Name: Mary Hardie Position: Director of Academic Programs in Building Design Management Company: Western Sydney University What do you enjoy the most, working in the field of construction & development? In the construction industry we create long-lived artefacts that…Read more
Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) is one of the supports that may be funded under the NDIS for some participants who have an extreme functional impairment or very high support needs. SDA refers to accommodation for people who require specialist housing…Read more
Despite two years of housing market cooling in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia stayed near the top of the global unaffordability league in 2019. And with prices rebounding in our two largest cities, that status is likely to be reinforced in…Read more
Purpose-built student accommodation has been growing in the UK for some time and has now become a mainstream investment thanks to the steady income it provides. As a result, private companies, financed by both overseas investors and UK institutions, have…Read more
More than half of Australians over the age of 55 are open to downsizing, according to a new report based on a survey of 2,400 households. The main barrier to moving to a smaller home is a lack of housing…Read more
Name: Kellie Adamson Position: General Manager Company: JLAB Property Investments What do you enjoy the most, working in the field of construction & development? I feel empowered knowing construction provides the fabric of economic strength creating jobs, injecting both…Read more
When BHP set its aspirational goal to achieve gender balance by 2025, we knew the benefits would far outweigh any difficulties we encountered. This was something we had to do – for the good of the business, our people and…Read more
Flat wages and soaring house prices will force more Australians into a lifetime of renting, the former chairman of the Productivity Commission has warned. One in four Australians now live in a privately rented home, and since the mid-1990s, the…Read more
Rhiannon*, 68, lost her job and hit rock-bottom as a result of advanced glaucoma. She used to be on first-name terms with TV hosts Michael Parkinson and Mike Walsh, and with the superstars – Dusty, Elton, Billy, Twiggy and Ringo…Read more