The Fifth Estate

As Alex Wendler came on board as CEO of Landcom four and a half years ago, it was a time of change. The New South Wales government owned land agency was evolving from a “traditional land developer” into an “integrated land and property developer”. thefifthestate.com.au/videos…

Opposition to renewable energy infrastructure has become an increasingly visible force in Australia's energy debate. thefifthestate.com.au/360inf…

NATURE FIRST & RESILIENT CITIES: Amanda Sturgeon has been busy since she joined the Biomimicry Institute three years ago as chief executive. thefifthestate.com.au/enviro…

A lot of family trauma is about something lost, an inheritance or a place, says Philip Bull in this final of the Trauma Town series. To work through those myths, some of us need to reclaim space in a literal sense. thefifthestate.com.au/innova…

There were great celebrations at the opening of Sydney’s new airport; now it’s time to deliver on its promises for jobs, transport, and environmental protection. thefifthestate.com.au/column…

Corporate lobbying, political donations and manufactured public support are helping fossil fuel corporations obstruct climate action in Australia. The key to overcoming the influence of polluters lies in understanding who shapes climate policy, and how. thefifthestate.com.au/busine…

NATURE FIRST & RESILIENT CITIES: Professor Sebastian Pfautsch has built a formidable reputation as the nation’s foremost expert on urban cooling, specialising in Sydney’s west, where the temperatures are more extreme... thefifthestate.com.au/tfe-ev…

TRAUMA TOWN PART 10: Councils and corruption- it rhymes if you say it quickly 3 times. Well, it doesn’t, but the point is, if you make something complex, you can see what you want in it. thefifthestate.com.au/innova…

It feels like the right time to spare a thought for our politicians. We’re particularly focused on local government at the moment. They’re often front and centre of dealing with the most immediate impact of climate change disasters... thefifthestate.com.au/column…

A joint venture between Hamton and superannuation fund Hostplus has been appointed by Development Victoria to take on the urban renewal mixed use precinct slated for Arden Central, in North Melbourne, slated to include a living lab. thefifthestate.com.au/innova…

By framing coal and gas as essential to jobs, prosperity and national identity, the industry continues to resist the transition to renewable energy. thefifthestate.com.au/360inf…

The building sector continue to correlate the issue of labour shortages with housing supply and affordability. This is not a false equivalence, however, the availability of a massive labour force that is still largely sidelined – women. thefifthestate.com.au/sponso…

If infrastructure is critical to humanity living on this planet, local governments everywhere are on the front line of protecting it and making sure it’s resilient to climate impacts. Costs can be huge. thefifthestate.com.au/enviro…

It was clear that among the competitors for Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure conference and awards in Singapore early this month, integration of AI had landed and taken root. thefifthestate.com.au/innova…

Everywhere we look, at the moment, we see the word resilience. Yes, it just might have something to do with the event we’re launching this week – Nature First & Resilient Cities on 24 November. thefifthestate.com.au/urbani…

Australia’s incoming political finance laws will cap donations and electioneering spending for the first time and bring faster disclosure, but the limits are generous, the rules overly complex, and the two-year delay suspiciously convenient... thefifthestate.com.au/360inf…

The number of heat pumps in major buildings around Australia has roughly doubled as facilities switch from gas boilers to large scale heat pumps. thefifthestate.com.au/energy…

MEDIA RELEASE: Acquisition brings one of Australia's leading specialist renewable energy consultancies into AESG, alongside the appointment of highly experienced industry leader Andrew Mather to lead the firm's next phase of growth in Australia. thefifthestate.com.au/the-gr…

Perth has long relied on a clear-and-flatten rule on its sand plain for housing construction. Now there are moves to reject the system, along with a dangerous fringe development at North Stoneville. thefifthestate.com.au/column…

We’re writing from Singapore this week, covering the annual Bentley Awards and summit, where the focus was palpably on managing climate risk. This coincides with our next event, Nature First & Resilient Cities on 24 November. thefifthestate.com.au/column…