Australia’s housing crisis has become one of the worst in the world, with owning your own home becoming an out-of-reach dream for young Australians. What’s the solution to all of this? Cut immigration. At least, that’s what many people will tell you. The net overseas migration in the year to June 2023 reached a record-breaking … Continue reading
What do Brisbane’s local elections mean for our housing future? Join Greater Brisbane, our city’s newest urbanist collective, for our launch panel featuring some of Brisbane’s leading urban thinkers. Come to the Polish Club in Milton for a chat and a drink and listen to what the experts think the next four years hold for our city. … Continue reading
Australian cities hollow out as younger families move out and inner suburbs get older. Many families move to the suburbs to afford a freestanding house, but higher density living could save them money. Read the full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/australia-datablog/2024/feb/18/australian-housing-data-nsw-productivity-commission-data-density-sydney-affordability Continue reading
In the heart of Tirana, Albania, the Destil Creative Hub played host to a vibrant conversation about urban mobility during a recent Green Sofa Talk organized by Heinrich Boll Stiftung, the German Green Party’s Foundation. The engaging event saw about 30-40 attendees eager to delve into the complexities of mobility in a city that continues … Continue reading
On Friday 5 January, Dorina Pojani debated Spectator columnist Alexandra Marshall on the GB News Tonight show. The topic was: have migrants caused the housing crisis in Australia? The issue of immigration and its link to housing cost concerns us a great deal at UQ|UP as we strive make our international staff and students feel … Continue reading
What does the currently property crunch have to do with migration? Not a whole lot. The Australian housing crisis has been decades in the making. And prices started going farther up during the pandemic, when no-one was coming. If we can’t blame migrants, what shall we do about the crises then? For some answers, read … Continue reading
How do we solve Brisbane’s transport problems? Get people out of cars and into alternative transport. There are no two ways about it. Have a read at Dorina’s interview with Andre Grimaux in the Future Brisbane feature of the Courier Mail: Continue reading
UQ|UP’s Dorina Pojani, was invited by GIZ Tirana to share her feminist perspective on urban development and mobility. Roughly 60 people attended the #giztalks “Gender and the City: A Feminist Perspective on Urban Mobility”. Dorina centred her presentation on the key role of sustainable mobility policies in achieving gender equity. Continue reading
The Federal Government just announced a decision to cut funding to ‘high risk’ projects across the country. UQ|UP’s Dorina Pojani chat to Brandan Arrow at ABC NewsRadio National about some of the projects and the decision. She focused on some of the QLD projects that have got the green light, like the Logan to Gold … Continue reading
As the housing crisis worsens, do we have the courage to reimagine a home among the gumtrees or are we too set in our ways to branch out? This episode of Seriously Social investigates why density is a dirty word in Australia and offers a comprehensive view of the possibilities ahead. Bill Randolph, Lisa Garner … Continue reading
As the housing market tightens nationwide, house-sitting has become an attractive form of rent-free accommodation. While some older adults have voluntarily chosen a nomadic life, many older Australians are forced into temporary housing. Grace Nakamura of ABC Western Qld solicits Dorina Pojani’s views on this new planning problem: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-24/house-sitting-nomads-travel-australia-working-dentist/103011498 Continue reading
Women faculty members hear lots of advice on coping with misogyny in academe, but the lack of support they may receive from other women is far less discussed, writes UQ|UP member Dorina Pojani in Inside Higher Education. Read the full piece here: https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/career-advice/2023/09/08/women-faculty-often-dont-show-enough-support-one-other-opinion Continue reading
As the Sunshine Coast mayor seeks a meeting with the federal environment minister over a controversial development plan, exclusive images have revealed the transformation of the Sunshine Coast over the past decade. Now an urban planning expert, developers, the council and an environmental group weigh in on the complexity of providing housing to house more … Continue reading
4EB is Brisbane’s ethnic community radio station. It features over 50 language groups on 4EB FM98.1 and on Global it’s DAB radio station. Radio 4EB is the official Media Partner for Multicultural Queensland Month 2023, in collaboration with the State of Queensland’s Department of Children, Youth Justice, and Multicultural Affairs. Throughout August, it is delivering … Continue reading
A group of very talented Griffith Film School students are currently producing a skit-based television show titled ‘States of Chaos’. One of their in-studio segments – Deep Dives – is an expert interview on a topical socio-political issue. Tonight’s special guest was UQ|UP’s Dorina Pojani who discussed the housing crisis in Brisbane. Check out Episode 2 on … Continue reading
The Queensland government plans to build nearly 900,000 new homes in the region to accomodate a projected population of 6 million in the next two decades. What form should the new housing take? Dorina Pojani says that Australia must overcome its “pathological fear of density” and embrace vertical living. Read the full story on ABC News: … Continue reading
Renters are bearing the brunt of Australia’s housing crisis, with stories of extortionate rent increases for poor quality homes making headlines all too often. One solution being flagged by advocates is to control rents. UQ|UP member Dorina Pojani was interviewed by The Guardian to provide an expert opinion on this issue. Read the article here: … Continue reading
Sydney and Melbourne are back on the Economist’s top ten most liveable cities list. But are those cities really liveable? If you speak Italian, listen to Dorina’s interview on SBS Italian: https://www.sbs.com.au/language/italian/it/ascolta (27 June, start at min 38). Continue reading
By the mid-2000s, all Australian states and territories had adopted some type of heritage legislation, with the Burra Charter serving as the model for most. In most localities, the public now demands that local authorities consider the existing character of a neighbourhood when issuing development permits. Nearly twenty years later, Australia’s housing crisis is assuming … Continue reading
The YMCA Queensland Youth Parliament (QYP) is a unique opportunity for young people to create real change in Queensland. QYP participants, known as Youth Members, are the voice of youth in their electorates, advising politicians and decision-makers across the state. Every year, new Youth Members engage in a six-month program, where they’ll work in a small … Continue reading