PLANS to contain Melbourne’s urban sprawl are “stone dead” and the city’s cherished green wedge zones are in danger, according to a leading planner who has worked closely with the State Government. RMIT University Associate Professor Michael Buxton has slammed plans by Premier John Brumby to expand Melbourne’s urban areas by at least 23,000 hectares – mostly in green wedge … Read More
Kinglake Rebuilds Post Bushfires
photo credit: avlxyz Renegade Economists Podcast 92 As broadcast on the almighty 3CR on Wed June 3rd, 2009. Subscribe to the podcast by searching in the Itunes Store for ‘Renegade Economists’ Rebuilding Post Bushfires: Daryl Taylor & Steb Fisher from the Kinglake community discuss issues effecting the bushfire ravaged community in this grass roots recovery operation. Radiothon next week – … Read More
The Goyder Line, Climate Change and Marginal Land
photo credit: Stephen Barnett The infamous Goyder Line raises important issues for those concerned about climate change. The climate’s influence in drastically increasing the amount of marginal land and the flow through effects this will have on wages, communities and common sense are important issues we should all understand. Our unique commentary follows… Charles Gent from Inside Story THE MODEST … Read More
Funding our Future
photo credit: publik15 Renegade Economist Podcast 91 As broadcast on the almighty 3CR on Wed May 27th, 2009. Subscribe to the podcast Funding our Future: Age journalist and Co-Editor Dissent magazine Kenneth Davidson discusses deficit misnomers, the French reclaimation of public water rights and the debt trap cost-hello engineered. Show Notes: JOAR – Uranium Corporation of India Ltd stolen land … Read More