public policy

The view from Burragorang Lookout shows Lake Burragorang, impounded by Warragamba Dam in the valley below. Photo: popejon2
Agriculture & environment

Raising Warragamba Dam will do far more harm than good

by —July 5, 2019

The grasslands of Monaro in New South Wales are at the centre of a Ministerial scandal for the Australian Government. Photo of Austrostipa bigeniculata habit: Harry Rose
Planning & policy

Foreground reads: our pick from around the web in June

by —June 27, 2019

Recent protests around the world reflect rising popular concern about climate change.
Agriculture & environment

2 Degrees: climate countdown

by —June 12, 2019

Still from an animated time lapse of sea surface salinity and soil moisture from NASA Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite: April 2015 to February 2019.
Agriculture & environment

Foreground reads: our pick from around the web in May

by —May 29, 2019

Detail of Canberra plan submitted to the Canberra design competition by the Griffins – "View from the summit of Mount Ainslie".
Parks & places

Remaking Lost Connections: a timely call to rethink the future of the city

by —May 16, 2019

Politicians call for governance review for Fed Square as Apple fails to secure place for Flagship store. Photo: virginiam Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0
Planning & policy

“Public space should not be managed as a business”

by —April 29, 2019

The roads of many European, as well as Asian cities such as Bangok, are vibrant city spaces with diverse transport modes.
Transport

It’s time to move beyond the false binary of roads vs public transport

by —April 12, 2019

Transport

Congestion-busting infrastructure plays catch-up on long-neglected needs

by —April 3, 2019

Traffic jams and congestion are a well-known outcome of poor political decisions to focus on road transport mobility over urban accessibility.
Transport

It’s the (political) economy, stupid: when it comes to urban transport, we’re doing it wrong

by , —March 29, 2019

The night view of the Sydney Opera House that 94 percent of Australians want to see. Image: Diliff
Culture

The Sydney opera that nobody wants

by —October 9, 2018

Would cities benefit from more autonomous governance? Image by Beau Giles.
Planning & policy

Do Australian cities need major governance reform?

by —August 16, 2018

Between May - August, Foreground will explore 'The Street', to better understand what the future holds.
Parks & places

The Street

by —May 3, 2018