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Category: Opinion
The Great Urban Crimes that We Permit by Law – fifty years later.
Fifty years ago, in 1972, urban planner and architect, Constantinos Doxiadis, presented a paper to the World Conference on World Peace Through Law titled, The Great Urban Crimes that We Permit by Law. In his paper, Doxiadis focussed on what he terms two great crimes (he says there are more), “which I am convinced create the…
After the Election: what next for activists? A conversation with Winnifred Louis
In the weeks since the Federal Election on the 18th of May we have seen a multitude of analysis from journalists, politicians, and activists – some doing a rethink, some looking to blame, others doubling down. Reasons proffered for Scott Morrison’s ‘surprise’ win include a crowded and complex policy agenda from Labor, Murdoch Press attacks,…
Our heritage places make West End unique
Westenders have a history of celebrating and protecting their heritage, from the re-purposing of the Croquet Club at Musgrave Park, to the preservation of the stone steps of the one time Aboriginal Girls Home at Cranbrook Place in Orleigh Park. Sometimes, on the surface at least, these apparently unremarkable objects and places in our neighbourhoods…