This document traces the long running debates and numerous proposals and government reviews going back over 50 years concerning the need for and possible locations of a second major airport to serve Sydney.

This paper examines before and after conditions surrounding the opening of the Mays Hill to Prospect section of the M4 Motorway in Sydney's west. The aim of the examination has been to identify any possible traces of induced traffic growth, or increases in travel generated as a direct response to the increase in road capacity...

Death from heroin overdose, in particular, rivals the road toll in destroying lives, especially among young Australians. This report is based on intensive fieldwork in three study areas: inner Melbourne (Fitzroy-Collingwood); Geelong and Sydney (Fairfield-Cabramatta). These areas have been carefully chosen to include an inner region of a capital city, a regional city and an...

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has projected the nation's population to 2101, with the mid-case scenario indicating a population of 25.3 million in 2051, a peak of 25.5 million in 2063 and then a gradual declines. Population predictions for Sydney forecast it to grow from a population of currently 3.5 million to six million by...

This paper examines the potential for urban consolidation in Sydney, concentrated upon the heavy rail network. It also outlines the current interest in 'smart growth' as a strategy for managing the containment of urban sprawl and promoting urban consolidation within that process.