the plan? This paper will locate Melbourne 2030 within a much longer and pervasive history of antipathy towards the particular suburban form which emerged at the end of the 19th century...