Monthly Archives: August 2017

Dickson house sales

August 31, 2017Urbanauction, Dickson house sales, Dickson ResidentsPaul Costigan

The neighbourhood had their answer. The signs went up – and yet another original style (AV Jennings) house was about to be put on the market.

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A WORD or TWO on Facebook

August 27, 2017television, the mediaA Word or Two, Blogs, facebook, Paul CostiganPaul Costigan

Check out links to news from our Facebook page.. click here

politicians lie

August 24, 2017equity, governance, legislation, politicsCanavan, deception, dual citizens, lies, politicians, RobertsPaul Costigan

they lied – again

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Canberra Regional Farmers Market

August 24, 2017Arts & Culture, cultural, food, shoppingCanberra Farmers Market, food, Food 4 You, Regional Market, The Little Red TentPaul Costigan

There are many reasons why people trek out to the Canberra Regional Farmers Market on Saturday mornings.

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Michael Leunig

August 23, 2017Arts & Culture, books & readings, design, governance, Opinions, politicscartoon, dual citizen, Michael Leunig, politicianPaul Costigan

contracts for buying an apartment

August 17, 2017cities, housing, planning, Urban, urban developmentapartments, contracts, planning, urban developmentPaul Costigan

When I was first alerted to the issues below – sadly my response was: Why am I not surprised?

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George Monbiot

August 15, 2017climate change, distraction, governance, politics, sustainabilityclimate change, equity, George Monbiot, politics, TrumpPaul Costigan

Cultural Landscape

August 14, 2017Arts & Culture, cultural, cultural landscapes, travel, UrbanCultural Landscape, Cultural Landscape Foundation, museums, parks, placesPaul Costigan

The Cultural Landscape Foundation wants to connect people to the places of culture around them. click here

Randy Newman

August 14, 2017Arts & Culture, music, reviews-artsDark Matter, Music, Randy Newman, Review, the New YorkerPaul Costigan

A review of Dark Matter – click here.

Bill shorten on equality

August 13, 2017equity, governance, Opinions, politicsBill Shorten, equality, Parliament, same-sex marriagePaul Costigan

Bill Shorten unleashes on Turnbull

Welcome Bill Shorten, the next Prime Minister of Australia

Cascadia subduction zone

August 12, 2017citiesCascadia subduction zone, disaster. North West USA, earthquake, tsunamiPaul Costigan

Maybe not going to Portland for a holiday – with this disaster waiting to happen.

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despots galore

August 11, 2017bullying, distraction, equity, governance, health & well being, politics, religiondemocracy, dictators, elections, nuclear, politics, US ElectionsPaul Costigan

alternative facts

August 11, 2017equity, governance, Opinions, politics, religion, women/equityAlternative Facts, other realities, post-truth, untruths, US ElectionPaul Costigan

journalism

August 10, 2017Arts & Culture, books & readings, journalism, technologyclicks, digital platforms, journalism, technology, The New RepublicPaul Costigan

no way to treat a coffee

August 10, 2017Arts & Culture, cultural, foodcafes, coffee, Gang Gang Downer, lifestyle, plastic cups, relaxing, take-away-coffeePaul Costigan

 

There’s been an increase in conversations about avoiding the use of plasticized mugs for take away coffee.

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David Marr on equality

August 9, 2017bullying, equity, governance, legislation, Opinions, politics, religionDavid Marr, equality, Marriage Equality, political power, Tony AbbottPaul Costigan

iGen and depression

August 8, 2017distraction, health & well being, technologydepression, health & wellbeing, iGen, lost generation, smartphonesPaul Costigan

culture, arts and city planning

August 8, 2017Arts & Culture, cities, cultural, Urbanarts, city planning, Culture, population, urban developmentPaul Costigan

Randy Newman

August 5, 2017Arts & Culture, musicDark Matter, Music, putin, Randy NewmanPaul Costigan

backyards

August 5, 2017cities, climate change, gardens, planning, sustainability, Urban, urban design, urban developmentbackyards, biodiversity, development, houses, urban planningPaul Costigan

Vanishing Australian backyards
leave us vulnerable to the stresses of city life

Linley Lutton, University of Western Australia

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Being Turnbulled

August 5, 2017Opinionsbad behaviour, being turnbulled, lies, refugeesPaul Costigan

Australia has been Turnbulled yet again – click here

being Trumped & being Turnbulled

August 4, 2017distraction, governance, legislation, politicsAustralian Prime Minister, being Trumped, being turnbulled, US PresidentPaul Costigan

the Dutch Reach

August 4, 2017cities, transport, Urbancycling, open car door, The Dutch ReachPaul Costigan

 

trump

August 3, 2017bullying, equity, governance, politics, randomcartoons, chaos, Trump, USA, white housePaul Costigan

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a Telstra NBN story

August 3, 2017cities, equity, governance, health & well being, politics, technology, Urban, women/equityelderly, Malcolm Turnbull, NBN, NBN installation, testraPaul Costigan

Another mess made by Malcolm Turnbull

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architecture

August 3, 2017cities, Urban, urban designarchitects, architecture, design, fear of copying, urban developmentPaul Costigan

“Call us dull, call us sellouts, call us gentrifiers – just don’t call us copycats”

Our lust for originality is wrecking the city, delivering a rash of formally new but ultimately anti-urban hideous skyline baubles reducing city-making to a spectacle of super-size billboard branding gestures while inhibiting the multiplication of good ideas. Click here

post-truth planning

August 3, 2017cities, governance, housing, parks, planning, transport, trees, Urban, urban design, urban developmentangry, Elizabeth Farrelly, lies, politics, post-truth, urban developmentPaul Costigan

Dr Elizabeth Farrelly is outraged

Dr Elizabeth Farrelly sets the scene for how planning might navigate the post-truth political landscape – click here.

Will your house burn?

August 3, 2017cities, health & well being, legislation, planning, UrbanACT Government, Docklands, Fire, Grenfell Tower, legislation, London fire, planningPaul Costigan

As I watched the horrifying footage of the London Grenfell Tower fire, I remarked that this is what could have happened in Docklands, Melbourne, in 2014.

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Populism

August 1, 2017Arts & Culture, equity, governance, Opinions, politicsAeon Magazine, equity, politics, Populism, TrumpPaul Costigan

Populism now divides, yet once it united the working class

The words populism and populist have no simple, coherent meaning.

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