Family prayers, mass in Latin… my childhood was devout
What I regarded as normal as a kid growing up in the 1960s I have come to realise was unusual. But I recall it as a comforting experience.
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No major city in Australia apart from Melbourne will have the capacity over the next half century to deliver greenfield housing at the required scale within 30 km of the CBD.
This has been Australia’s No.1 job for decades. My, how it’s changed
This industry started its modern transformation more than 50 years ago – but I occasionally miss the quixotic inefficiencies of yesteryear.
How many Australians would fight for their country today?
Some argue that 80 years since the end of World War II, we are no longer prepared to make the sacrifices war demands. I can see the logic of this argument; I disagree with its conclusion.
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Why is ‘peak separation’ for men and women different?
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Jobs data shows post-Covid property market shift
We are passing through an era of record job growth, but it is the kind of jobs that are expanding and contracting and their respective impacts on property that is most telling.
The sliding doors moment that helped me find my passion
When I was a teenager in a small country town in western Victoria in the early 1970s, I attended a talk hosted by the local historical society. It changed everything.
In 1966, home ownership sat at 73 per cent. Look at us now
The Australia of 1966 – the time of ‘peak house’ – is almost unrecognisable today.
Why I admire anyone who stands for political office
It’s popular in some quarters to be critical, even cynical, of the political class. And to be fair, there are times when the misdoings of politicians warrant criticism. But the older I get, the more sanguine I’ve become.
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